7/11/2008 8:56:00 AM
Daily Mail 11 July
Four in ten new teachers are driven out of the profession within two years, research suggests. Unruly pupils and red tape were cited as the main reasons for the high turnover. The research also highlighted excessive workloads and lack of family time. The authors of the study called for a campaign to bring disillusioned teachers back into the profession. The study, sponsored by the General Teaching Council and reported in the Times Educational Supplement, found the most common reasons for quitting within two years were 'behaviour of pupils/pupil discipline' and 'family reasons/ commitments'. Both factors were cited by 19 per cent of leavers. Twelve per cent said they could not cope with the workloads. Further figures from the GTC show that only 61 per cent of teachers are registered and 'in service' within 15 months of qualifying. Keith Bartley, the council's chief executive, said: 'I don't want anyone to leave because they are burnt out or demoralised. Daily Mail
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