Teachers more anxious about working in pandemic than other key workers

Education workers are the most likely to suffer from anxiety working during the pandemic than any other key worker, according to research by YouGov.

Fifty five per cent of education workers are suffering anxiety about working in the pandemic.

This compares with 53 per cent of healthcare staff; 40 per cent of delivery, transport, retail, postal, manufacturing and food workers; and 27 per cent of people working in safety and defence.

Forty four per cent of education staff are struggling to concentrate and 29 per cent feeling hopeless while working during COVID-19. Many also feel stressed (53%) and have sleeping problems (40%).

Nearly half of teachers and other education staff have been less busy as most pupils remain at home, although three in ten workers say their workload has gone up.

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