Survey finds teachers working more [IrishTimes]
- Published: 01 April 2010
Second level teachers now work an average of 46 hours a week - even though they are only paid for 22 hours, according to a new survey commissioned by the Teachers' Union of Ireland (TUI).
The Behaviour & Attitudes study found teachers spend 24 hours per week working outside timetabled teaching hours. For a teacher on full (22) hours, this equates to a 46 hour week.
Some 80 per cent of teachers said discipline and conflict issues are on the increase, to the extent that they are distracting from the core business of teaching and learning.
The TUI said teachers are working harder than ever but that the profession had been demoralised by pay cuts and cutbacks in schools.
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