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by Matt Trinder
Industrial reporter
TEACHERS have called for more support for those suffering from “long Covid” as new data reveals the profession has the second highest prevalence rate of the debilitating condition.
Figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that the sector is the second hardest hit, with 114,000 people affected.
This is just behind healthcare, where 122,000 workers have reported suffering long-term health issues after contracting the virus.
MATT WRACK issues a clarion call for a rejuvenation of public services for the sake of our communities and our young people
With 170,000 children living in poverty in north-east England and teachers leaving in droves over 20 per cent real-terms pay cuts since 2010, all while private companies siphon off billions, it is time to unite and fight for education, writes MATT WRACK
MICAELA TRACEY-RAMOS explains how Britain’s largest union is putting pressure on the British government to recognise the Palestinian state and end its complicity with Israel’s murderous actions