School holidays aren’t a proper break for teachers like me, we’re so overworked – we need longer recovery time

WHILE many will envy their weeks of paid holiday and sociable working hours, one teacher has said that working in UK schools is far from the dream job. When Jessica Featonby from Rolleston, Staffordshire, started her teaching career she was excited to work in primary schools, helping to shape minds and “make a difference”. But...