Tag: teachers
Teachers work extreme unpaid hours
Many teachers work extreme levels of unpaid overtime, according to the Trades Union Congress (TUC). Interpreting recent official statistics, the TUC claims that roughly...
Teachers amongst healthiest workers in UK
Teaching is the second healthiest profession in the country, according to a new survey released in December. The survey of 3,000 workers, by health...
More teachers seek help with mental health
A charity providing telephone and online support for teachers experiencing common mental health problems has seen a marked increase in its service use over...
No joined-up thinking
Government recommendations for teaching reading are putting out contradictory signals, says Debbie Hepplewhite. So which reading instruction methods are teachers expected to follow?
NDCS launch Fingerspellathon
The National Deaf Children’s Society is launching the UK’s biggest ever Fingerspellathon campaign. Teachers across the UK are invited to join the campaign which...