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ATL's president Alice Robinson looks at the issues covered in the October 2011 edition of Report
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Report October 2011
Features
Challenging behaviour
The government recently announced revised guidance for education staff to improve discipline in schools. Report explores the issues and asks if it will benefit members
Teaching 'n' learning
The word 'learning' is used a great deal in education, but what is actually meant by it and what is the best way of making learning happen? Taken from ATL's publication Learning: A Sense-maker's Guide, this article attempts to answer those questions
Help and advice
Disability issues
One of the aims of the Equality Act 2010 is to protect disabled people and prevent disability discrimination. ATL solicitor Elizabeth Doherty explains what this means in the workplace
Reps round-up
With widespread change in education, ATL's reps are more important than ever. That's why ATL is looking for even more of you to become reps, as well as offering top-drawer training and glittering awards
Join the debate
Give us a commercial break
How can teachers convince pupils to reject commercialism when it is all around us, even in schools themselves, asks ATL general secretary Mary Bousted
Ingenious engineering
Inventor and businessman Sir James Dyson, the man behind the vacuum cleaner named after him, believes it's time to re-engineer our curriculum
Preparing for change
The education world can feel like a constantly shifting landscape. ATL trainer Caroline Holmes offers some simple steps to preparing for, and dealing with, change at work
Northern Ireland
ATL Northern Ireland director Mark Langhammer responds to violence in schools
Scotland
ATL national official for Scotland, Keith Robson, looks at Scotland's approach to managing behaviour
Wales
Bad behaviour is not just a problem in children, says Dr Philip Dixon, ATL Cymru director
