OVER 60% of staff working in government schools and colleges have considered quitting their jobs within the last year, new figures have revealed – with a teaching union describing the conditions and volume of work as “really concerning”.
A report documenting the results of the Jersey Schools and Colleges Survey 2025 was published yesterday (see full story on pages 8 and 9).
Conducted in July, the survey sought to capture “the experiences and perceptions” of all employees working in Government of Jersey schools, and received over 600 responses.
The responses revealed that 62% of staff had considered leaving their role in the last 12 months.
Factors cited by those who had considered leaving included workload, work-life balance and stress as well as pay and cost of living, leadership, and a lack of support and progression opportunities.
Additionally, a quarter of respondents had considered leaving their profession altogether – a figure that was even higher among teachers (33%).
The National Education Union’s joint district and branch secretary in Jersey, Adrian Moss, told the JEP that “conditions and volume of work are really concerning for us and our membership”.
He noted a quote from the report, which stated that: “Some teachers reported that the balance of planning, marking and extracurricular activities made the job unsustainable.”
Mr Moss said: “That is quite clear, that our members are telling us that this is a real concern of theirs.”
But he also stressed that the report had highlighted many areas to “drill down into”.
“In terms of moving forward, we want to work with the Education Department,” he explained.
“We want to work with the Education Minister to try and ensure that we can look at areas where there’s been good practice and areas where obviously there are some concerns.”
Mr Moss added: “It’s important that we do have a bit of balance here, because we want to be positive in terms of looking at those areas of good practice, and what can be done to raise those standards and to raise positive behaviour across all areas of education in Jersey.”
