Bridget Phillipson responds to findings that nearly one in five teachers are forced to do second jobs

Bridget Phillipson MP, Labour’s Shadow Education Secretary, responding to findings that nearly one in five teachers are forced to do second jobs amid the Tory cost of living crisis, said:

“These findings are further confirmation that teachers have been overworked, overstretched and undervalued; pushed to the brink by 13 years of Conservative neglect of our children’s education. 

“As a result, thousands of both experienced and newly recruited teachers are leaving classrooms in their droves, while too few new teachers are coming in to replace them – and our children’s education is paying the price.

“Labour would invest in our children’s education by recruiting thousands of new teachers, filling vacancies, temporarily filled teaching positions and additional staff to reduce teaching workloads and raise standards across schools in our country, using the money raised by ending private schools’ tax breaks.”