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Teachers facing ‘dystopian’ working conditions need new deal on pay – union

Teachers are facing “dystopian levels” of work-related stress and cannot go on much longer without reforms to their pay and conditions, a union has warned. Patrick Roach, general secretary of the NASUWT teaching union, has accused the Government of ...

29 Mar 2024 at 00:01

Scotland

Teachers working more than 11 hours on average extra each week – research

Teachers are working more than 11 hours extra each week on average to tackling their growing complex responsibilities, research has suggested. Scotland’s largest teaching union the Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) has demanded ministers ...

06 Jun 2024 at 09:30

Nearly half of teachers say number of unfilled positions has worsened – poll

Nearly half of teachers in England have seen the number of teaching posts left unfilled or temporarily filled increase over the past year, a survey suggests. More than two in three (71%) of teachers surveyed said staff absence due to sickness ...

14 Apr 2025 at 00:01

‘Excessive workload’ means 44% of teachers work extra day every week, says union

Workload levels mean more than two-fifths of teachers are working the equivalent of an extra day each week – with more than one in 10 working an additional two days without pay, research has found. A survey by the EIS teaching union found 44....

03 Jun 2025 at 10:19

Scotland

Teachers back strike action in consultative ballot over class contact time

A ballot organised by Scotland’s largest teaching union has displayed strong support for strike action, if a long awaited promise to cut teachers’ class contact time is not delivered in the near future. The ballot organised by the ...

29 Aug 2025 at 21:26

Scotland

OECD education report raises ‘significant questions’ for Government, says union

Scotland’s largest teaching union has said there are “significant questions” for the Scottish Government to answer on its support for education. The Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) has called for greater investment from ...

10 Sept 2025 at 14:32

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