Schools ‘facing disaster’ as one in 10 teachers set to quit in two years
Warning issued as teachers overwhelmed by schoolwork
- A new survey indicates that one in ten teachers in England could leave the profession within the next two years, primarily due to overwhelming workloads.
- This potential departure of around 42,000 educators significantly exceeds the Labour Party's commitment to hire 6,500 new teachers.
- Matt Wrack, general secretary of the NASUWT union, criticised the Labour government for taking "no serious action" to address the crisis, citing excessive workload and falling living standards.
- Teachers also highlighted short attention spans from phone use and large class sizes as significant barriers to pupil engagement.
- Concerns are rising over the viability of Labour's plan to fund new teachers via VAT on private school fees, as private school pupil numbers have already declined.