DUP failing to support teachers and address workload says Cathy Mason MLA
The DUP has consistently failed teachers on workload, Sinn Féin MLA Cathy Mason has said.
Speaking after new research from Dublin City University and St Mary’s University College Belfast showed 9 in 10 teachers here are experiencing work-related burnout, the South Down MLA said; “This report highlights increasing numbers of teachers experiencing work-related burnout, with the majority citing workload as the main reason.
“Rather than addressing the huge stress felt by teachers, Education Minister Paul Givan has added to it through endless surveys, consultations, policies, paperwork and bureaucracy, all in pursuit of a harmful and regressive reform agenda.
“The work our teachers do in nurturing young people and giving them the best start in life continues to be undervalued by Paul Givan,” said Cathy Mason.
She added: “Teachers are at the end of their tether. It’s time for action to be taken to alleviate these pressures.”
