Will a four-day week for teachers work? | Letters
Guardian readers share their views on a proposed shorter working week for educatorsAs a teacher who already works four days (albeit I don’t get paid for the fifth), I can...
By Guardian Staff · The Guardian Opinion
Guardian readers share their views on a proposed shorter working week for educators As a teacher who already works four days (albeit I don’t get paid for the fifth), I can wholeheartedly say it has transformed my relationship with the job ( ‘Bring it on!’: growing support in England for four-day week in schools, 9 December ). I no longer have the dread of weekends and holidays with insurmountable mountains of work. The move to a four-day teaching week would need to be thought about carefully. I, for one, would not want to have one full day out of school – this would mean four straight days of teaching. In most schools, a day not teaching would equate to five planning, preparation and assessment periods (PPAs). Continue reading...