More Teachers 'suffering mental breakdowns'

Mental Health Foundation
Teachers' mental health is increasingly being put at risk by the pressures heaped on them during school time, union leaders said today. Half of all teachers have considered leaving the profession due to stress, citing the long hours, excessive workload, lack of support and poor pupil behaviour, according to the National Union of Teachers (NUT) teacher mental health working party.
In addition, a large-scale HSE survey found teaching to be the most stressful occupation in the UK, it said.

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