Seeking better work life balance Unreasonable demands from managers YouGov Poll – October 2015 Are you thinking of leaving the teaching profession in the next 2 years? Yes 53% No 47% For which of the following reasons, if any, are you thinking of leaving the profession in the next 2 years? Please tick all that apply. Volume of workload 61% Retiring from profession 34% Seeking higher pay 11% Seeking better work life balance 57% Mental health concerns 23% Physical health concerns 15% Rapid pace of organisational change 33% Student behaviour 22% Unreasonable demands from managers 44% Other

What do your members worry about most? Teacher workload is too great They might not be given their ‘pay progression’ They might be put on ‘capability’ / a support plan Your school could become an academy Teachers’ salaries are not enough in London Lack of support for meeting increasing needs Budget cuts mean their jobs might be lost Teachers don’t like the curriculum they teach

Workload – Government Figures

What reps reported -a typical 63 hour working week Time of work Hours Weekly Hours ‘School Day’ (08.30 - 15.30) less 1 hour in breaks 6 x 5 30 At school at 07.30 (average hours per day) 1 5 Leave school at 17.30 (average hours per day) 2 10 At home on a school day (average hours per day) At home over the weekend 8 x 1 TOTAL WEEKLY HOURS 63

Workload – what takes the time ? Activities Weekly Hours During ‘School Day’ 08.30 – 15.30 (less one hour in breaks) 30 Outside ‘School Day’ ( from a range of responses) 22 - 41 Meetings, clubs, classes etc outside ‘school day’ 2 - 3 Planning and preparing lessons outside ‘school day’ 10 - 15 Marking books and assessments outside ‘school day’ 8 - 20 Other tasks (e.g. emails, data, laminating, phone calls) TOTAL WEEKLY HOURS 52 - 71

Workload – this is a 48 hour week Time of work Hours Weekly Hours ‘School Day’ (08.30 - 15.30) less 1 hour in breaks 6 x 5 30 At school before 08.30 (average hours per day) 0.5 2.5 At school after 15.30 (average hours per day) 1.5 7.5 At home on a school day (average hours per day) 1 5 At home over the weekend 3 x 1 TOTAL WEEKLY HOURS 48

Workload – Breaking the Law School teachers’ pay and conditions document 2015 Work/life balance 54.4. Governing bodies and headteachers must have regard to the need for the headteacher and teachers at the school to be able to achieve a satisfactory balance between the time required to discharge their professional duties and the time required to pursue their personal interests outside work. In having regard to this, governing bodies and headteachers should ensure that they adhere to the working limits set out in the Working Time Regulations 1998. https://www.gov.uk/maximum-weekly-working-hours You can’t work more than 48 hours a week on average – (normally averaged over 17 weeks). This law is sometimes called the ‘working time regulations’. Even taking into account holidays, most teachers work over 48 hours on average over a 17 week period covering the school terms.