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One in five new teachers leaving.

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Cabbie21 Thu 04-Jun-26 08:56:24

Just heard on BBC Breakfast. This is after or in the first two years.
Main reasons are excessive workload, stress, family commitments.
Add to them those retiring through ill health or age or other reasons. Not a good prospect.
Would you be a teacher ( again) ?
At primary level you can have children still in nappies, those who have never been taught to obey or to mix with others. Behaviour in secondary schools can make the job a nightmare.
Parental expectations also make the job difficult.
I take my hat off to good teachers today.

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Zumba369 Tue 09-Jun-26 09:44:20

My eldest daughter teaches English in a “good” Secondary school and says that since COVID attendance has been terrible which has led to very poor performance and behaviour. The “Manosphere” has had a huge negative influence on boys’ behaviour to such an extent that many girls refuse to attend. She is seriously considering whether she wants to continue teaching after her baby is born later this year.

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David49 Tue 09-Jun-26 16:55:19

The "Manosphere" has been created by societies tolerance of bad behaviour, encouraged by violence and porn on the media.

It's not rocket science, why do so many, children, men, women behave badly ?, because they can, there is no effective sanction. We have been indoctrinated that bad behaviour is normal. Democracy does not permit effective control .

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