Psychosocial risks in education: understanding work-related factors affecting teachers’ well-being

Teaching professionals face significant psychosocial risks in the workplace, including high workload, emotional demands, limited autonomy, job insecurity and exposure to violence. These factors affect mental health, well-being and job quality, and can have an impact on recruitment, retention and student learning. This report outlines risk patterns, special groups and effective prevention measures to improve occupational safety and health in education.