Teachers Mark First of Six Strike Days over Increased School Hours and Workload

Teachers mark first of six strike days over increased school hours and workload

TEACHERS at Outwood Academy in Hindley have begun the first of six days of strike action.

‘Excessive workload’ means 44% of teachers work extra day every week, says union

A survey by the EIS found 44.3% of teachers work an additional seven hours – while 11.5% do an additional 15 hours each week. Workload levels mean more than two-fifths of teachers are working the equivalent of an extra day each week – with more than one in 10 working an additional two days without pay, research has found. A survey by the EIS teaching union found 44.3% of teachers who took part said they work an additional seven unpaid hours in a…

National Survey reveals the scale of workload pressures on Scotland’s Teachers

The excessive workload demands that continue to be placed on Scotland’s teachers have been highlighted in the results of a national survey carried out by the teaching trade union EIS. Almost 11,000 teachers took part in the survey, providing a clear picture of the issues facing teachers in schools across Scotland. Yesterday, in the first of a series of themed papers based on the survey results, the EIS published its Workload Briefing. Commenting…