Depressed, stressed: teachers in crisis

1 September 2008—Teaching is rated as one of the most stressful jobs in the country. The Sunday Observer recently used Teacher Support Network statistics, among others, to paint a very accurate picture of the state of things for educators across the UK.

Teacher Support Scotland launches National Support Service

Teacher Support Scotland today launched its telephone and online support services for serving and retired teachers across the nation at Commercial Primary School in Dunfermline.

More teachers turn to Support Network for help

8 August 2008—More teachers and education professionals turned to the Teacher Support Network Group for assistance between April and June than during the same time last year, the charity has reported.

Quarterly Report Highlights

7 August 2008—The total number of interactions handled across all charities between April and June 2008 was 26,569. This is compared to 22,817 interactions between April and June 2007 and 23,032 in the last quarter. InfoCentre factsheets made up the largest number of interactions (82 per cent) while telephone calls represented 16 per cent. Online Coaching, although in use more than last quarter, still accounted for 2 per cent of all interactions.



 

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