In this, our first post, I’m going to give you an introduction to My Education Exchange and its core aims and vision.
As an experienced schoolteacher of 16 years working in England, I have developed a passion for meaningful collaboration between members of the teaching community. The experience of too many working in the teaching profession has been that of isolation within their role and the setting in which they work. In pursuit of an unwavering dedication for the education of our children, they have experienced a burdening workload, working long hours in the evenings and at weekends which leaves them feeling exhausted. The pressures of these working conditions set against the backdrop of OFSTED have left many valuable practitioners to seek employment elsewhere. This drain of talent is a source of national embarrassment and shame. Schools and multi academy trusts have sought to address this via Teaching School Hubs that have been set up by the department for education. Whilst Teaching School Hubs promotes valuable collaboration in the form of CPD opportunities, what about the very personal needs of each professional? For example, how does this benefit a professional who wishes to find out more about the nuances of teaching a class with a greater proportion of SEND than is the national average?
This post will introduce you to My Education Exchange’s aims, its vision and briefly explain what it is and how it promotes collaboration and retention of staff in the UK.
The aims and vision of My Education Exchange.
My Education Exchange aims to connect all professional educators in the UK to encourage staff retention, enable meaningful collaboration and promote professional growth.
In 2022, My Education Exchange was founded to empower all providers of education, out of school hours clubs and students to achieve their full potential by creating a single platform that enables you to connect and work together. We are proud to have spent time developing a platform that enables you to collaborate, reduce workload and make beneficial and lasting professional connections. We also offer you the opportunity to earn by selling courses or tutoring online. We want to be the platform that listens to you and cares about your professional journey as much as you do.
About My Education Exchange.
What exactly is “My Education Exchange?”
My Education Exchange aims to be a community of educators who collaborate and exchange services. The platform enables collaboration between educators which additionally supports its members to create and purchase courses and personal tuition online.
By using My Education Exchange, teachers and schools will forge and benefit from meaningful collaboration with each other by using the platform to share and exchange ideas and best practices. Specialist teachers will be able to share their experience and benefit others by creating and selling courses for others to use.
Personal Tutors who use the site will benefit from being part of a community which includes the parents of students with whom they can make connections and gain clients.
Organisations and individuals who run out of hours clubs for children benefit by creating links with each other, schools in their area and the parents of students who are interested in the services they offer.
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The benefits of joining our community.
Unless you are part of our community, you will be unable to benefit from the advantages of meaningful collaboration that are enabled by our platform.
Once you have created a profile, you will have access to a number of key features that can benefit you and the rest of our community including:
- Meaningful collaboration between members to reduce workload and encourage retention of teaching staff
- Request collaboration with other members
- Create, sell, advertise or purchase online coaching and courses
- Earn by teaching online and benefit from using our starter pack
- Read and contribute to our latest educational news
- The facility for schools and multi academy trusts and schools to create, purchase and assign courses to their members
- Advertise your club and connect with organisations and students in your area
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Once you’ve joined the community, you’re ready to take advantage of the exciting opportunities on offer at My Education Exchange. It might take a bit of time to build your community, but it’s the only way to build a solid community that will benefit you professionally.
The future.
Thank you for taking the time to read this post/newsletter/blog. Whilst My Education Exchange is under construction, we want to keep you informed about our benefits via Email and our social media posts.
Thanks to My Education Exchange, you will be soon benefit from meaningful collaboration within a diverse community educators and institutions. You will have everything you need to get started and develop your profession all in one place. In addition to this, you’ll have the opportunity to create, advertise, sell or purchase courses to share your knowledge or teach online.
Make sure you sign up for our email updates and follow us on social media. Feel free to send me a message letting me know what you would like to see on the platform. If it matters to you, it matters to us too!