Highland Council begins phased approach to school budget cuts
Highland Council is beginning a “phased approach” to targeting cuts in its education budget.
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Fall in specialist teachers for children with additional needs
The number of additional support needs teachers in Scotland has fallen by more than 400 since 2010, the Scottish Greens have revealed.
Aberdeen teacher accused of sexually inappropriate texts with additional support needs pupil
A teacher has been accused of sending inappropriate messages of a sexual nature to a pupil with additional support needs at a city school.
New figures show falling numbers of maths and English teachers
Teacher numbers for maths and English have slumped by almost 1,000 during the last decade.
Maths and English teachers down by more than 900 over a decade
Teacher numbers for maths and English have slumped by almost 1,000 over the last decade, new figures have revealed.
Thousands of teachers assaulted in classrooms, union says
Not enough is being done to tackle indiscipline in schools, with thousands of teachers being subjected to violent attacks each year, according to a union.
Teachers’ strike move halted as fresh pay offer put on table
Scotland’s largest teaching union has suspended plans to ballot members over strike action after a revised pay offer was put forward.
Teaching union to proceed with strike action ballot over pay
Scotland’s largest teaching union has indicated that it will proceed with balloting members over strike action after no fresh pay offer was made.
Largest teaching union votes against improved pay deal
Scotland’s largest teaching union has rejected an improved pay deal from employers, moving schools across the country closer to possible strike action.
Rise in number of head teachers working in multiple schools
The number of head teachers working in more than one school in Scotland increased by around 64% within seven years, according to new figures.
Most teachers on government flagship scheme in north and north-east are on temporary contracts
Nearly two thirds of new teachers employed in north and north-east schools under a Scottish Government scheme to close the attainment gap are on temporary contracts.
Teacher shortages due to strong economy, claims minister
Teacher shortages are due to a “strong economy”, education minister Nick Gibb has claimed.
Teachers work too many hours, says Education Secretary
The Education Secretary said he believes teachers work “too many hours” as he unveiled plans to boost numbers in the profession.
Teachers will be told by union to reject new pay offer
Teachers in Scotland will be recommended to reject the latest pay offer from Cosla, the country’s largest teaching union has indicated.
Thousands of teachers in Scotland ‘feel stressed regularly or constantly’
A majority of teachers surveyed by Scotland’s largest teaching union say they feel stressed “frequently” or “all of the time”.
Teachers cite assaults and high workloads in letters to Nicola Sturgeon
Teachers have described physical and verbal assaults, overwhelming workloads and a lack of staff in schools in letters sent to the Scottish Government.
Teaching union confirms it will ballot members over strike action
One of Scotland’s largest teaching unions has given its approval to open a statutory strike ballot over pay.
Sharp rise in assaults on teachers blamed on withdrawal of assistants
A doubling in the number of violent assaults by children on school staff has been blamed on the withdrawal of classroom assistants, the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee has heard.
New teachers in Northern Ireland worst paid in UK and Republic, claim unions
New teachers in Northern Ireland are the worst paid in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland, unions have claimed.
Workload adding to teachers’ struggle with mental health
Exhausted and overworked teachers are struggling more and more with stress, a survey has revealed.
Teaching post advertised 14 times, figures show
Figures showing teaching posts have been advertised up to 14 times should be a “wake-up call” for Scottish ministers, according to the Liberal Democrats.
Teaching support staff struggle with mental health as classroom vacancies pile on the pressure
Shocking new figures reveal teacher support staff in schools across Aberdeen are crumbling under the pressure of growing work-loads.
Prof Morag Redford: A lesson in how to find more teachers
We are all aware of the shortage of teachers across the north of Scotland and the range of ways local authorities have tried to support teachers to come and teach in our rural schools.
Drive to recruit former oil workers into teaching attracts seven people
A Scottish Government scheme set up to help oil workers who lost their jobs in the downturn retrain as teachers has recruited just nine people since it launched.
Education experts join together to find new head teachers for Scotland’s schools
A crack team of education experts has been assembled to find teachers willing to “rise to the challenge” of leading the nation's schools.
Three years of school time lost due to teacher stress
Teachers in Aberdeen have taken more than 700 days off due to stress in the space of a year.
Guns, knives and furniture used in daily attacks on teachers
North and north-east teachers are being attacked on a daily basis with weapons including BB guns, saws and classroom furniture.
Team of probationers ready to teach across Aberdeenshire
Newly qualified teachers are ready to take up new roles in the classroom at schools across Aberdeenshire next week.
North-east schools to start new term 140 teachers short
Schools in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire will start the year with 140 unfilled teacher vacancies.
Pupil support assistants in Aberdeen schools ‘abused at work on a regular basis’
Pupil support assistants feel undervalued and are being “abused at work on a regular basis” in the city, it has been claimed.
Eight people apply for teaching job on remote Hebridean island
At least eight people have applied to become a teacher for ten children on a remote Hebridean island after a Facebook campaign was launched by parents.
John Swinney faces call to deliver ‘fair pay’ for all school staff
Education Secretary John Swinney is under growing pressure to ensure all school staff receive the same level of pay rise as teachers.