What is a teacher's working day like?

ITV News Central's 'Teaching in Crisis?' series this week has been looking at the pressure on teachers in the region - and whether we're suffering a teacher shortage.

With "excessive workload" forcing many teachers to quit the profession, what goes into a teacher's working day? We followed Science teacher David Vincent for a day at Friesland School in Derbyshire.

The 54 year old used to be a computer programmer but re-trained as a teacher and has been working in schools for the last eight years. He knows of colleagues who have left teaching because of the sheer volume of work, and admits he was close to quitting himself for several years until he became better at managing his workload.

Here's what David's working day looks like:

• 07:45 - Arrives at school, having already spent 1.5 hours the previous evening improving on a Year 13 lesson for today. Preparation for the day's lessons

• 08:25 - Students arrive. David takes his tutor group

• 08:40 - Year 9 Science lesson

• 09:40 - Year 11 Science lesson

• 10.40 - Morning break

• 10.55 - Year 13 Physics lesson

• 11:55 - Lunch break

• 12:30 - Year 7 Science lesson

• 13:40 - Non-teaching time during last period to catch up on planning

• 14:40 - End of school day. Students go home

• 15:00 - Prepare resources for future lessons

• 16:00 - David goes home with planning and marking to do at home in evening

Typically, David says he works 45 hours at school, a further 2.5 hours at home in the evening and around 3 hours at the weekend. The time outside the classroom is spent planning lessons, marking work and monitoring pupil progress.

David says he loves his job but that having to tick boxes and carry out administrative tasks which don't have immediate results can be draining:

For more on the number of teachers in the Midlands who have considered quitting over excessive workloads, click here.

To hear from a teacher who has spoken to ITV News Central anonymously about the physical toll of the job, click here.