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Teachers across the UK are suffering panic attacks in the classroom, working 60-hour weeks and trying to exit the profession for good. Ellie Harrison talks to educators and charity leaders to find out what’s at the root of the misery – and what changes need to happen

Teachers taking their work home with them "masks' the true scale of workload challenges, with fixed hours needed to 'uncover' the extent of the problem

The publication of this year’s International Barometer of Education Staff (I-BEST 2023) offers the unusual opportunity to hear directly from over 26,000 educators from around the world. Whilst the profile and context of the countries involved varies significantly, I am struck by how much commonality there is in the broad trends reported by researchers. Of course there are meaningful differences in the experience of autonomy at work, access to healthcare and salary across participating countr...

Ministers have been trying to drive down teacher workload for the best part of a decade, with progress slowing significantly in recent years

Headteacher Lisa Telling can remember her daughter asking her to promise she would not hurt herself when they were discussing a recent Ofsted inspection

Vaultree, a startup leveraging homomorphic encryption technologies for security applications, has raised $12.8 million in venture capital.

Stubborn rates of depression, anxiety signal deep problems for our school workforce. We can’keep ignoring the causes of burnout, says Sinéad Mc Brearty

Monthly pay does not cover basic outgoings, with many having to drive taxis, clean and do bar work in their spare time

Triple the number of school staff calling a crisis support helpline have been assessed a suicide risk as the cost-of-living crisis takes its toll

Funeral Mass on Tuesday at 11am in  St Mary of the Visitation Church Killybegs. Mass will be live streamed on www.mcnmedia.tv Removal afterwards to Lakelands Crematorium, Cavan for Cremation Due to current restrictions house and funeral are private to family only. Those who  wish to sympathise with the family can do so via the online book of condolence on RIP.ie. Family flowers only please donations in lieu if desired to Cancer Care West  c/o any family member or Mc Brearty funeral directors