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TEACHER welfare is being treated as collateral damage, trade unionists warned today after more than nine in 10 staff canvassed reported deteriorating mental health.
A survey by the NASUWT teachers’ union found that 91 per cent of respondents consider their job has adversely affected their mental health in the last year.
Ministers, employers and inspectors are failing in their duty of care to teachers, the union charged, as excessive workloads and the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic has seen stress levels reach unprecedented heights.
MATT WRACK issues a clarion call for a rejuvenation of public services for the sake of our communities and our young people
With 170,000 children living in poverty in north-east England and teachers leaving in droves over 20 per cent real-terms pay cuts since 2010, all while private companies siphon off billions, it is time to unite and fight for education, writes MATT WRACK