Not exact matches
In particular, it is not known whether
teachers leave schools with high concentrations of disadvantaged and low - achieving populations for financial reasons or because of the
working conditions associated with serving these students.
There is absolutely no doubt that the HSE's report — and the numerous others which present a similar picture about the
teacher workforce — reflect a real and very worrying prevalence of
work ‑ related stress and
associated conditions amongst
teachers and other education workers.
Positive Autism Support and Training (PAST) was set up over three years ago by LauraKerbey, and ex Head
Teacher from a Specialist Autism School with over 15 years» experience
working with children with autism and
associated conditions.
Among the factors that positively affect
teachers,
working conditions are indicated as a strong incentive for
teacher retention, and school climate is
associated with helping
teachers manage their workload and increasing the likelihood of their staying in the profession.
Efforts to improve the quality of early childhood programs without addressing
teachers» low wages and stressful
working conditions are unlikely to bring about the long - term benefits and return on investment
associated with high - quality programs.