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Report January/February 2010

 

ATL national president Lesley Ward

Welcome

ATL national president Lesley Ward welcomes readers to her first column - and the first Report - of the new decade.

Features

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Top of the Class

Five ATL members won the award for outstanding new teacher in their regions in the recent Teaching Awards. Shock and surprise sums up their response, as Report editor Alex Tomlin found out when he went to meet them.

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An American education

ATL member Ken Merry experienced a myriad of different education environments on a whistle-stop tour of the United States after winning a Walter Hines Page Scholarship from the English Speaking Union. He unearthed some surprising findings...

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Croydon revival

As one of the four branch officers, Carole Horstead has played a key part in developing the thriving Croydon branch that has sprung up in South London. She sees it as an opportunity to give something back.

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Global warning

To coincide with the release of her new book, Kate Thompson's publishers commissioned a survey of schoolchildren to assess attitudes towards climate change. The results make interesting reading, with 83 per cent saying they are worried about the future of the planet.

Help and advice

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Checks and references

Increasingly, the relationship between a new employer and employee is governed by legislation from fields as wide apart as immigration and health. This article looks at this legislation's impact on the start of an employment relationship in education.

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Body language lessons

How often are you faced with a pupil who has an extremely negative attitude and aggressive body language? Using the right body language in that difficult situation is far more important than the words you use, according to trainer and author Dave Vizard.

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Dr Mary Bousted, ATL general secretary

All in a day's work?

The results of ATL's primary pupil behaviour survey make disturbing reading, says ATL general secretary Mary Bousted, with one in six members who responded to the survey reporting that they had actually suffered physical harm as a result of dealing with a disruptive pupil.

Northern Ireland

The ISA covers nine million people, but how much good will it do? asks director of ATL Northern Ireland, Mark Langhammer

Scotland

ATL Scotland members need to be aware of the issues around registration with the GTCS, says national official for Scotland Keith Robson

Wales

ATL Cymru welcomes education pledges from the new Wales First Minister, says its director Dr Philip Dixon

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