Baroness Mary Bousted
Chair of the Teaching Commission and former Joint General Secretary of the National Education Union; long-time advocate for teacher working conditions, professional autonomy and wellbeing, and author of Support Not Surveillance.
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Jan 28, 2026 • 54min
Why 40% of teachers leave within 10 years: workload, leadership culture and rebuilding teaching as a profession
Baroness Mary Bousted, former NEU Joint General Secretary and chair of the Teaching Commission, speaks from a lifetime in teaching and union leadership. She explores why 40% of teachers leave within ten years. Conversations cover excessive workload, how leadership culture affects staff wellbeing, the effects of poverty and cuts on schools, and practical steps like flexible working and better timetabling to rebuild teaching as a profession.
