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TEACHERS in Edinburgh are having their pay deducted after refusing to work with “violent” pupils.
The NASUWT union accused Edinburgh council today of “bullying and intimidating” teachers at the Kaimes School by sending them home without pay for refusing to teach children who allegedly pose a threat to their welfare.
The 11 teachers at the special educational needs school say that eight pupils are a physical danger to them and that there is documented evidence of this.
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