"Can you guess which professionals in England work 26 hours of overtime a week without compensation, give up time with friends and family to deal with the workload and often find themselves on call in the holidays? Not CEOs, bankers or even doctors, but teachers. No wonder, then, that teaching vacancies are at the highest level ever. Workload is the top concern that teachers cite for leaving the profession, with almost as many quitting as those who joined last year."
"The consequences are stark: a quarter of English schools do not have a physics teacher, and many key subjects aren't being offered at A-level in the poorest places. The 4 Day Week Foundation believes that a shorter working week could alleviate these pressures if trialled in a way similar to the Scottish proposals of a four-day week, with a flexible fifth day that allows dedicated time for marking and lesson preparation."
Teachers in England commonly work about 26 hours of unpaid overtime weekly, sacrificing social and family time and remaining on call during holidays. Heavy workloads drive record-high teaching vacancies and similar numbers of teachers quit as join each year. A quarter of English schools lack a physics teacher, and many key A-level subjects are unavailable in the poorest areas. The 4 Day Week Foundation proposes a four-day classroom week with a flexible fifth day for marking and lesson preparation to integrate unpaid evening and weekend work into paid hours. School leaders cite funding, cover and timetable challenges; early trials show promising results.
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