Teachers are the hardest working professionals

By Francis Green2021-01-26T09:20:00

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Could this explain why so many of your colleagues leave teaching?

Why do teachers leave? Teacher retention has been declining for some time. Two reasons are commonly given for this: workload and pay.

Now a study from Francis Green at UCL’s Institute of Education suggests alternative reasons: the intensity of workload for teachers and the lack of control over what they do. In this article, he explains his findings and looks for a serious rethink of teaching.

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