The findings of our Teacher Wellbeing Index this year make alarming reading. Especially for leaders. Our figures show that 80 per cent of senior leaders were stressed compared with 64 per cent of teachers. And 45 per cent of the senior leaders said they felt stressed most or all of the time – up from 37 per cent in 2017.
Only five per cent of senior leaders are contracted to work 51 or more hours per week, yet 59 per cent do so. More than a quarter have had to take time off work due to medical symptoms and nearly a third senior leaders said they had experienced mental health issues in the past academic year.
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