Percentage of school leaders , by region , who think the perception of the profession has got worse and has negatively affected the number of people applying for teacher positions : |
57 % |
57 % |
62 % |
What would do most to get people into teaching ?
A better work-life balance would be one of the most effective ways to boost teaching applications , according to 79 % of school leaders . This finding builds on our survey last year , when 44 % of primary school leaders and 42 % of secondary leaders said that workload was one of the main
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three reasons teachers leave their school . The DfE ’ s 2016 |
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teacher workload survey 26 shows the extent of the problem . |
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On average , classroom teachers and middle leaders reported |
69 % |
that they work 54.4 hours a week , and it seems that newer , less experienced teachers are spending significantly more |
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time working outside of school hours than more experienced |
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57 % – North east 57 % – North west |
63 % |
72 % |
colleagues . While there is scope to become more efficient as time passes , statistics such as these can do little to entice more people into the profession . |
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62 % – Yorkshire and Humber |
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69 % – East Midlands 63 % – West Midlands 72 % – East of England 65 % – London 72 % – South east 72 % – South west |
72 % |
65 %
72 %
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Workload is a complex issue 27 , but the DfE has now taken more
concrete steps to address it . It has released an updated action plan 28 for reducing teacher workload , and a poster 29 to bust myths on marking , planning and data management . Will we see a combined effort between the government and schools to tackle this prevailing issue ? The challenge now is for school
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leaders to find the time to implement these recommendations |
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and assess the impact they have in their settings . |
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