Research into the mental health and wellbeing of teachers has led to us reflecting, as a large initial teacher training (ITT) provider – training around 150 trainees each year in primary, secondary and special schools across the Eastern region – on whether we as an organisation are doing enough to support our trainee teachers.
One recent study, funded by the Nuffield Foundation and published in January (Jerrim et al, 2020), was the first to examine the mental health and wellbeing of teachers in England over a period of three decades based on data from more than 20,000 staff.
It found that one in 20 teachers have mental health problems lasting more than a year and, according to the report, a third of new teaching recruits leave the job within the first five years.
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