1. T ACKLING W ORK R ELATED S TRESS THROUGH A CTION S HORT OF S TRIKE A CTION. Sarah Lyons Principal Officer Pay, Conditions and Bargaining National Union of Teachers

2. H OW STRESSED ARE TEACHERS ? 2014 NUT Workload Survey - 90 % of respondents had considered leaving in the last 2 years. - 96.5 % said workload has negative consequences for their family life. - 81.5 % said there was no time for exercise/physical activity. - 78.2 % of respondents said it was hard to keep in touch with friends.

3. T YPICAL Q UOTES FROM OUR WORKLOAD SURVEY ‘I’m fed up seeing my colleagues near to breaking point and there isn't a week goes by where I don’t see someone crying.’ ‘I love teaching but it is breaking me.’ ‘I have no ‘me’ anymore and for the children I love to teach, this is devastating, I will not do this for life, I simply cannot.’

4. M ORE QUOTES FROM OUR WORKLOAD SURVEY ‘Even if I stopped sleeping and eating I wouldn’t be able to get everything done. I love teaching but sadly working with the children seems to be the least important thing.’ ‘I have no family life. I take Saturday off but otherwise work 7:30am till 6pm in school and another one to two hours in the evening. I work all day Sunday.’

5. W HAT THE KEY ‘ STRESSORS ’ FOR TEACHERS IN E NGLAND AND W ALES ? Weekly working hours average 59.3 for primary, 55.6 for secondary The accountability regime (Ofsted, marking requirements, lesson planning requirements, lesson observations)

6. A CTION S HORT OF S TRIKE A CTION What is Action Short of Strike Action? Why are we pursing this strategy? What have we instructed members to do? Is it working? Further challenges

7. W HAT IS A CTION S HORT OF S TRIKE A CTION ABOUT ? Limited workload Refusing to participate in tasks which do not support teaching and learning Ensuring that members receive their contractual entitlements Reclaiming professionalism Resisting excessive accountability

8. W HAT ARE WE INSTRUCTING MEMBERS TO DO ( OR NOT TO DO )? Members should not submit lessons plans to members of the senior management team Members should send and respond to work-related emails only during directed time Members should refuse to cover for any absence

9. I S THE S TRATEGY MAKING A DIFFERENCE ? Yes, there have been gains Lesson planning Performance Management/Appraisal objectives Number of lesson observations Excessive numbers of meetings