We are demanding urgent action be taken by the government and sector to address a stress epidemic and rising mental health issues across the entire UK education workforce following the release today (22 October) of our Teacher Wellbeing Index 2018, conducted in partnership with YouGov.
As students prepare to receive their GCSE results, new research* released today from the charity Education Support Partnership finds that teachers are worrying significantly more about the implications their students’ results than previous years – something that is leading to increased levels of anxiety and poor health amongst the profession.
Education Support Partnership is delighted to announce that it has been shortlisted for three sector awards, which recognise best practice and excellence in the UK charity and non-for-profit sector. The charity has been shortlisted for both Charity Principal of the Year and the Financial Management award at the prestigious Charity Times Awards.
New research into the health and wellbeing of teachers during the summer holiday has found that over half (53%) worry to a ‘large extent’ about the amount of preparation needed for the next academic year.
Our helpline for education staff has reported a 35% increase in calls from teachers over the past 12 months and a rise in calls from headteachers and deputy heads of 24%.
Brilliant sets from Jack Dee and Stewart Lee together with fantastic hosting by Kerry Godliman made Education Support Partnership’s first-ever comedy fundraiser a roaring sell-out success last night.
Laughs are guaranteed with a brilliant comedy line-up including Jack Dee and Stewart Lee for Education Support Partnership’s first-ever comedy fundraiser this month.
Teachers Building Society was delighted to donate £4775 to the Education Support in July as its annual Charity Saver Account donation.
An overwhelming majority of the UK’s education professionals say they have suffered physical and mental health issues as a result of their jobs according to our new YouGov research.
Teachers in Wales last year took almost 52,000 days off school due to stress-related illness, new figures have shown.
Research conducted by the National Union of Teachers (NUT) Cymru found that 12 of Wales’ 22 local authorities reported a rise in stress-induced teacher leave in 2015 .
The union’s secretary David Evans said the figures suggested Wales was “bordering on a crisis” in the teaching profession.’
