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.
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.
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.
British couple killed on Greek island holiday named
A British couple killed in a buggy accident on the Greek island of Santorini have been named as teachers Milly and Toby Savill.
Primary schools hit by decline in number of music teachers
The number of music teachers working in Scottish primary schools has dropped by more than 40% over the last seven years, official figures have revealed.
Teachers accept 13% pay proposal after ‘successful campaign’
Teachers across Scotland have overwhelmingly accepted a 13% pay proposal with their campaign heralded a significant success.
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.