英国和威尔士的学校敦促测试为期四天的教师工作周,以减少燃烧。 English and Welsh schools urged to test four-day workweeks for teachers to reduce burnout.

英格兰和威尔士的学校被敦促为教师举行为期四天的工作周审判,以应对不断增加的工作量,改善福利,四日周基金会和劳工领袖布里奇特·菲利普森支持这一行动。 Schools in England and Wales are being urged to trial four-day workweeks for teachers to tackle rising workloads and improve wellbeing, with the 4 Day Week Foundation and Labour leader Bridget Phillipson supporting the move. 虽然政府规则要求5天周,但学校在法律上具有实验的灵活性,有些学校已经测试了4.5天或9天的两周时间表等替代方案。 While government rules require five-day weeks, schools have legal flexibility to experiment, and some have already tested alternatives like 4.5-day or nine-day fortnight schedules. 教育部强调改善教师的留校率,并通过资助方案支持灵活工作,尽管它仍然坚持学生全学周的重要性。 The Department for Education highlights improved teacher retention and supports flexible working through funded programs, though it maintains the importance of a full school week for students.