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Haili Hughes: Belonging, Mentoring, and Why Teachers Leave

Haili Hughes: Belonging, Mentoring, and Why Teachers Leave

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This was one of those conversations that really made us stop and think.In this episode of The Kitchen Table, we sit down with Haili Hughes to explore belonging in education, not as a simple idea, but as something complex, personal, and often uncomfortable. We get into her journey, from feeling like an outsider growing up to shaping a career around mentoring, teacher development, and retention. This is a conversation about identity, courage, and what it really takes to build cultures where people feel they matter.What You’ll Discover- Belonging Is More Complex Than We Think: It’s not about fitting everywhere, it’s about understanding where and why we feel we belong.- Why Mentoring Must Go Beyond Coaching: Real mentoring blends skill development with trust, support, and human connection.- What Actually Keeps Teachers in the Profession: Belonging, agency, and identity matter just as much as workload when it comes to retention.Haili brings a rare perspective to the conversation. She is currently the only professor in the UK still working within a school, combining her role as Professor of Coaching and Mentoring with her work as Director of Professional Development at a MAT in Merseyside. Alongside this, she has served as an ITT Quality Advisor for the Department for Education since 2021, facilitated and assessed the ECF and NPQs for both Teach First and UCL, and continues to contribute to national teacher development through her work with Teach First and the Ambition Institute. In 2024, she was elected to the council of the Chartered College of Teaching, and in 2026, she was awarded Fellowship status.What really stayed with us is how honest this conversation is about the reality of education right now. The pressure, the complexity, and the challenge of creating environments where people feel safe to grow. But also the reminder that small shifts, better conversations, and intentional leadership can make a real difference.Haili has written 10 education books:Mentoring in SchoolsPreserving PositivityReady to Teach: An Inspector CallsTeacher Hacks: EnglishLove the One You're WithCoaching for Adaptive ExpertiseGCSE Literature Boost: A Christmas CarolHumans in the ClassroomClearing the Path to Leadership - not yet on pre-order.Tackling the Unseen Poem - not yet on pre-order.Mentoring English Teachers - not yet on pre-order.GCSE Literature Boost: Jekyll and Hyde - not yet on pre-order.Connect with Phil Banksthebelongingcollective.blog.Connect with Mohamed AbdallahSubstack.Connect with Danielle Lewis-EgonuSubstack.The Kitchen Table are grateful to our sponsors Magma Maths, Zen Educate, St Christophers Trust, Cygnus Academies Trust, The Reach Foundation and it is produced by Urban Podcasts.
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