1 in 4 teachers could quit next year, says government's OWN study as pay line drags on

Government report shows 1 in 4 teachers are considering leaving the profession, with poor pay, long hours and enormous pressure, all cited as reasons why.

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A damning government report has found that one in four public school teachers plan to quit their job within the next year.

The most frequently cited reasons for considering quitting were heavy workload (92%), government initiatives or policy changes (76%), and other pressures related to student achievement or academic performance. inspection (69%).

More than half of respondents (57%) said that an "unsatisfactory salary" was one of the main reasons they were considering leaving the industry.

The research, conducted for the Department for Education, surveyed over 11,000 head teachers and teachers in England in spring 2022.

The shocking results revealed that two out of five teachers work 60 hours a week during school terms, which averages out to a 12-hour working day.

Furthermore, two-thirds of teachers said they spent more than half of their working time on tasks other than teaching.

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The findings come weeks after members of four education unions, including the National Education Union, rejected the government's pay offer for teachers.

After a nationwide strike, the Department for Education has offered teachers a one-off payment of £1,000 for the current school year and an average pay rise of 4.5% for staff next year (2023/24).

He also pledged to set up a task force to help reduce the workload by an average of five hours per week for each teacher.

Now schools face a five-day teacher walkout over the summer and possible action in the fall as the NEU union votes to re-vote members in a pay dispute.< /p>

A recent survey of over 17,800 National Education Union (NEU) members found that 18% of teachers and 22% of support staff said they took a second job to make ends meet , while a quarter of teachers were forced to skip meals.

It was also found that the majority (85%) of teachers had to turn down the heating due to rising energy costs.

In particular, the DfE survey found that 63% of teachers and school leaders disagreed that the school inspection regime provides 'a fair assessment of school performance'.

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