The teaching union conferences are key events. They provide opportunities to talk to real teachers about the real issues they are facing in the classroom.
We do, of course, have data that can tell us what teachers are struggling with on a day-to-day basis, but there is no substitute for listening to people’s stories. It helps us bring the data to life.
This year, as in previous years, workload stood out as one of the main difficulties facing teachers. The data bears this out. One in five UK workers admit that they regularly work more than their contracted hours, according to the Labour Force Survey and Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2012. And 52 per cent education professionals work an extra 11 unpaid hours a week on average. It is estimated that the value of this unpaid overtime is £5,626 per worker.
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