Teacher Support Network

Counselling, information and research for all teachers

TSN on the Thames

Join TSN and Recourse for a summer evening of dinner and dancing on the Thames - and help us raise £5,000 to support staff in education.

A lighthouse in the dark

Coaching: our certified coaches will help you understand your situation so that you can find a way forward

Counselling: it may be appropriate for you to have counselling sessions with one of our British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) accredited counsellors

Money Box

Money advice: we can help you through your financial problems with coaching from one of our money advisors

Grants: some teachers may be eligible to receive financial assistance. We offer emergency grants. Terms and conditions apply

Woman holding a map looking for direction

Information: our coaches have a thorough understanding of the education system and the details of life in the classroom.

Signposting: we may not always have the answer to your problem, but we will point you in the direction of other organisations that may be able to help.
 

Tassa's story

Tassa's story shows how teachers end up leaving the profession from a lack of understanding and support. Teaching can be a lonely profession, particularly if you start to lose confidence. 

Features

We are inviting expressions of interest from you, to take part in independent research that is being carried out on our behalf. You would be asked to give about 30 minutes or so of your time, either: during one telephone conversation, or over several shorter sessions online.

Kathryn Lovewell

At a recent well-being teacher training session, I uncovered a serious can of worms when I asked the staff about the quality and quantity of their sleep. It was shocking. Not one member of staff was getting enough sleep, never mind quality sleep! Did you know that less than 6 hours sleep affects your coordination, reaction times and judgement? (British Journal of Occupational & Environmental Medicine)

Julian Stanley's SECED column

Does the bad weather have an impact on teachers’ health and wellbeing? Julian Stanley considers the cost of a long winter.

The inquest of a teacher from the Midlands has recorded a suicide verdict. The body of headteacher Helen Mann from Stourport-on-Severn was found in the school in November last year.

Julian Stanley's SECED column

Following the teaching union conferences, Julian Stanley considers how to tackle the reality of increasing workloads.

Gall Twitter gael ei ddefnyddio gan athrawon yn y stafell ddosbarth er mwyn helpu gyda phob math o bethau sy’n gysylltiedig ag astudiaethau, bywydau preifat, materion ystafell ddosbarth, gwaith cartref a materion ysgol. Gyda pheth dychymyg does dim terfyn ar yr hyn a allwch ei wneud. Dyma ugain syniad i chi gael dechrau.

Twitter can be used by teachers in the classroom to help with a whole manner of things relating to studies, private lives, classroom issues, homework and school issues. With a little imagination there is no limit to what you can do. Here are twenty one ideas to get you started.

News

We are inviting expressions of interest from you, to take part in independent research that is being carried out on our behalf. You would be asked to give about 30 minutes or so of your time, either: during one telephone conversation, or over several shorter sessions online. Friday 17 May 2013
Teachers are increasingly turning to payday loan companies in an attempt to make ends meet, one teaching union is claiming. Tuesday 26 March 2013
Teachers and education professionals work an extra 11 hours a week on average, research has shown, coming second in a top ten list of occupations most likely to work unpaid overtime.   Monday 25 March 2013
This year, we want to help even more teachers, but we want to make sure that we are helping people in the right way. So we thought we’d ask the experts - you. Wednesday 23 January 2013
Stress is making teachers ill, with more of them needing sick leave to cope with it.  Wednesday 09 January 2013
Our round-up of news stories affecting staff in further education and higher education, from the last fortnight. Wednesday 19 December 2012