Delivering the 90 Minutes and Protecting Secondary Teachers – Consultative Survey
Thank you to the more than 2,800+ members who took part in the recent SSTA consultative survey. Your contribution is invaluable and will help strengthen our campaign to reduce excessive teacher workload.
📝 The initial findings of the survey are set out below.
Initial Survey Findings – Teacher Workload
The survey revealed that all teachers are working beyond their 35-hour contractual week:
- 18% work up to 5 extra hours per week
- 43% work up to 10 extra hours per week
- 25% work up to 15 extra hours per week
- 14% work more than 15 extra hours per week
Contact Hours
- 49% of members reported being asked occasionally to go beyond the existing 22.5 contact hours.
- 3% said they are asked to exceed this maximum on a regular basis.
Management Time Allocation
A quarter of survey respondents hold management positions, but the time allocated for management duties varies significantly. The SNCT is currently considering national guidance on management time, as practice differs widely across the country:
- 9% – No management time
- 16% – 1–2 periods per week
- 21% – 3–4 periods per week
- 20% – 5–6 periods per week
- 33% – More than 6 periods per week
Next Steps
Further information will follow on:
- Teachers working outside their specialist subject
- The number of primary-qualified teachers working in secondary schools, and their areas of responsibility
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