Nearly half of teachers say workload is unmanageable – poll

The findings come ahead of the National Education Union’s annual conference in Harrogate

A poll of more than 17,800 NEU members found that 35 per cent of teachers viewed their workload as unmanageable (PA Archive)

Nearly half of the teachers feel their workload is unmanageable most or all of the time, according to a new survey.

The majority of teachers said increased funding to pay for more staff (88 per cent), a less punitive inspection system (79 per cent) and smaller class sizes (73 per cent) would have a “big positive impact” on their workload in the coming year.

A poll of more than 17,800 National Education Union (NEU) members in England and Wales found that 35 per cent of teachers viewed their workload as unmanageable most of the time and 13 per cent said they felt this all of the time.