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A British government-funded research has found that teachers in the UK believe

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A British government-funded research has found that teachers in the UK believe that their status has begun to improve after four decades of steep decline. Surveys by Cambridge and Leicester universities also found that parents, governors and teaching assistants had an even more positive view of teachers than those in the profession. According to the study, contrary to teachers common misperception of a hostile press, the media was actually helping. Newspapers were even portraying them as dedicated and committed professionals. But, at the same time the esearchers also warned that it may be another 20 years before teaching becomes a high status job. ln general, the teaching profession sees itself as lacking in reward and respect, but highly characterised by external control and regulation, they said.

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