It is about this time of year when you really start to notice that you’ve been turning up to work and leaving for home in the dark. The long evenings of the summer are over and the spring feels a lifetime away.
Recent research by the Education Support Partnership shows that around a third of all teachers work more than 50 hours a week. For leaders it’s around 60 hours per week. With less than a third of the academic year complete, we’re already knackered.
Now, everyone knows that on a good day, teaching is one of the most rewarding careers imaginable. The trouble is, there just aren’t enough good days. For many teachers and school leaders, the enormous privilege of helping young people learn and grow can be outweighed by the pressure and workload of the profession they’ve chosen.
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