Ex-Teacher Paints "Bleak Picture" Of Realities In The Classroom
30 August 2018, 10:48 | Updated: 30 August 2018, 10:52
Natasha from Ealing told James O'Brien she left the profession because it wasn't a career she felt she could sustain long term.
With a new study by the Education Policy Institute warning the UK is struggling to recruit and retain enough teachers, particularly in the fields of science and maths, James O'Brien wanted to know why.
And it didn't take long to find out as Natasha from Ealing called in to desrcibre her experience of working in the classroom.
"I've just left [teaching] as a secondary head of science. I did Teach First and really enjoyed it but it was incredibly challenging. You could be working 20 hours a day.... I had very rapid progression... and was able to attain these new roles.
"I was driven by the ability to attain a promotion, I thrive in that kind of environment. But it wasn't something I could sustain that for the long term.
"More money would be fantastic but in the current climate I doubt that's going to happen... you need to be committed."
The LBC presenter added: "So they rely on your good will to keep the ship afloat, you run out of good will and you abandon ship. You paint a bleak and convincing picture."
