Teachers mental health ‘worrying’

The numb er of teachers suffering with their mental health is “extremely worrying”, the Education Secretary has said.

A survey by teachers’ union NASUWT found 64 per cent of Scotland’s teachers said their mental health has suffered because of their work in the last year.

More than three-quarters of teachers also said workplace stress has increased over the last 12 months.

Questioned about the survey’ sf in ding sin the Scottish Parliament, Education Secretary John Swinney said :“No teacher should feel like their job adversely affects their mental health. Well-being, both mental and physical, affects us all and should be rightly taken seriously.

“These survey findings are therefore extremely worrying.

“Local authorities as employers have a duty of care for all of their staff, including teachers.

“The Scottish Government, along with local authorities, is already taking action to address conditions that affect well-being by putting in additional support for teachers to tackle workload issues and improve recruitment and retention rates.”