Statistics show that twenty-five percent (25%) of England teachers work for at least sixty (60) hours weekly. This fact indicates that England teachers are overworked as compared to their counterparts in various parts of the world.
According to UCL Institute of Education’s findings, this worrying trend has been thriving despite the government introducing initiatives intended at minimizing excessive workload in the last five (5) years.
The strategies introduced have not been instrumental in reducing the total hours worked by England teachers as they have soared for the last twenty (20) years.
England teachers average weekly work
During term time, it has been depicted that England teachers are usually accustomed to working for an average of forty-seven (47) hours weekly. This includes administration, lesson planning, and marking.
Nevertheless, this rate is usually elevated during summer examination as it reaches fifty (50) hours.
The notion illustrated is that the average hours worked by England teachers is higher by eight (8) hours. This is compared to their counterparts in OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) countries. This disparity is, however, more substantial with some nations.
For instance, in 2018, England teachers in secondary schools worked for an average of forty-nine (49) hours weekly, whereas their counterparts in Finland recorded thirty-four (34) hours.
Tracking down England teachers’ working hours
The study conducted by the UCL Institute of Education showed that two (2) out of five (5) England teachers are accustomed to working in the evening, whereas one (1) in every ten (10) during weekends.
Notably, England teachers working as full-time secondary tutors revealed that they spend adequate time on lesson planning, marking, administration, and management.
The research conducted is based on data obtained from at least forty thousand (40,000) primary and secondary England teachers. This information was collected between 1992 and 2017.
According to Prof John Jerrim, a lead researcher in the study, this discovery is instrumental in tracking down the working hours undertaken by teachers over a long time.
On the other hand, Universities in England were recently forced to lower their fees under the radical new regulations by the Office for Students (OfS), an independent entity of the Department of Education.
