Teaching and working in a primary school can be one of the most rewarding things you can do. Witnessing first-hand the progress that a child can make in what seems like such a short time is immeasurably fulfilling, and we’ve all experienced those “light-bulb” moments where your pupils finally work out how to solve those tough multiplication problems, or felt the beaming pride of seeing your form group perform their socks off in a class assembly.
These are the moments that make us feel uplifted, yet they don’t change the fact that teaching profession is increasingly associated with stress, burn-out and an overwhelming workload. NFER’s 2016 report, Engaging Teachers found that high teacher workload is associated with poor health and staff feeling undervalued.
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