Academics at Manchester Metropolitan University found that the resilience of teachers was influenced more by how a school is run and its culture than internal and personal factors

Sixty-two per cent cited workload as the reason for leaving, and 40 per cent said accountability

Just a quarter of primary teachers (25%) and less than one fifth of secondary teachers (18%) have seen a review in policy and practice in their school despite the DfE's measures to reduce workload

Funding cuts, curriculum changes and increased accountability mean that teachers are squeezed tighter and pushed further every day. But there are things that can be done to ease that pressure

The number of days teachers expect to work over the holidays has increased from six days five years ago to an expected eight days this year.