Jaded millennials urged to consider teaching
Jaded millennials looking for a career change are being targeted to boost the teaching workforce.
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David Knight: Teachers seem like Spitfire pilots thrown into the new Battle of Britain in schools
Even the numbskulls in our mathematics class knew the problem we were facing was going to end badly.
Teacher numbers fall in Highlands and islands over the last year
The number of teachers working in Highland schools has fallen by 88 over the last year, according to Scottish Government figures.
Teacher training targets for England missed
The government has missed its own targets for recruiting enough trainee teachers, sparking fresh warnings about shortages in key subjects such as maths and science.
Secondary school teaching vacancies on the rise in Aberdeen
Secondary school teaching vacancies have risen in Aberdeen, according to new data revealing the city now has the most unfilled posts of any Scottish local authority.
Nicola Sturgeon challenged over rising stress levels of police officers, social workers and teachers
Nicola Sturgeon was yesterday challenged over figures which claim to show an 11% increase in the number of days police officers have been off sick due to mental ill health.
Teacher shortage blamed for pupils travelling to study core subjects
Teacher shortages have been blamed for some north-east pupils having to make taxi trips of up to 40 miles to receive lessons in core subjects.
Shortage of Stem teachers limiting classes in north-east schools
A chronic shortage of specialist teachers is preventing some north-east youngsters from taking the Stem subjects they are passionate about.
Shetland Islands Council fails for the ‘first time in a long time’ to recruit supply teacher
The bank of primary school teachers in the isles appears to be running dry after Shetland Islands Council failed for the “first time in a long time” to recruit to a temporary classroom job.
Highland Council begins phased approach to school budget cuts
Highland Council is beginning a “phased approach” to targeting cuts in its education budget.
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.
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.
Workload adding to teachers’ struggle with mental health
Exhausted and overworked teachers are struggling more and more with stress, a survey has revealed.
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.
New approach pays off as 22 new teachers ease Moray recruitment crisis
More than 20 newly trained teachers have been hired to ease classroom shortages across Moray next term, following a shake-up of the recruitment process.
Just one teacher dismissed for incompetence in the last 20 years across north and north-east
Just one teacher has been dismissed for incompetence in the last 20 years across all of the north and north-east, it has emerged.
Highland council scrap decision to axe teacher jobs
Highland Council chiefs have scrapped controversial plans to axe up to 40 secondary teachers in a bid to plug a multi-million pound budget gap.
GMB Union “welcomes” Highland Council decision to save 300 teaching staff
The GMB Union welcomed news that the Highland Council had vetoed proposals to axe 300 specialist teaching roles in schools.
Axing up to 300 educations jobs proposed in draft Highland Council papers
Potential savings outlined in draft Highland Council papers suggest axing up to 300 education jobs – including 40 teachers and 30 additional needs staff – in a bid to plug a £25.8million budget gap.
Moray Council spending on advertising teacher posts slashed – despite recruitment crisis
Moray Council’s advertising spend on teacher vacancies has plummeted - despite the ongoing recruitment crisis.
North teaching crisis deepens: Almost 900 jobs had to be re-advertised
Nearly 900 teaching jobs in the north of Scotland have had to be re-advertised since 2014.