Extra cash incentives announced for teacher trainees
New teachers are to be offered extra cash incentives to encourage them to stay in the classroom.
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New teachers set for £30,000 salary under pay reform
Starting salaries for teachers could rise by up to £6,000 under Government plans to reform teacher pay.
Working parents say changes to school times are putting a strain on families and urge councils to think of the long-term impact
Growing numbers of schools are closing earlier in the day – putting pressure on busy parents.
Calls for government to act as experienced teachers quit Scots classrooms
SCOTLAND'S schools are losing a generation of experienced teachers as more middle-aged staff quit than younger colleagues, it has been claimed.
Campaigners say cost of buying presents for teachers is unfair on parents about to splurge £3 MILLION this year
MORE than £3 million of gifts will be given to teachers by pupils and their grateful parents this Christmas, according to a classroom survey.
In pictures: Up to 30,000 teachers go on the march in Glasgow calling for an increase in pay
UP to 30,000 teachers marched through Glasgow yesterday calling for an increase in pay.
Thousands of teachers join march in Glasgow calling for increase in pay
THOUSANDS of teachers from across Scotland have staged a march in support of calls for a 10% rise in pay.
Hundreds of new Scottish teachers are quitting profession or moving abroad
HUNDREDS of newly- qualified teachers are quitting the profession or moving abroad rather than work in Scottish schools, figures reveal.
One in five Scots teachers face verbal and physical attacks
NEARLY 20% of secondary school teachers have been assaulted by pupils, research shows.
Additional support needs teacher-pupil ratio is unacceptable say Scottish Greens
Teachers’ union threatens industrial action to secure pay increase