[etni] How many hours does a teacher work?

Copied from a UK Listserv by Joel Josephson (Kindersite Project - www.kindersite.org). This may be an interesting comparison for Israeli teachers.
Secondary headteachers hours per week fell this year almost seven hours from last year's average of 65 hours. (source of story at end). Hours worked by classroom staff in secondaries also fell, but primary heads and classroom teachers are working slightly more at 54.2 and 51.5 hours a week respectively, according to the annual diary survey published by the School Teachers' Review Board, which advises the government on pay.
The diary survey of more than 2,000 teachers carried out during a typical term-time week in March showed an unusually high figure for secondary heads last year, with several reporting more than 70-hour weeks. The figure of 57.6 hours for 2007 was more typical, said the report.
The survey has measured teachers' workload since 2000 when the issue of ever-growing hours was judged by the review body to be affecting recruitment and morale. The government introduced measures to improve the work/life balance of the profession, including delegation of administrative tasks and a limit on the amount of time to cover absent colleagues. In 2005 teachers were given guaranteed time for preparation and marking and there has been a large increase in numbers of classroom assistants.
The number of primary heads who felt that they had enough time to do their job as it should be done all or most of the time has fallen from 43.5% in 2006 to 34% in 2007.
The number of secondary heads who felt they had enough time, all or most of the time, to do their jobs has risen from 32% to 45%.
Source: http://education.guardian.co.uk/teachersworkload/story/0,,2168653,00.html?gusrc=rss&feed=8 


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