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NASUWT: Pushed to the brink of suicide by work
Members report the cost of stress and illness
by Felicity Collier in Manchester
TEACHERS are being pushed to the brink of suicide by work pressures, NASUWT said yesterday.
In a survey of nearly 5,000 teachers, a number admitted having suicidal thoughts.
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