Nearly half of England's teachers plan to quit within the next five years, according to a poll.
Ahead of the National Education Union's annual conference in Bournemouth this week, the NEU published data on Monday revealing that 44% of teachers plan to leave the profession by 2027. In a survey of 1,788 teachers, a fifth - 22% - said they would leave within two years.
Teachers said heavy workload was a significant factor in their decision to leave. Over half of respondents - 52% - said their workload was "unmanageable" or "unmanageable most of the time", up from 35% in 2021.
