Here's how you can retain talented teachers and prevent turnover in the education field.

A leader plays a pivotal role in making a work place conducive or toxic. Create a supportive and encouraging environment, if you want to retain talented teachers. Be empathetic, approachable, supportive and stand with your staff through thick and thin. Provide guidance and resources required for their professional growth. It will develop mutual respect and trust. Encourage open and transparent communication, where everyone is heard and respected. Value their inputs and suggestions. Provide autonomy and opportunities to learn and improve.

Se habla poco sobre la importancia de qué los profesores tengan una vida profesional fuera del aula. Esto no quiere decir que la docencia sea su segunda opción. Por el contrario, lo ideal es que los profesores Estén tan involucrados en la enseñanza de su disciplina que muestren interés en continuar estudiando, en experimentar en otros rubros de su propia labor en tener un proyecto personal creativo. Por ejemplo, un profesor de ciencias de la escuela primaria, puede tener un blog para niños, que parta de sus experiencias en el aula y las abra el mundo. Esto le dará una validación del exterior, así como el reconocimiento al interior de la escuela, que reforzarán su autoestima docente. Un líder debe apoyar verdaderamente estos esfuerzos.

Create opportunities for professional growth, if you want to retain talented teachers. Organise workshops, sessions or courses to develop their competencies and education, so that they’re better equipped to navigate challenges of the fast evolving education industry. Teachers should be adequately challenged, otherwise they will feel demotivated and disinterested. By fostering a positive work culture for continuous professional growth of your teaching staff, you can demonstrate interest and concern for their improvement. This can build trust and a sense of community.

Talented teachers are the most important assets to a school or education institution. To retain talented teachers, it is important to offer competitive pay which is commensurate with an individual's education and experience. "Competitive pay" means offering employees a salary that is equal to or above the market rate for a given position. By offering competitive pay, we can motivate people to stay and effectively reduce turnover rates. In addition, the schools should regularly review and adjust pay scales to ensure they are competitive, reflect industry standards and the cost of living.

Un docente pasa la mayor parte del día inmerso en su comunidad educativa. Esta tiene para él una importancia social y afectiva enorme. Pensemos un momento cómo nos sentíamos, al ser estudiantes, cuando nos tocaba compartir la jornada con un grupo que nos causaba estrés y molestia. El claustro docente funciona de manera semejante, por lo tanto, es fundamental crear espacios para la convivencia informal y con cierta privacidad. Por ejemplo, un salón de profesores debe tener espacios comunes y otros para conversar en parejas o grupos pequeños. Además, la privacidad debe estar garantizada, si es necesario colocar una cámara de seguridad, esta no debe grabar ni permitir audio y los profesores deben estar informados sobre su existencia.

To retain talented teachers don't let their efforts and accomplishments go unnoticed and unrewarded. Recognise and felicitate excellence, unique contributions and path-breaking achievements in teaching. Praise in public to keep them motivated. You can have the best teacher award. Value their expertise to prevent turnover in the education field.