EXTRA pressures being placed on teachers have been acknowledged by Education Secretary Damian Hinds.

Mr Hinds also suggested that schools were a “special case” for funding, along with the NHS which has just received a major budget boost.

He said: “One of my commitments to the profession is: I can’t promise [there will be] no change but I can say we need a period now of less change and making sure that there is a good period of time to adjust before something new comes in.”

On funding, Mr Hinds said: “Education is a special case too. We’re responsible for helping to drive productivity, which drives economic growth.

“We need people to fill the jobs of the future, and we are also in the business of helping kids grow up into happy and fulfilled adults.”