MORE than 1000 Scottish teachers in the last two years have called a specialist phoneline set up to help classroom staff deal with stress.
MORE than 1000 Scottish teachers in the last two years have called a specialist phoneline set up to help classroom staff deal with stress.
warning: Unions say teachers are being stretched to the limit.
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Andrew Denholm Education Correspondent
Figures from the charity Teacher Support Scotland also show the number of issues reported more than doubled between 2010 and 2011 – from 675 to 1389.
Concerns raised by teachers range from health problems and anxiety to sleeplessness and the breakdown of relationships. Earlier this year, the Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) teaching union announced record payouts to teachers and college lecturers as a result of stress – including the largest out-of-court payment for a single case of £250,000.
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