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The Kaye Adams Programme: Teacher salaries, Staycations in Aviemore and are right to demonise white bread?

07/06/2017

Teacher salaries, Staycations in Aviemore and are right to demonise white bread?

BBC Radio Scotland - The Kaye Adams Programme, Teacher salaries, Staycations in Aviemore and are right to demonise white bread?

£36,000 a year - are we selling our teachers short and do they deserve more?

£36,000 a year - are we selling our teachers short and do they deserve more? Plus staycations in Aviemore and do we need to encourage our boys to cry?

Larry Flanagan, the General Secretary of the EIS, has said that teacher salaries have fallen in real terms by an equivalent of 16% since 2003.
Members of the Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) teaching union have threatened strike action and the issue will be debated at their annual general meeting in Perth later this week.
£36,000 a year - are we selling our teachers short, do they deserve more?

What do you do when illness strikes not you but your nearest and dearest?
Alison Murdoch talks about how her life changed forever when husband Simon developed a brain injury.

Our destination this week is Aviemore.
Colin Simpson is Tourism Co-ordinator at the Highland Council, Mike Gale is the owner of G2 outdoor activity company and Tilly Smith is the manager of the Cairngorm Reindeer in Aviemore.

It's summer and with that comes graduation for many young people...beyond the celebrations - are young people ready to be part of the work force? According to a recent survey by Technology Scotland, a trade body for the tech industry, 70% of employers believe there is a disconnect between University and employment.
Ann Duff is a Careers advisor at the University of Glasgow, Lochlan O'Sullivan is a Recruitment Consultant and Caitie Beattie has recently graduated.

Facebook's Safety Check feature, allows users to mark themselves as "safe", and was well used in the aftermath of the attack in London at the weekend. But does it really help in emergencies?

According to a new survey from the National Citizen Service (NCS), 51% of 16 and 17 years questioned said they had cried due to exam stress.
A gender breakdown shows 29% of young men admitted they had felt this way, along with 73% of girls. Should we be encouraging more of our boys to have a 'good cry' - what are the benefits of crying?

Researchers at Israel's Weizmann Institute of Science conducted research which saw 20 participants spending one week eating either white or wheat bread as 25 percent of their entire diet. They then measured health effects. The result? According to the researchers, there weren't any differences. Are we right to demonise white bread?

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