7 h. ago Orkney primary school teaching post vacant since March 2019, figures show

The Scottish Liberal Democrats said data they have uncovered shows more than 1,350 teaching posts have had to be readvertised by local authorities in the last two years.

Culture

19 h. ago Anneka was told she had kidney failure in her 30s. The cause? Undetected high blood pressure. As cases skyrocket, she now reveals the signs that were missed

It was only by chance that Anneka Murphy discovered the awful truth. While at work one day, the primary school teacher was accidentally pricked by the needle of a diabetic pupil's insulin syringe.

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24 h. ago 'I was one of the most recognisable faces on TV but I gave it all up to become a teacher'

A face many people grew up with on CBBC and CITV Michael Underwood left his life in front of camera to become a primary school teacher in South West London

Politics

42 h. ago Teacher accused of 'upskirting' girls fled to Australia to work after being suspended

A teacher had been working at the school in Helensburgh, Scotland for seven years before he was accused of a series inappropriate behaviour towards teenage girls

Economics

63 h. ago Wales is recruiting ‘nowhere near enough’ secondary teachers

Only a third of the number of secondary school teachers have been recruited

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3 d. ago Galston Primary receives positive report following Education Scotland inspection

Inspectors rated the school's learning, teaching and assessment areas as 'good' while raising attainment and achievement received a 'very good' grade.

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4 d. ago Nearly 50 years ago a teacher was fatally stabbed in a school hallway. A teen who had a knife inscribed with ‘Teacher Dear’ has been named as the killer

Diane Peterson was found outside her classroom in 1978 with a single stab wound to her chest

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5 d. ago Baltimore schools sued for failing to protect students from a predatory teacher

Three women are suing Baltimore’s public school system, alleging they were sexually abused by a special education teacher decades ago

Society

5 d. ago ‘It’s so boring’: Gen Z parents don’t like reading to their kids

Screen time has increasingly replaced story time, and experts warn this could lead to children falling behindLast week, former elementary school teacher Spencer Russell posed a question to parents who follow his Instagram account, Toddlers Can Read: “Why aren’t you reading aloud to your kids?”The responses, which Russell shared with the Guardian, ranged from embarrassed to annoyed to angry. “It’s so boring,” said one parent. “I don’t have time,” said another. One mother wrote in: “I don’t enjoy reading myself.” Continue reading...

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5 d. ago ‘It’s so boring’: gen Z parents don’t like reading to their kids – and educators are worried

Screen time has increasingly replaced story time, and experts warn this could lead to children falling behindLast week, former elementary school teacher Spencer Russell posed a question to parents who follow his Instagram account, Toddlers Can Read: “Why aren’t you reading aloud to your kids?”The responses, which Russell shared with the Guardian, ranged from embarrassed to annoyed to angry. “It’s so boring,” said one parent. “I don’t have time,” said another. One mother wrote in: “I don’t enjoy reading myself.” Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Teacher who 'had sex with boy before first school bell' arrested 'moments after'

A biology teacher has been accused of engaging in a sexual relationship with one of her students – she allegedly had sex with him just moments before the school bell on the day of her arrest

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7 d. ago Disgraced businessman and sex attacker Mohamed al Fayed 'bought Princess Diana's old school to groom and rape underage girls', sensational new book on dead monster claims

A former teacher at West Heath School in Sevenoaks, Kent has revealed how the disgraced businessman bought the school on the promise to protect Diana's legacy.

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9 d. ago Special Tony for educators goes to NYC high school teacher who urges students to 'step out the box'

The special Tony Award that honors educators is going to a New York public high school teacher who shows how theater skills can apply to a career in the arts and also far away from it

Society

9 d. ago Former school teaching assistant caught with the most serious child abuse images

The judge said the defendant posed a high risk to male children

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1 week ago Trump again suggests Harvard is teaching students ‘2+2= 4’ and says Ivy league school getting its ‘a** kicked’

The president suggested that the escalation of his beef with the school had been because ‘they want to show how smart they are’

Politics

1 week ago Teacher bags Greek getaway for just £20.70 using easy travel hack

Jerry Lucas, a primary school teacher from Nottingham, successfully ‘Bid for a Break’ with Jet2holidays, meaning she will jet off to Ajul Luxury Hotel & Spa Resort in Halkidiki, Greece, for £20.70

Economics

1 week ago Teacher banned from classroom after encouraging pupils to sign petition to remove headteacher

Police officers had to be stationed at school gates over threats received after petition gained 6,000 signatures, panel hears

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1 week ago Teacher who started online petition to remove London school head for ‘racism’ banned

Joshua Adusei, 31, encouraged students in the playground at the Harris Academy Tottenham in north London to sign the petition in April 2021

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1 week ago Teacher banned after starting online petition to remove headteacher for ‘racism’

Joshua Adusei, 31, encouraged students to sign the petition

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1 week ago Hundreds mourn at Walkerton, Ont., school vigil for teacher, students killed in crash

Hundreds mourn at Walkerton, Ont., school vigil for teacher, students killed in crash  CBC

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