The NASUWT’s Northern Ireland Annual Conference heard that stress is increasingly affecting teachers, with six in 10 believing their jobs are adversely affecting their mental health.
A motion debated in Belfast supported moves to accredit senior lay officers of the union as “mental health first-aiders”.
A survey of the union’s members revealed that more than 80 per cent experienced increased workplace stress and believe that their jobs have had a negative impact on their wellbeing in the preceding 12 months.
Members said they supported the continuing work of the union in providing support, advice and guidance to teachers who were experiencing mental health stress.
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