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Flexible working

Working patterns such as part-time, job sharing, compressed hours or partial home working for planning time.

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All four UK nations (details may differ)
Topic
Teacher employment

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Job share All four UK nations (details may differ)
An arrangement in which two part-time teachers share one full-time post, for example splitting a class.

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