Commenting on the 2023 Tes School Wellbeing Report, Helen Osgood, Community’s National Officer for Education & Early Years, said:
“The report’s findings come as no surprise to us. We know from the work of our officers and representatives that teachers and teaching assistants are suffering from increased workloads and work-related stress, and this results in mental health issues for many education professionals.
“The report highlights the issue of unmanageable workloads. We have for some time been urging the Department for Education (DfE) to produce an action plan of how they are going to reduce workloads in schools.
“This is a very real health and safety issue. If only 27% of teachers feel supported, that leaves a massive 73% who feel unsupported at school. This isn’t good enough. The government must do better, to help the demoralised, struggling education workforce.
