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Ep 120: Do Appraisals Actually Reward Good Teaching? Tick-Boxes, Free Labour & Ridiculous Targets

Ep 120: Do Appraisals Actually Reward Good Teaching? Tick-Boxes, Free Labour & Ridiculous Targets

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It’s the end of the school year, which can only mean one thing: performance appraisal season. But with targets that feel random, policies that haven’t caught up, and a system still obsessed with spreadsheets… we’re asking:
Do schools even value great teaching anymore – or just good data?

In this episode, Dylan and Hayden unpack:

  • What appraisals are supposed to be vs. what they’ve become

  • The 2024 rule change that schools are quietly ignoring (hint: appraisals shouldn't affect your pay anymore)

  • Two shocking listener horror stories — including one about a school disco being used to block a teacher's progression

  • Why stretch targets often just mean stretched teachers

  • What a fair, supportive appraisal system could look like

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