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NEU Chief Calls for Weekly Work-From-Home Day and Double PPA for Teachers

The union argues flexibility would cut workload pressures driving teachers out.

Daniel Kebede visiting a school in Barrow in Furness, Cumbria, in March
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Overview

  • NEU general secretary Daniel Kebede says full-time teachers should have an entitlement to work from home one day each week.
  • He calls for statutory planning, preparation and assessment time to rise from 10% to 20% to enable a weekly remote planning day.
  • Official figures show full-time teachers work about 52 hours a week in term-time, with school leaders near 57 hours.
  • OECD analysis reports roughly 9.5% of fully qualified teachers left the profession in 2022–23 in the UK, with most departures via resignation.
  • The Department for Education cites progress on recruitment and pay and has asked the School Teachers’ Review Body to examine flexible working, while some schools already offer off-site planning days.