Four day teacher

There are calls for teachers to be in the classroom for only four days a week - email us your thoughts now

There are calls for teachers to have their days in the classroom cut to four a week - with a 10 per cent pay rise.

The National Union of Teachers, whose annual conference begins this weekend, wants teachers to be able to spend one day a week marking work and preparing lessons. It also wants a 35-hour limit on the working week.

The claim is aimed at bringing teachers into line with their counterparts in Scotland.

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