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STRESSED secondary school teachers in Scotland went on strike yesterday following a dispute over their excessive workloads.
The walkout was backed by 91 per cent of teachers’ union SSTA and is the first phase of industrial action.
SSTA general secretary Seamus Searson said the union, the second largest teachers’ union in Scotland, has consistently pushed for a reduction in a system that all sides acknowledge is workload-heavy.
With 12,000 fewer teachers since 2010 and dwindling resources, Scotland’s schools desperately need investment to support diverse learners rather than empty promises from politicians, writes ANDREA BRADLEY
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