Teachers 'have worked long hours for many years'

  • 📰 BBCNews
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 26 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 14%
  • Publisher: 97%

United Kingdom Headlines News

United Kingdom Latest News,United Kingdom Headlines

Reducing teachers' hours in England is likely to be difficult and may require 'radical action', says study.

The UCL study also says:"These findings suggest that workload may have been given undue emphasis in the debate on teacher retention.

"I'd be spending 50 or 60 hours a week working, with being at school and then extra work at home," says Katie. "Overall, bolder plans are needed by the government to show they are serious about reducing working hours for teachers and bringing them into line with other countries."Josh Hillman, director of education at the Nuffield Foundation which funded the report, added:"Addressing teachers' working hours is key to the improvement of both teaching quality and supply.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.

So have I and many people In private sector too. Any chance we are going to get a mention ?

As have a large amount of the working population...do not make teachers out to be a special case...

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 3. in UK

United Kingdom Latest News, United Kingdom Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

25% of teachers in England work more than 60 hours a week - studyResearch shows teachers on average work longer than international counterparts AntiProfessor I suspect the % of children’s social workers working more than 60 hrs per week is much higher Do the other 75% just kick it all day?
Source: The Guardian - 🏆 84. / 53 Read more »

Coronation Street star Alison King opens up on engagement excitementCoronation Street star Alison king has said that her engagement was the the “light at the end of the tunnel” after having to work through a difficult storyline on the soap.
Source: OK_Magazine - 🏆 12. / 84 Read more »

WW2 hero, 96, marries man, 50, after hiding true sexuality for his entire lifeGeorge Montague, 96, who lives in Brighton, aims to be the 'oldest gay man' in the UK after being married to a woman for more than 20 years and having three kids Oh dear it gets worse and worse!
Source: The Mirror - 🏆 136. / 51 Read more »

BBC Radio 4 - Woman's Hour, Flexible Working, Brexit Party Tour, Australian SuffragettesAustralian suffragette Muriel Matters may have been the first woman ever to speak in the House of Commons - clareawright tells her amazing story. brexitparty_uk I couldn't have listened beyond the point where they started interviewing Claire Fox. I would have thrown up. brexitparty_uk impressed by “Clare” an MEP for the Brexit Party. A real democrat and communicator. Why does she align with a party that cannot deliver inclusive democracy. Why is she not promoting proportional representation ? Only this will enable individuals to heard and counted in government brexitparty_uk What the presenter& remain supporters are unable to grasp is that the main issue is NOT the economy for those voting leave. Rather it is wanting to leave the slow undemocratic process & becoming part of the ultimate goal of the EU viz becoming a Federal united states of Europe.
Source: BBCWomansHour - 🏆 78. / 59 Read more »

Global climate strike protesters 'could ruin vital work' says professorScience professor Pete Dobson said he has spent more than 20 years working to save the planet. Do gooders do no good. What a surprise. 'Unlike these protesters, I actually do something about the problem, like supporting the continuation of the fossil fuel industry!' Most people will go to work and school as normal. Most people are not attention seekers.
Source: MetroUK - 🏆 13. / 82 Read more »

Famous Or Not, Women Should Feel Free Nudes Without Fearing Hackers'Famous Or Not, Women Should Feel Free Nudes Without Fearing Hackers' RebeccaCNReid
Source: GraziaUK - 🏆 15. / 78 Read more »