Increase in number of young teachers working in Scottish schools
The number of teachers under the age of 45 working in Scottish schools has increased by 26% in the last decade, according to official figures.
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Teachers’ union launches poster campaign to tackle abuse of staff
Posters warning pupils not to physically or verbally attack teachers have been produced by a union amid fears for staff welfare.
More than half of full-time teachers work an extra day each week, survey finds
Almost three out of five full-time teachers say they are working the equivalent of an extra day or more each week.
Calls to cut teachers’ time in classroom to 20 hours a week or less
Calls for teachers to cut the time they spend in the classroom to 20 hours a week or less are to be debated this week.
Teachers demand ‘culture change’ in schools to improve career progression
A culture change is needed at schools over how teachers are able to progress their careers, according to a union.
Teachers’ mental health struggles extremely worrying, John Swinney admits
The number of teachers suffering with their mental health is “extremely worrying”, the Education Secretary has said.
Union to urge teachers to reclaim profession from ‘bean counters’
A union chief is to call on teachers to take “take back the profession from the bureaucrats and bean counters”.
Two-thirds of teachers say job has damaged their mental health – survey
Almost two-thirds (64%) of teachers in Scotland say their mental health has suffered because of their work in the last year.
MSP tells teachers: ‘I wouldn’t do your job for all the money in the world’
An MSP has told teachers she “wouldn’t do your job for all the money in the world” at an event discussing violence in the classroom.
Upskirting ‘not taken seriously enough’ as union claims 11-year-olds involved
Children as young as 11 are taking photos up teachers’ skirts, a union has claimed.
Teachers at risk over ineffective approach to problem pupils, says union
More than two-thirds of teachers responding to a union survey have said they believe poor pupil behaviour is a widespread problem at their school.