'I feel physically sick when I enter the classroom'

I feel physically sick when I enter the classroom Credit: ITV News Central

A primary school teacher from Derbyshire has told ITV News Central she's so worn down by the demands of the job she feels 'physically sick' when she walks into the classroom.

Jean, not her real name, agreed to speak to our correspondent Peter Bearne on the condition that we protected her identity by using an actor's voice.

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