Spirit measure

9 June 2009—Teacher Support Network have been quoted in a Times Educational Supplement (TES) about teachers and alcohol abuse. The article, published in June, discussed the increasing trend of teachers turning to alcohol after a stressful day in the classroom. Continue Reading

Minimum Design Standard for BSF scheme

26 May 2009—Teacher Support Network has been quoted in a SecEd article about the creation of a Minimum Design Standard for the Building Schools for the Future (BSF) scheme.

The report explains that educationalists will now be included on the panel to assess the BSF scheme as well as continuing to be assessed by school architecture experts on the Campaign for Architecture and the Built Environment’s (CABE).

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You're a person that happens to be a teacher

22 May 2009—Teacher Support Network was recently quoted in the Times Educational Supplement Scotland question page on behaviour.
The article posed the question" "I work in the main school in a small town and I’ve started seeing older pupils out at weekends. They tease me in class about what I was wearing and who I was with. How do I deal with this when it's none of their business?"
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Young breed of ‘Stepford heads’ threaten staff wellbeing, delegates told

12 May 2009—Teacher Support Network have been quoted in a Times Education Supplement article about headteachers, and how they have "become school leaders before acquiring the skills and judgement needed to manage properly." Continue Reading

Pupil input to school design found wanting

11 May 2009—Pupils and teachers were given little opportunity to shape rebuilds or refurbishments undertaken as part of the £55 billion programme. Continue Reading

Wales on Sunday reports on violence in the classroom

10 May 2009—There were around 90 cases of pupils caught in possession of a weapon at schools across the nation during the last academic year and hundreds more cases of pupils attacking other children. Continue Reading

Cyberbullying affects 1 in 10 teachers, says survey

9 May 2009—Teacher Support Network has been quoted in a Guardian article about the survey it carried out in partnership with the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL). Continue Reading



 

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