Oct 10, 2026 · 1 hr 9 min · 19 segments
The teaching profession is tough in the UK with high workload, sustained accountability pressures and increasing levels of student need. But how do the pressures in the UK compare to those overseas?…
Yannick BerlandHostYeah, so rising levels of anxiety and mental health in the US among students, right? The dog's barking in the background, guys, if you can hear him.
Students from disadvantaged families may face transport difficulties, caring responsibilities, or housing instability.
So nothing too different from what we may get in the UK, which is impacting on students.
Students who struggle academically may become less motivated to attend, and persistent absence can worsen achievement, creating a cycle of disengagement.
... elements in the US that can affect mental health, such as the issue of, um, shootings in schools, school shootings.
So that's something that obviously can generate a lot of anxiety, you know, for, for obvious reasons, right? So that's something else we can talk about as well.
What do you, what do you reckon to that? It says here, re- just so a bit of evidence here, so a bit of a statistic before I ask Yannick what he thinks.
Recent national assessment data showed continuing falls in reading attainment with around 40% fourth grade students reading below the basic level, and approximately one third of eighth grade students below the basic level.
And I don't know whether that has any impact or any particular reasons for that.
But what do you think about this issue of sort of attendance, Yannick? Do you think it's-
Yeah, so rising levels of anxiety and mental health in the US among students, right? The dog's barking in the background, guys, if you can hear him.
Students from disadvantaged families may face transport difficulties, caring responsibilities, or housing instability.
So nothing too different from what we may get in the UK, which is impacting on students.
Students who struggle academically may become less motivated to attend, and persistent absence can worsen achievement, creating a cycle of disengagement.
... elements in the US that can affect mental health, such as the issue of, um, shootings in schools, school shootings.
So that's something that obviously can generate a lot of anxiety, you know, for, for obvious reasons, right? So that's something else we can talk about as well.
What do you, what do you reckon to that? It says here, re- just so a bit of evidence here, so a bit of a statistic before I ask Yannick what he thinks.
Recent national assessment data showed continuing falls in reading attainment with around 40% fourth grade students reading below the basic level, and approximately one third of eighth grade students below the basic level.
And I don't know whether that has any impact or any particular reasons for that.
But what do you think about this issue of sort of attendance, Yannick? Do you think it's-
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