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Teachers work 54 hours a week on average, NASUWT survey finds
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TEACHERS are working 54 hours a week on average – with about 13 of these falling outside of the normal school day, a survey suggests.

Nearly nine in 10 (87 per cent) of teachers surveyed said their workload has increased over the last year, according to a poll by the NASUWT teaching union.

The survey, of 8,464 NASUWT members across Britain last month, suggests that 83 per cent of teachers believe their job has adversely affected their mental health over the last 12 months.

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