According to a YouGov poll , 53 % of teachers in England are considering leaving the profession in the next two years . The survey reveals evidence that morale among teaching staff has taken a severe hit , with some employees working up to 60 hours per week . The reasons behind the decline morale typically included ‘ volume of workload ’ ( 62 % ) and desiring a ‘ better work / life balance ’ ( 57 % ) . The poll contained views from 1,020 teachers and found that over the past five years , morale has declined by 67 % , while 9 % felt morale had improved . Meanwhile , 80 % of teachers agreed that current attitudes regarding the school curriculum and pupil behaviour are “ narrow and uncreative ” .
According to a YouGov poll, 53% of teachers in England are considering leaving the profession in the next two years. The survey reveals evidence that morale among teaching staff has taken a severe hit, with some employees working up to 60 hours per week. The reasons behind the reduced morale typically included ‘volume of workload’ (62%) and desiring a ‘better work/life balance’ (57%). The poll contained views from 1,020 teachers and found that over the past five years, morale has fallen by 67%, while 9% felt morale had improved. Meanwhile, 73% of teachers agreed that current policies regarding the school curriculum and pupil assessment are “narrow and uncreative”.