A majority of teachers say they are stressed at work most of the time and find themselves unable to switch off when at home, with many working evenings and weekends, according to findings from the National Education Union (NEU).
A majority of teachers say their work has negatively affected their mental health and that work-related stress is getting worse year-on-year – with 8 in 10 reporting trouble sleeping due to work, according to findings from the NASUWT.
The country’s two largest teaching unions both held their annual conferences during the Easter break when issues of teacher wellbeing, workload and mental health dominated.
Both the NEU and NASUWT published findings from large-scale surveys of their members showing just how endemic workload and work/life balance challenges have become.
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