Commenting on Education Support's annual Teacher Wellbeing index,
Paul Whiteman, general secretary of school leaders' union NAHT
said:
“This report shows that there continues to be a real crisis when
it comes to wellbeing of teachers and leaders. The fact that
rates of anxiety, depression, burnout, and acute stress remain at
high levels this year for school leaders is a deep source of
concern. It also serves of a stark reminder of the scale of the
task the new government faces when it comes to making teaching an
attractive profession once again.
“We are disappointed but not surprised to see a rise in the
percentage of school staff reporting challenging interactions
with some parents. Whilst the vast majority of parents are
supportive of their child's school, sadly we have heard
increasing reports of school staff having to deal with
unacceptable behaviour directed towards them – we are currently
surveying our members to find out how pervasive and far reaching
the issue.
“We are also not surprised to see that the lack of support from
wider public services is having a significant, negative impact on
the morale and wellbeing of education staff and children and
young people – this is precisely what our members have been
telling us too. We agree that investment in those services should
be a high priority for the new government.
“There is now a burning imperative to address this crisis and
NAHT stand ready to work with the new government to help find the
solutions so urgently required.”
