More from this theme Recent articles Beyond the themes we’ve seen consistently since 2017, this year’s Teacher Wellbeing Index contains an important nuance that ought to inform policy decisions and school and college practice across the UK. In particular, these findings can usefully inform how we think about improving workforce retention. This year’s survey explored how well education staff feel they are supported by wider public services. We don’t claim a causal link, but there is a clear relationship between educators’ perception of the support they receive from other agencies (CAHMS, children’s services, etc.) and their job satisfaction and overall wellbeing.  Through our direct work with school and college staff, we hear that they feel isolated and routinely left holding emotionally demanding, difficult situations relating to children’s mental health, physical safety and material poverty. Teachers’ professional training offers little or no preparation for this increasingly significant part of the job. We see very little on-the-job support for staff who are usually left to deal with these demands by themselves. This sense of professional isolation is …