The percentage of teachers treated by the union service who were diagnosed with depression, which reached 13.45 of the cases managed (compared to 12.7% in the 2022-23 academic year), and the levels of anxiety (69.9% of cases) and of medical leave (16.1%). These are data from the latest report of the Teachers’ Ombudsman, presented by ANPE Independent Union, to support teachers who are victims of conflict situations. ANPE has warned of the increase in the complexity of cases of conflict suffered by teachers and the impact that these situations have on the mental health of teachers is also growing.
In the 2023-2024 academic year The number of actions increased by 7.9% compared to to the previous course. In total, the service carried out 2,101 actions, 153 more than the previous year, most of them concentrated in Secondary (44.6%) and Primary (36.6%).
The national vice president of ANPE, Sonia García, pointed out that “the high incidence of problems associated with mental health In the teaching community it is closely linked to the growing bureaucratic overload and the lack of resources provided by the Administration to face educational challenges.
The comparison with the Pandemic
«The pandemic was an explosion in relation to the mental health cases treated, but that percentage does not decrease, not even in the cases that the students have. It is a red light and the administration has to provide a remedy and resources,” added Teresa Hernández Jiménez, state coordinator of the ANPE Teacher Ombudsman.
García added that, in addition, the scenario is “very politicized and ideologized,” and that “impacts on education”. “The minister referred to the fact that this was going to be the teachers’ legislature, we received it as very good news, but we do not see a clear will to carry it out,” he protested about the management of the person responsible for the Government’s educational policies, Pilar Alegría.
ANPE is waiting for “the call of the Ministry”, because he is “without news from the negotiation table to start talking about the teaching professional career.” According to the vice president of ANPE, a large percentage of the problems are related to the administration.
“With this professional teaching career, many of these problems would be reduced,” he advanced, in reference to issues such as the drop in ratios, the maximum teaching hours, the figure of the well-being coordinator, the management of “increasingly diverse” classrooms and that Teachers are increasingly asking them to also address more “social skills”, such as conciliation, mental health and mobile phones.
«It’s hard, more and more teachers are calling us crying. And when an adult cries, it alarms us and worries us, because more and more teachers are missing.
Teresa Hernandez
state coordinator of the Teacher Ombudsman.
Meanwhile, he concluded, “it is not provided with resources or time, and the teacher is a retaining wall “who is not recognized for his work.” For all these reasons, the union demanded that this teaching career be legislated, a plan to improve school coexistence be promoted, there be greater coordination of the autonomous communities, a mGreater Ministry leadership and an adequate budget.
The problems most addressed in this teacher assistance tool during the last year were those related, in relative terms, to false accusations and problems with the administration (both with 36.6%) and lack of respect (34%). In problems with students, problems with teaching and attacks increase; In the relationship with parents, the cases of harassment addressed continue and in other problems those related to administration increase.
«It’s hard, they call us more and more crying teachers. And when an adult cries, it alarms us and worries us, because more and more teachers are lacking,” concluded Teresa Hernández, state coordinator of the Teachers’ Ombudsman.
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