| Good morning, Teachers are backing the return of schools in Scotland but only one in five believe schools are safe for teachers and pupils to return, the interim results from a survey by the Educational Institute of Scotland have indicated. A total of 64 per cent of teachers support the decision to re-open schools, but just three per cent are “very confident” in the evidence to support a safe return to school, the EIS said. Scotland's largest teaching union opened their survey earlier this week with 24,000 completing the survey by Thursday morning. Full results will be released next week. Nearly two-thirds of teachers feel either ‘somewhat unsafe’ or ‘very unsafe’ about returning to school, with 58 per cent expressing a “lack of confidence” in the ability of the government’s Test and Protect scheme to cope with potential demand. Message from the editor While I have your attention, I also have an important request to make of you. With the coronavirus lockdown having a major impact on many of our advertisers - and consequently the revenue we receive - we are more reliant than ever on you taking out a digital subscription. Subscribe to scotsman.com and enjoy unlimited access to Scottish news and information online and on our app. With a digital subscription, you can read more than 5 articles, see fewer ads, enjoy faster load times, and get access to exclusive newsletters and content. Visit https://www.scotsman.com/subscriptions now to sign up. Our journalism costs money and we rely on advertising, print and digital revenues to help to support them. By supporting us, we are able to support you in providing trusted, fact-checked content for this website. Your feedback is really important, please email me with any comments and suggestions at joy.yates@jpimedia.co.uk Joy Yates Editorial Director JPIMedia Scotland | 