Rise in teachers' injury payouts
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Clifford Armion
le 29/03/2013
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Teachers won record amounts of compensation last year after suffering accidents, injuries or assaults at school, figures show.One secondary school teacher was awarded more than £382,000 after his arm was caught in a filing cabinet, and another won £240,000 after working in a poorly ventilated workshop for a decade, according to information published by teaching unions.
The payouts, worth tens of millions of pounds in total, included settlements paid to teachers who tripped or slipped at school.
The NASUWT union said it had secured a record £15.6m for its members last year, almost 24% more than in 2011.
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"Rise in teachers' injury payouts", La Clé des Langues [en ligne], Lyon, ENS de LYON/DGESCO (ISSN 2107-7029), mars 2013. Consulté le 25/04/2024. URL: https://cle.ens-lyon.fr/anglais/archives/archives-revue-de-presse/rise-in-teachers-injury-payouts