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England’s ‘catch-up’ tutors are being short-changed by private employers

Scheme to remedy Covid education loss sees teachers paid a fraction of hourly rate charged
Australian teachers' workload is snowballing – as their pay lags behind

Jane Caro

Far too many of our teachers, especially when they are young and idealistic, are so afraid of being seen as a slacker they drive themselves into the ground

Frontline workers and BAME groups will not be prioritised for UK vaccines

Vaccine advisers reject prioritisation by race or occupation, including teachers and police
Teachers fear mass Covid testing of pupils in UK schools will be a 'nightmare'

Lateral flow tests could fail to catch asymptomatic cases and spread a false sense of security, union leader says
Dear Gavin Williamson, pupils are not the only ones who need to 'catch up'. You do, too

Michael Rosen

Please reassure us schools will be safe and you will soon be on top of the GCSE and A-levels situation this year
Youngest pupils in England worst affected by Covid learning loss

Data finds those aged six and seven most likely to fall behind in maths and writing

Secret Teacher: teaching children without play was soul-destroying

'What exactly do you hate about teaching?' – our work expert responds

Lisa LaRue

Our careers expert – and you the readers – help a teacher decide how to escape a job that’s making them ill
Teaching is ruining my life, but I don't know what to do instead

I feel trapped in a job I hate and carrying on is not an option. I have other skills, so how do I find my niche?
Teachers on Twitter: why you should join and how to get started

Thanks to inspiring and generous teachers on the social media site, my passion for the job has been renewed
Secret Teacher: Class, I wish I'd told you the truth about my mental health

Few people are brave enough to talk about mental health issues. I wasn’t and I passed up on perhaps the most ‘teachable moment’ of all

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UK workers take fewer sick days in 2020 despite coronavirus

ONS says rate fell from 1.9% to 1.8% as people worked from home, the lowest since records began in 1995
Patter of tiny feet: dancers on leaping into motherhood

Juggling babies and a job is always difficult – what are the particular pressures for performers and how is the industry taking steps to improve?
Boris Johnson: workers will return to offices in 'a few short months'

Prime minister dismisses idea that lockdowns will lead to permanent shift towards working from home
The Hlcarpenter.com view on Alabama’s Amazon rebels: the dignity of labour

Editorial: Workers fighting to form the first union at an Amazon workplace in the US are pioneers in the battle to civilise big-tech capitalism