Will the offer of a lie-in per week attract the next generation into a career many see as stressful, poorly paid and with inadequate funding? We're in the midst of a teaching crisis, with many teachers leaving the profession due to working conditions, and fewer and fewer new recruits joining training courses.
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00:00Will the offer of a lie-in per week attract the next generation into a career many see
00:07as stressful, poorly paid and with inadequate funding?
00:10We're in the midst of a teaching crisis, with many teachers leaving the profession
00:13due to working conditions and fewer and fewer new recruits joining training courses.
00:18A Teach First survey of 16 to 24-year-olds found although 73% regard teaching as a job
00:23with purpose, they also found they want a better work-life balance, salary and development
00:28opportunities than the career path can currently provide.
00:31The recruitment crisis has already led to some pretty unique policies from individual
00:35schools to attract Gen Z.
00:37One school has introduced a double period off one morning a week, with teachers using
00:41it to stay in bed, do yoga, go for a run and take their own children to school.
00:46Another school has implemented a nine-day fortnight, with staff working nine days in
00:50every 14 rather than 10.
00:52But what about you?
00:53Would you be in support of these perks, or are teachers given enough time off?
00:56Are teachers more overworked and underpaid than other professions?
01:00And what would you suggest to get more teachers into this sector?