School Staff Experience Report 2025

What’s improving and what still needs urgent attention?

Edurio’s annual national staff experience report captures the views of over 200,000 school staff across England, including teachers, teaching assistants, school leaders, administrative staff, and central trust teams. It offers a three-year perspective on how working life in schools is changing.

From workload and wellbeing to leadership, support and career development, the findings reveal where progress is being made and where challenges remain.

This year’s update will spotlight key trends from the 2024/25 academic year, helping you make sense of what’s ahead.

Whether you lead a school or oversee strategy across a trust, this report gives you the insight to act with confidence.

What’s inside?

Explore year-on-year trends across key areas of staff experience:

• Staff wellbeing, workload and job satisfaction
• Pay, benefits and career development
• Relationships, communication and professional support
• Leadership dynamics and trust perception
• Safety, pupil behaviour and overall school culture

You’ll gain a clearer view of what matters most to staff and what’s driving them to stay or consider leaving.

Why it matters

Use this report to:

• Identify priorities for your school or trust improvement planning
• Strengthen strategies for staff retention, wellbeing and development
• Benchmark your staff experience against national data
• Support internal reviews and inspection preparation with clear evidence
• Improve leadership practice and staff engagement across your teams

Launching in the autumn term

Complete the short form now for priority access as soon as the report is released.