This report outlines the key workload issues that our school-based members are facing.
Alongside the quantitative data produced from our member survey, there are also extensive member comments peppered throughout this report that reflect the nature and scale of the challenges that teachers and associated professionals are facing every day.
Some of the key findings from this report include:
- Only 17% of respondents said they are very satisfied, or satisfied with their workload levels generally
- 64% of members said they can never complete all of the tasks assigned to them in their working week
- 73% of respondents said they rarely, or are never able to do the necessary preparation and correction within the working week
- 44% of members said they usually work more than 7 hours extra per week, with a quarter of these respondents saying they work more than 15 additional hours – the equivalent of more than 2 full working days extra
- Only 1% of respondents said they have sufficient time in a typical working week to complete paperwork, liaise with colleagues and external agencies, and attend meetings in relation to supporting pupils with Additional Support Needs
- Almost half (48%) of members who said they plan to leave teaching within the next 5 years are considering doing so because workload is too high.
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