The OECD Teacher and Learning International Survey (TALIS), which examines the working lives of 100,000 teachers and heads in 34 countries, found a huge cultural gap in attitudes towards the job around the world.
The study found that teachers in England were expected to do more administration than their contemporaries in other countries, and that performance management had a compliant, rather than developmental, approach which was enjoyed by staff abroad.
Finland was the only country in Europe where a majority of teachers were confident in the status of their job. In England, just 35 per cent of teachers felt valued. Teachers felt better appreciated in Malaysia, South Korea and Singapore.
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