what causes teachers stress?
In many ways, teachers’ stress is no different to stress for anyone else. The HSE defines stress as: ‘The reaction people have to excessive pressures or other types of demand placed upon them.’ Just like anyone else, teachers get stressed when they feel they are not coping with their workload or other pressures of the job. But there are some particular features which appear to make teaching more pressured than other professions. Research by the NUT, has highlighted a long list of common causes of teacher stress.
