The start of a new academic year should be an exciting and hopeful time for teachers and school leaders. But for too many in the profession the new school year comes with the dread of the gathering exhaustion, stress and long hours which lie ahead.
At the NASUWT we don’t believe this should be an inevitable part of the job. We believe change is possible, which is why from later this month we will be launching the next phase of our ‘Better Deal for Teachers‘ campaign aimed at providing members with the tools to bring downward pressure on their workloads and working hours.
Following our successful industrial action ballots of members last term, we will be beginning a campaign of action short of strike action.
Members in schools and sixth form colleges will be issued with instructions and guidance aimed at limiting workloads and working time – working to contract; not undertaking directed extra-curricular activities; not routinely covering for absent colleagues; and limiting workload pressures associated with attendance at meetings, marking, planning and data management.
