What is the reason behind teachers leaving their work?

Up to half of all Australian teachers are quiting the profession in the first five years, and new research conducted by the Hunter Institute of Mental Health suggests the problem could be in the way the school day is structured.

Unions, religious schools and parents will tell senators how school funding will affect them. (AAP) Source: AAP

Australian primary teachers have to work in class for more than 6000 hours of direct instruction across K-6 classes every year, while  their counterparts in Finland are required to provide 3794 hours of direct instruction, according to the latest Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) report on classroom instruction. The average number of required direct instruction hours across OECD countries is 4553.