INSANE: 13 - The Real Truth

School staff quit for better paid jobs in supermarkets as cost of living crisis bites

Headteachers are struggling to recruit and then retain staff with some having no interviewees for roles as candidates work out they can earn more stocking shelves

Daily Mirror · May 6, 2022

Northern Ireland teaching union votes for industrial action

“Today’s ballot result must be a wake-up call to the Minister."

Belfast Live · Apr 26, 2022

Children coming across far-right material when researching, teachers say

NASUWT conference told of ‘online infiltration’ of views such as Holocaust denial among genuine accounts

The Guardian - UK · Apr 18, 2022

Teachers’ leader calls for crackdown on ‘bad bosses’ in private schools

Patrick Roach has said there is a ‘growing list of shame’ where private schools are using ‘fire and rehire’ policies.

The Independent UK · Apr 17, 2022

Parents expect 24/7 work from teachers after pandemic, union conference told

Teachers have discussed the toll on their mental health.

The Independent UK · Apr 17, 2022

Bigger classes harming pupils’ progress, say 9 in 10 UK teachers

Teaching union calls for cap on class sizes for all key stages as staff warn they cannot meet learning needs of all children

The Guardian - UK · Apr 17, 2022

Teachers urge action on class sizes as three-quarters say numbers have gone up

Nearly four in 10 teachers say their class size has increased significantly over the last five years.

The Independent UK · Apr 16, 2022

Teachers vote to press Government for compulsory lessons about sexism

The motion was agreed at the NASUWT teaching union’s annual conference in Birmingham.

The Independent UK · Apr 16, 2022

UK teachers ‘popping pills’ as workload grinds them down, union told

NASUWT conference delegates condemn nonstop culture that puts colleagues on long-term sick leave

The Guardian - UK · Apr 16, 2022

Teachers oppose pay freeze with six in 10 supporting strike action

In a survey, 98% of teachers in the Nasuwt union said they opposed a pay freeze while 62% support strike action.

The Independent UK · Apr 16, 2022