A third of teachers even say they want to change jobs.
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Nearly three quarters of the 25,000 primary school teachers questioned by the SNUipp-FSU union, in a survey carried out by Harris Interactive published on Wednesday March 30, declare themselves “not satisfied” of their current employment situation. Among them, 23% even say they “not at all satisfied” of their situation.
This survey, commissioned by the SNUipp-FSU on the eve of the presidential election, reveals that 9 out of 10 teachers believe that administrative tasks take up too much space in their activities. 83% of teachers questioned also say they are not satisfied with their salaries: an increase in their remuneration is also the expectation most shared by 77% of teachers. The teachers questioned also express strong dissatisfaction, for 95% of them, vis-à-vis the Ministry of National Education. Less than half of respondents (46%) therefore indicate that they want to continue their profession in the years to come, as they do today, and a third even want to change profession.
On the other hand, 8 teachers out of 10 say they appreciate their general working atmosphere and the distribution of working time. They are even nearly 9 out of 10 to be satisfied with their relations with their classes, being motivated by the success of the students (55% of respondents) and a desire to transmit knowledge (54%).
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This survey was conducted online between January 7 and March 21, and via paper questionnaires in the field from December 15, to a total of 24,867 primary school teachers. Nearly 6 out of 10 respondents work in elementary school, the vast majority outside areas classified as REP. Of all the participants, just over 4 out of 10 are unionized at SNUipp.