Academics from Bath Spa University, who conducted the independent survey of members of the Educational Institute for Scotland (EIS), concluded that teachers’ working conditions were “extremely poor” irrespective of the job they did.
The report states: “Scottish teachers have high levels of demands, poor control over how they perform their functions, poor support from management, at times strained relationships at work, a poor understanding of their role in an organisation, and are exposed to a lot of organisational change without consultation.
“Teachers in Scotland have too many administrative expectations and not enough preparation time, as well as a lack of managerial support mechanisms for dealing with challenging student and parental behaviour.”
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