Teachers' Legal Rights and Responsibilities

A guide for trainee teachers and those new to the profession

Jon Berry

"It's the myth-busting that makes this book so refreshing and authoritative. In 50 pages it gives you the real story on all those areas you worry about, including school trips, discipline, child abuse and special needs. The cover is one of the funniest I've seen on an education book." Gerald Haigh, Times Education Supplement

This newly revised edition considers the emerging phenomenon of cyber bullying and the wider effects of the digital age.

• An essential guide telling trainee teachers all they need to know about UK law as it affects them professionally
• Approved by the National Union of Teachers
• Friendly, accessible yet authoritative advice
• Illustrated throughout with specially commissioned cartoons by Independent cartoonist Tim Sanders.

Topics covered include:

Professional duties

Out-of-school activities

Health and Safety

Physical contact with children

Discipline

Protecting children from abuse

Competence and disciplinary procedures

Special educational needs

 

Jon Berry is a senior lecturer in the School of Education at the University of Hertfordshire, teaching largely on the PGCE secondary programme. Previously, he taught English in comprehensive schools for 28 years and was a senior lay official for the National Union of Teachers. He contributes regularly to the Guardian education section.

 

ISBN 978-1-909291-09-6

Originally published May 2007, 3rd edition April 2013; 64pp; Paperback £4.99