Survey of teacher workloads finds up to 50 hours a week is spent working mostly outside the classroom

Emma Horn
Updated July 20 2020 - 5:22pm, first published 5:00pm
WEIGHED DOWN: Public school teachers are spending more time working outside the classroom as more administration creeps into the profession, NSW Teachers Federation says. Picture: FILE
WEIGHED DOWN: Public school teachers are spending more time working outside the classroom as more administration creeps into the profession, NSW Teachers Federation says. Picture: FILE

Teachers are "losing the joy of the classroom", spending more time on administration and less time with students, according to the state's peak body for educators' rights.

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Emma Horn

Emma Horn

Supervising producer

Supervising producer of the national video team. Former features and weekender writer for The Daily Advertiser. Now based in the NSW Hunter region. Small, quiet, and a student of the Julie Bishop School Of Staring. Usually dressed in something colourful, always snacking on something homemade. Friend to most mothers and all dogs. Got stories? Get in touch. emma.horn@austcommunitymedia.com.au

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