Research on teacher mental health, workload, job satisfaction and working conditions.
Jerrim, J., Morgan, A., Sims, S. (2023). Teacher autonomy: Good for pupils? Good for teachers? British Educational Research Journal.
Paper here / ‘Most viewed paper’ award 2023
Sims, S. (2021). Why do some schools struggle to retain staff? Development and validation of the Teachers’ Working Environment Scale (TWES). Review of Education.
Journal Paper here / Editorial here
Jerrim, J., Sims, S., Taylor, H., & Allen, B. (2021). Has the mental health and wellbeing of teachers in England changed over time? New evidence from three datasets. Oxford Review of Education.
Journal paper here / Coverage here / Podcast here
Sims, S., Jerrim, J., Taylor, H., & Allen, B. (2021). Is teaching bad for your health? Evidence from biomarker data. Oxford Review of Education.
Journal paper here / Coverage here
Allen, R., Benhenda, A., Jerrim, J., & Sims, S. (2021). New evidence on teachers’ working hours in England. An empirical analysis of four datasets. Research Papers in Education.
Journal paper here / Working paper here / Thread here / Coverage here , here , here / Cited in the government’s review of teaching workforce wellbeing here / REF Impact Case Study here
Jerrim, J., Sims, S., & Taylor, H. (2021). I quit! Is there an association between leaving teaching and improvements in mental health? British Educational Research Journal.
Podcast here
Jerrim, J., & Sims, S. (2021). When is high workload bad for teacher wellbeing? Accounting for the non-linear contribution of specific teaching tasks. Teaching and Teacher Education.
Journal paper here / Working paper here / Related blog here / Podcast here
Jerrim, J., Sims, S., Taylor, H., & Allen, R. (2020). How does the mental health and wellbeing of teachers compare to other professions? Evidence from eleven survey datasets. Review of Education.
Journal paper here / Coverage here / Podcast here
Sims, S. (2020). Modelling the relationships between teacher working conditions, job satisfaction and workplace mobility. British Educational Research Journal.
Journal paper here / Working paper here / Coverage here / Cited in govt’s Retention Strategy (p. 7) here / Winner BERJ Editors Choice Award 2021 here / REF Impact Case Study here
Zieger, L., Sims, S., & Jerrim, J. (2019). Comparing teachers’ job satisfaction across countries. A multiple-pairwise measurement invariance approach. Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice.
Journal paper here / Working paper here / Coverage here and here
Jerrim, J., & Sims, S. (2019). The Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS) 2018. Department for Education.
Paper here / Coverage here , here / Thread here / REF Impact Case Study here
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