Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 115068

Teachers: Mental Health

Tabled: 23 February 2026
Answered: 3 March 2026

Question

Matt Vickers

ConservativeStockton West

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of levels of teacher workload on their mental health.

Answer

Georgia Gould
The department monitors the relationship between workload and wellbeing through the ‘Working Lives of Teachers and Leaders’ study. Wave 4 shows improved wellbeing across all Office for National Statistics-validated personal wellbeing measures in 2025.In c...

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