I have recently been coaching some wonderful parents who have a child with ADHD and as a former Deputy Head teacher of many children with unique and different needs, I have been exploring with them how to handle the painful and often overwhelming feelings associated with dealing with the diagnosis that their child is different. […]
I was in a school today to address self esteem, bullying, respect and tolerance and came away exhausted, disillusioned and despairing. The children were only 10 yet the atmosphere of lack of respect for the teacher, visitor, and each other was apparent. I am a very experienced teacher of 25 years and was a Deputy Head […]
Poor pupil behaviour drives 70 per cent of teachers to consider quitting ! There’s a new survey out today from Parentline Plus that suggests that 70% of teachers consider quitting because of stress over children’s behaviour in school. As a former Deputy Head and class teacher for over 22 years I am greatly saddened, but […]
