I also commend the teaching profession for the fact that, despite the absence levels in schools and the fact that stress is a factor in that absence, the absences in the teaching profession are lower than for any other local authority employee group because of the level of teachers' commitment to working in the classrooms of Scotland.As Richard Lochhead will be aware from his discussions with Aberdeenshire Council, we wrote to every local authority in Scotland in November, asking them for information on the matter. When we get...