Nine in 10 teachers have seentheir workloadincrease because of the pandemic, according to a new survey by the onlineOak National Academy.
Oak National also revealed that pupils had taken part in nearly 9 million of its online lessons since September.
But it foundthat 68 per centof teachers across England said they had a significantly higher workload than last year, while 22 per centsaid it was slightly higher than last year - 90 per cent in total.
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In the survey,87 per cent ofthe respondents who said their workload had risen pointed toCovid-related safety protocols.
And 85 per cent attributed the increase to preparing additional study resources for remote learning, while70 per centsaid they needed to take time to learn to useremote teaching technologies.
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One teacher said: “[My greatest worry is] being asked to both teach in the classroom full-timeand also set meaningful work online for those children unable to be in school.”
But62 per cent of teachers who were using Oak National Academy’s resources said they had helped to reduce their workload pressures.
Matt Hood, principal of Oak National Academy, said:“Teachers have faced the most challenging 12 months any of us can remember. Thousands of teachers are running two schools: one in the school building and one remotely for children at home. Despite the significant pressure this has caused on workload, teachers have once again stepped up to put our children first.
“This term pupils have taken part in nearly 9 million Oak National Academy lessons and nearly half of all teachers are using our resources to support workload.
“News on the vaccine is hugely promising, but we mustn’t let up on support for pupils and teachers as we enter a challenging winter.”
Oak National also found that use of its service increased as areas went into higher lockdown tiers. It roseby an average of60 per centthree weeks after it was announced that Manchester, Liverpool, Nottingham, Leeds and Sheffield would initially enter Tier 3, compared to use in these locations three weeks before the announcement.
In areas with high levels of Covid-19 disruption, this was reflected in greater use of the site, with thetop 10towns with the biggest use of Oak per population beingBlackburn, Rochdale, Walsall, Bury, Halifax, Wigan, Bolton, Burnley, Stockton-on-Tees and Dudley.
