How Much Sleep Should a Teacher be Getting?
A teacher’s life can be hectic, especially if they work on a full-time schedule, full planning and preparation, and must deal with several raising concerns within a school environment. Now, the summer break is upon us and teachers can, if they choose to, have up to six weeks off. Some teachers decide to carry on […]
Ofsted Introducing Mental Health Inspections
Under the new inspection regime this year, Ofsted will be checking whether schools have certain systems in place to identify children whose mental health is evident or deteriorating. Ofsted will be utilising these checks in collaboration with local services to see how they respond to children with ill mental health as well as how timely […]
How Can We make Pupils Curious?
Curiosity, as we all know, is very useful for somebody learning. We tend to recall things that interest us whereas anything we find uninteresting tends to fade from memory over time. Educators tend to provoke curiosity by posing a question to the class and they must figure out a way to answer, however it often […]
Isolation Punishment Damaging Mental Health
It has come to light via a new study, that students having isolation sessions to punish them in school is severely damaging their mental health; this comes as Mind (the mental health charity) urgently asks the government to give schools proper guidance on the use of isolation rooms and seclusion. Isolation can induce distress in […]
Protests Against LGBT Teaching Facing 70 Schools
It is 2019 isn’t it? We do live in an era where people can be what they want and be happy to do so don’t we? We do live in one of the most developed countries in the world, don’t we? Parents Protest Seventy schools in England are suffering through protests from parents because they […]