Compensate teachers in England for inability to work from home, report says

Unlike the 50% of graduates in other professions who regularly work from home, most teachers are tied to the classroom. Photograph: Ben Birchall/PA

Teachers should be given a pay bonus to compensate for their inability to work from home and stop the rising numbers attracted away from the classroom for better working conditions elsewhere, according to a report.

The research by the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) found that very few teachers in England were able to work remotely, putting them at a disadvantage compared with the nearly 50% of their peers in other graduate-level professions who say they regularly do.