The National Union of Teachers’ (NUT) survey of 16,379 early years, primary and secondary school teachers reveals that nine in ten have considered leaving teaching in the last two years, while 87 per cent know at least one teacher who has left because of their workload.
A further 97 per cent of respondents reported that the amount of work they have to complete effects their family and personal life.
Of these teachers, 92 per cent said their workload had a negative impact on the quality of their family or personal life and 59 per cent said it causes stress in their relationship.
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