‘I dread every day’: Overworked and under pressure, our teachers are in the midst of a mental health crisis

‘I dread every day’: Overworked and under pressure, our teachers are in the midst of a mental health crisis

The tinny alarm rattles, and Katie* turns over in bed, eyes still bleary from sleep.
Small glowing numbers glare back at her in the darkness: it’s 5.45am, she needs to get up to be at school for 6.30am, where a small mountain of admin is waiting at her desk.
As she gets the train, followed by the tube to the secondary school she teaches at in London, Katie makes mental notes of what’s on her…

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