1.3m school working days lost to mental ill health in five years
More than 1.3 million school working days have been lost due to mental ill health reasons in Scotland since April 2018. A freedom of information request from the Scottish Lib Dems showed that the number of school and nursery staff days lost has risen from 172,690 in 2018/19 to 301,314 in 2023/24.South Lanarkshire had the highest number in 2022/23 with 27,563 days lost.
This was followed by Glasgow on 22,136 days and North Lanarkshire on 20,745 days. Scottish Liberal Democrat education spokesperson Willie Rennie MSP warned of the “mounting toll” of mental health absences among Scottish education staff.Rennie said: “These troubling figures show the mounting toll that mental health absences among teachers and staff are taking across our schools and nurseries.
From rising violence in classrooms to a lack of support to tackle the attainment gap, the message that successive Scottish Education Secretaries have sent is that teachers are on their own.“When learning environments are turning into pressure-cookers, it’s no wonder staff are going off sick.
It’s time to stop asking our education staff to perform miracles. I want to see the government get back to basics by ensuring teachers and staff have the resources and support that they need.”A Scottish Government spokesperson said: “The Scottish Government values the education workforce, which is why it is vital to understand their needs and ensure they have the right support they need to carry out their important roles.
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