‘I’ve been sworn at and physically kicked.’
The words of a teacher who’s told STV News many others are leaving the profession or off sick as they face increasing violence in the classroom and an unsustainable workload.
On Friday, results of a strike ballot by Scotland’s largest teaching union, EIS, are expected over teachers’ workload.
The NASUWT union held a similar ballot, but said it did not meet the threshold to take action.
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