Teacher Workload: How to Master it and Get Your Life Back

The vast majority of teachers enjoy teaching and are positive about their workplace and colleagues, but they are disappointed by the profession. According to the UK's Health and Safety Executive, teaching staff and education professionals report the highest rates of work-related stress, depression and anxiety in Britain. A colossal 81% of teachers say that they have considered leaving teaching in the last year because of workload. I've been there myself, and I have come out of the other end triumphant. In this book I'm going to show you that it is possible to be a guilt-free, effective teacher, without compromising on the quality of your teaching or time with friends and family, and without giving away your precious evenings, weekends and holidays. The book includes tried and tested strategies which continue to work well for me, and I'm confident they will work for you. I'll provide you with 'real world' tools from someone who, just like you, is in the classroom Monday to Friday. I'm going to demonstrate how you can tackle your ever-increasing workload, including both ways of reducing it and ways to improve your own productivity. I'm going to show you that it is possible to obtain healthy levels of occupational well-being and truly achieve a work-life balance. You are going to get your life back.