The findings come from the latest annual survey of almost 1,800 NEU members, conducted ahead of their annual conference in Bournemouth from 11-14 April.
According to the findings, 44 per cent of England’s state-school teachers plan to quit by 2027, and half of those (22 per cent) intend to leave within two years.
This is up from 2019, pre-pandemic when 21 per cent of respondents indicated they would leave within two years, and 51 per cent in five years.
The survey findings show that:
Workload
When asked in 2022, workload was the overwhelming motivation for 65 per cent of teachers in English state schools who expect to go within two years, and 63 per cent of those departing within five years.
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