TEACHERS are being made to feel guilty if they do not reply to “how dare you” messages from parents, a union has warned.

A survey of over 1,500 teachers, published today by teachers’ union NASUWT, found that only 5 per cent of teachers did not receive work-related emails outside of school hours.

Teachers told the union they often receive work-related emails, including from parents and school management, when off sick or on maternity leave. Nearly two thirds (63 per cent) said they got emails in the evening, and 55 per cent before the school day began. Fifty-eight per cent received work-related messages at the weekend, and 45 per cent during school holidays.