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Developing a whole-school approach to flexible working - Timewise

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Timewise @timewise.bsky.social · 22d

Great to see @danielkebedeneu.bsky.social calling for teacher flexible working. With 10% leaving annually, change is needed. We found it's complex but achievable with whole-school approaches and strong leadership.

Our 16-month Teaching Pioneers Programme saw us partner with eight secondary schools, within three multi-academy trusts, to explore how best to champion and deliver flexible working within the profession.

Post-government reshuffle – what next? - Timewise

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Timewise @timewise.bsky.social · 29d

Timewise CEO @claremcneil.bsky.social shares her thoughts on the government reshuffle and what it means for employment rights, work and health: timewise.co.uk/article/post...

Timewise CEO Clare McNeil looks at what this means for employment rights, work and health.

Timewise @timewise.bsky.social · 29d

Time to challenge the myth that part-time work means lower quality. The number of hours worked doesn't define good quality. The skills, expertise and dedication a person brings does. Read more: https://timewise.co.uk/article/a-question-of-time-whats-happening-with-part-time-working-in-the-uk/

Timewise @timewise.bsky.social · Sep 3

⚡ Frontline employers in Scotland: Apply now for fully-funded Timewise training to improve job security, work-life balance & performance. Starts this autumn. Limited places!
ℹ️ Info: timewise.co.uk/beyond-the-c...
✅ Apply: forms.office.com/e/QLYV2LKK82

Can flex help prevent staff burnout in the childcare sector? - Timewise

Timewise @timewise.bsky.social · Sep 2

🧸 From this week, 9-month-olds are eligible for funded childcare in England. Transformative for families IF we have staff to deliver it. However 70% of providers lack capacity due to staff shortages. Flexible working could help fill half the shortfall.

4 in 10 early years educators are leaving the sector for good. Pay and progression are known issues. Now it’s time to start looking at working pattern, too.

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Timewise Worker Advisory Group - Timewise

Timewise @timewise.bsky.social · Aug 27

🗨️ Ready to make your voice heard? Join today: https://timewise.co.uk/timewise-worker-advisory-group/

#FutureOfWork #Timewise #WorkerAdvisoryGroup

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Join the Timewise Worker Advisory Group to be part of a movement to tackle the pressures facing today’s workforce and influence new solutions for change.

Timewise @timewise.bsky.social · Aug 27

Our next online meeting is a great opportunity to connect with senior government policymakers to ensure new rights support stronger security, fairness and flexibility at work.

Timewise @timewise.bsky.social · Aug 27

📣 Your voice matters! Join our Worker Advisory Group – if you have ever asked for a change to your working pattern to manage the pressures of real life and want to influence how flexibility is implemented in modern workplaces, we want to hear from you.

Making construction a great place to work: one year on - Timewise

Timewise @timewise.bsky.social · Aug 21

YOUR part-time working story is needed! Heads up on our exciting Autumn campaign here…. email [email protected] to join #PartTimeWorks https://timewise.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Part-time-Works-our-Autumn-campaign.pdf

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Timewise @timewise.bsky.social · Aug 19

🚨 Construction needs 240k workers in 5 years but here's the real problem: "recruits 200k/year, loses 200k/year". It’s a recruitment AND retention issue. Our pilots proved flexible working cuts turnover & boosts productivity WITHOUT impacting delivery: timewise.co.uk/article/maki...

One year after the completion of our Construction Pioneer Programme, we review what has changed, and what’s next.

Timewise Worker Advisory Group - Timewise

Timewise @timewise.bsky.social · Aug 14

Part-time work. We say it’s time to make it more visible.

A little heads up on our exciting Autumn campaign here… are you with us?✊

DM us your email and we'll send you info.

https://timewise.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Part-time-Works-our-Autumn-campaign.pdf

#PartTimeWorks

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Timewise @timewise.bsky.social · Aug 13

🗨️ Ready to make your voice heard? Join today: https://timewise.co.uk/timewise-worker-advisory-group/

#FutureOfWork #Timewise #WorkerAdvisoryGroup @dadshiftuk.bsky.social ‬ ‪@netmums.bsky.social‬ @pregthenscrewed.bsky.social ‬ @carers-uk.bsky.social ‬ @disrightsuk.bsky.social ‬ @mind.org.uk

Join the Timewise Worker Advisory Group to be part of a movement to tackle the pressures facing today’s workforce and influence new solutions for change.

Timewise @timewise.bsky.social · Aug 13

Our next meeting will bring workers into contact with senior policymakers to shape new rights to support flexibility and security at work.

Timewise @timewise.bsky.social · Aug 13

📣 Your voice matters! We’re growing our Worker Advisory Group and calling for people, whether currently in work or actively job-seeking, who need to balance the pressures of real life with work responsibilities and want to influence how flexibility is implemented in modern workplaces.

Improving youth employment outcomes: the role of employers - Timewise

Timewise @timewise.bsky.social · Aug 12

ONS data suggests rising NI contributions & minimum wages forcing recruitment cuts, with younger workers hit hardest. Job insecurity creates lifelong impact on careers, earnings & health. Timewise & Youth Futures Foundation explored solutions: timewise.co.uk/article/impr...

We brought employers from different sectors together to discuss how to support more young people into secure work with greater choice, autonomy and control.

Better jobs, better outcomes - the case for healthy work standards - Timewise

Timewise @timewise.bsky.social · Aug 7

The state spends billions every year trying to fix people with health conditions & disabilities for jobs that simply don’t exist. Our response to the Keep Britain Working Review argues for a paradigm shift away from fixing the worker to fixing the workplace: timewise.co.uk/article/bett...

The state is spending billions of pounds every year trying to fix people with health conditions and disabilities for jobs that simply don’t exist.

Timewise @timewise.bsky.social · Aug 6

🌟 Frontline employers in Scotland: Apply now for fully-funded Timewise training to improve job security, work-life balance & performance. Starts this autumn. Limited places!
👉 Info: timewise.co.uk/beyond-the-c...
👉 Apply: forms.office.com/e/QLYV2LKK82

Why fixing the social care crisis starts with flexible working - Timewise

Timewise @timewise.bsky.social · Aug 5

With growing demand, is this social care crisis fixable? What else should be done? We asked the people who know - the care workers themselves. Read our findings:

Despite the staffing crisis in social care, few have asked care workers what would help – until now. Here’s the lowdown.

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Timewise @timewise.bsky.social · Aug 5

@oonaghsmyth.bsky.social, CEO of Skills for Care, points out, "it's still three times that of the wider economy. And the data show that we’ll still need 470,000 more posts by 2040, so all of us in adult social care need to stay focused on workforce issues."

Timewise @timewise.bsky.social · Aug 5

@skillsforcare.bsky.social‬ reports that vacancies in social care have dropped to 7% (from 10.5% in 2021/22), but challenges remain - rates are still 3x higher than the wider economy.

Timewise @timewise.bsky.social · Jul 30

Those juggling work with caring, health & life commitments need flexibility - but these voices aren't heard when policies are shaped. Join our Worker Advisory Group to drive real change & reshape work for everyone. https://timewise.co.uk/timewise-worker-advisory-group/ #FutureOfWork