Double planning time - it’s currently half a day a week, but I’d bring it up to a full day a week, so, yes, you’d need to employ a few more cover teachers.
So then we’re back to making the occupation an attractive one and quality of life is a massive part of that. Nobody will want to teach if it means they have to struggle to pay their bills.
I would say it’s fairly well paid, most teachers (outside of London) don’t struggle to pay their bills. But we do massively struggle to have a reasonable work life balance that doesn’t suck all of the life out of people.
Honestly, as a teacher I’d take more planning time over more money
How would you go about it? Shorter teaching days? Shorter teaching weeks? Half the load (so double the teachers)? Something I haven’t thought of?
Double planning time - it’s currently half a day a week, but I’d bring it up to a full day a week, so, yes, you’d need to employ a few more cover teachers.
So then we’re back to making the occupation an attractive one and quality of life is a massive part of that. Nobody will want to teach if it means they have to struggle to pay their bills.
I would say it’s fairly well paid, most teachers (outside of London) don’t struggle to pay their bills. But we do massively struggle to have a reasonable work life balance that doesn’t suck all of the life out of people.
This is what I get for only befriending and dating London based teachers.