Friday
‘Sex abuse in schools is an issue that shames us all’
Sexual harassment is a feature of every school and every college – but we can’t fix the problem alone, says Geoff Barton
Are schools on the brink of a burnout crisis?
The teaching profession was already ravaged by burnout due to excessive working and exhaustion – and then the pandemic arrived to fan the flames. Jessica Powell investigates the primary causes of workplace stress for teachers, the impact of Covid – and what schools can do to protect the wellbeing of their staff
Thursday
Teaching assistant workload flagged in new pay talks
Union asks if extra work of teaching assistants during pandemic is sustainable as it re-enters urgent talks seeking 10 per cent pay rise
Delays to teacher pay talks ‘not conducive to recovery’
Scotland’s biggest teaching union says it is ‘frustrated and disappointed’ over slow pace of pay negotiations
New ‘lead teacher’ posts to be introduced in August
But union boss says plans have been ‘watered down’, citing lack of leadership and funding
Teaching job interviews: how to withdraw on the day
If you go to a teacher job interview and feel that the role just isn’t for you, what should do?
Tuesday
Bring back face masks in class now, teachers demand
Schools with ‘poor ventilation’ should also be helped amid spread of Delta variant, government told
‘Lack of Covid guidance puts pregnant teachers at risk’
Government guidance is vague and outdated – so how can pregnant teachers protect themselves, asks Victoria Addis
Monday
Fresh call for cuts to class sizes and contact time
Dramatic reductions in class sizes and contact time envisaged by 2030 in proposals tabled at EIS conference
Teachers taking second jobs to ‘put food on the table’
Concerns over teachers on ‘zero-hour contracts’ raised in an open letter to the education secretary
