Teacher paid £230,000 compensation after slipping in ketchup

KEY

Question 1

            a) FALSE “The settlement is just part of more than £1 million of compensation payments made to injured teachers by Essex County Council over the past three years.”

            b) TRUE “ the claim could have cost up to £500,000 if taken to trial”

            c) FALSE  “As a union we will support members who pursue claims for personal injury when we feel they have been poorly treated by management in schools“

            d) FALSE “all payouts were total figures including claimant damages, legal fees and other costs related to the case, such as third-party medical fees.“

Question 2

            a) The teacher was walking to the staff room when he fell onto the floor after stepping on what finally turned out to be ketchup.

            b) The Council is really concerned about these issues, which they study thoroughly; they agree to pay only if they think they are responsible.

Question 3

a)       award / awarded

b)       severe

c)       bizarre

            d)   run out

            e)   liable

Question 4

a)       The Council has awarded a teacher a £230,000 compensation payout.

                   The Council has awarded a £230,000 compensation payout to a teacher.

b)       As a union we will support members who pursue claims for personal injury when we feel they have been poorly treated by management in schools.

As a union members who pursue claims for personal injury will be supported when we feel they have been poorly treated by management in schools.

c)       Jerry Glazier: “Schools are generally very safe environments but employers have a duty of care to protect both teachers and pupils."

Jerry Glazier said that schools were generally very safe environments but employers had a duty of care to protect both teachers and pupils.