Some teachers in South Yorkshire working '26 hours a week' unpaid overtime
That's according to the Branch Secretary for the NEU in Rotherham
We're hearing some teachers across South Yorkshire & North Derbyshire are working up to '26 hours a week' extra - without getting paid for it.
New research shows UK employees put in 31 billion pounds worth of unpaid overtime last year - with teachers and health and care managers working the longest hours for free.
The Branch Secretary for National Education Union in Rotherham is Colin Price - He says the workload in education is pushing many teachers to breaking point:
"Teachers are burning out, and they're leaving the profession in droves.
"The government are missing their targets on recruitment for teaching every single year, and this gap is only getting wider.
"We'll end up having no teachers left soon, and ultimately it'll be the students who miss out.
"Why would the brightest and best come into a profession with 26 hours a week unpaid overtime?
"That's only the hours they're declaring too - sometimes we find out members of staff are working 72 hours a week!
"Teachers aren't getting paid enough, they're being forced to work far too hard, and they just end up burning out.
"The average expectancy of a teacher's career at the moment for a new starter is between 3-5 years."
The government says funding for schools will rise by £2.3 billion this year.