Changing things in educational settings to best support teacher’s mental health

Rejected 14 signatures

What the petition asks

The government needs to have stricter rules for schools in regards to supporting and helping teachers in schools. The government needs to put clear boundaries in place for schools, so they cannot put pressure upon pressure onto teachers who are already overworked and overwhelmed.

Currently 1/3 of teachers leave the job after working for 6 years. The pressure put on to teachers is at an all time high. Teachers are currently: educators, nurses, parents, dietitians, counsellors, all in one role. To add onto this role, schools are increasingly criticising and overworking teachers to the point of leaving due to mental health. Currently, this is not a job that people can stay in for a long term amount of time.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

You may wish to sign the following petition, which calls for a similar action:

Introduce a statutory requirement for schools to have a staff wellbeing policy
Introduce a statutory requirement for schools to have a staff wellbeing policy

Timeline

28 Mar 2024	Petition opened for signatures
10 Apr 2024	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 14

Status Rejected

Rejected 10 Apr 2024

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