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Online survey for teachers: schools role in promoting sport, play and physical activity

4 September 2008—The National Centre for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) wishes to test (on behalf of the Department for Health) draft recommendations on the promotion in school and community settings of physical activity, play and sport for pre-school and school age children with professionals in theeducation sector.

New online coaching services for teachers launched

3 September 2008—Our coaching process helps solve problems in a manner that is challenging but non-judgemental, caring but professional and, most of all, effective; developing the confidence to take whatever action is necessary.

Depressed, stressed: teachers in crisis

1 September 2008—Teaching is rated as one of the most stressful jobs in the country. The Sunday Observer recently used Teacher Support Network statistics, among others, to paint a very accurate picture of the state of things for educators across the UK.

Teacher Support Scotland launches National Support Service

21 August 2008—Teacher Support Scotland today launched its telephone and online support services for serving and retired teachers across the nation at Commercial Primary School in Dunfermline.

Urgent appeal for teachers in need

9 August 2008—The credit crunch has hit many teachers hard. More of them are coming to us for debt advice and grants to help them cope with financial hardship. As a result, we paid out over 50% more in grants in April than we had budgeted for.

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Mental health: combating stigma

17 July 2008—There is a great deal of stigma attached to mental heath. Unfortunately there is a widely-held notion that such issues affect only those on society's margins and that those who experience these kinds of conditions are likely to be unable to function successfully at work.

When is being right wrong?

8 July 2008—The Liberal Democrat's assertion that they will scrap SATs for seven to 14 year olds should they win the next general election is an interesting development in the ever-raging debate around assessment. Hardly a week goes by without an academic, interest group or think tank expressing contradictory opinions over their effectiveness as a means of gauging a child's potential, encouraging learning or educating society more generally.

They’re called teachers!

27 June 2008—Last week, the shadow education secretary, Michael Gove, issued a statement declaring that ‘progressive’ teaching methods have caused great damage to the British education system. He was quoted in The Guardian as saying: "This misplaced ideology has let down generations of children…it privileges temporary relevance over a permanent body of knowledge which should be passed on from generation to generation. We need to tackle [it] wherever it occurs."



  

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