What is the evidence? Where does it come from?

You will not find judgements and assumptions on our website.

What you will find is advice and strategies based on experience and research in education and wellbeing.

Below are links to our relevant research, articles of interest and other media.

Valuing Teachers

Articles

Videos

In support of the need for Supervision

Academic

'Supervision in Social Work' (preview), Kadushin, A. and Harkness, D. (2014), Fifth Edition, Columbia University Press New York (Accessed 6th October 2015)
'Supervision in the helping professions: An individual, group and organizational approach', Hawkins, P. and Shohet, R. (2000) Second Edition, Open University Press Buckingham (Accessed 6th October 2015)
'Supervision in the Helping Professions', Hawkins, P. and Shohet, R. with contributions from Judy Ryde and Joan Wilmot (2012) Fourth Edition, Open University Press Maidenhead (Accessed 29th October 2016)
'The Role of Supervision in Social Work: A critical analysis', Hughers, J.M. (2010), Critical Social Thinking: Policy and Practice, Vol. 2, 2010, School of Applied Social Studies, University College Cork, Ireland (Accessed 29th October 2016)
‘Supporting teachers in their role: making the case for formal supervision in the workplace’, Westergaard, J. and A. Bainbridge (2014), Considered Blog, 4 December, (Accessed 6th October 2015)
‘The functions of supervision’, Smith, M. K. (1996 – 2011), The encyclopedia of informal education, (Accessed 6th October 2015)
'A brief summary of supervision models', Smith, K. L. (2009), Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, September, (Accessed 6th October 2015)

Articles

'Teachers have to be therapist one moment, social worker the next' Natasha Devon
'Rise in teachers off work with stress' Rebecca Ratcliff
'Nearly half of England’s teachers plan to leave in next five years' Liz Lightfoot
'Irish teachers in high demand in Britain: many Irish teachers, tired of competing for insecure work at home, are leaving for jobs across the Irish Sea' Nora-Ide McAuliffe
'The SNA can't help but help against all orders' Sarah Caden
'Let’s stop taking our teaching assistants for granted' Arron Bevan-John
'Teaching assistants provide essential individual attention to pupils who might otherwise feel unheard and unsafe' Natasha Devon
'It's time for teachers to look after their mental health' Bradley Busch and Philippa Jeavons

Work Discussion Groups

Academic

'Work Discussion groups at work'. Jackson, Emil (2008) In: Work discussion. Learning from reflective practice in work with children and families. The Tavistock Clinic Series . Karnac Books, London, pp. 51-72

Wellbeing

Academic

'Staff wellbeing is key to school success: A research study into the links between staff wellbeing and school performance', Professor Briner, R and Dr Dewberry, C, in partnership with Worklife Support (2007), Department of Organizational Psychology, Birkbeck College, University of London (Accessed 28 October 2016)
'Discourse on wellbeing in research and practice', La Placa, V. , McNaught, A., & Knight, A. (2013). Discourse on wellbeing in research and practice. International Journal of Wellbeing, 3(1),116-125.doi:10.5502/ijw.v3i1.7 (Accessed 20 November 2016)

Articles

'How can headteachers and leaders promote staff wellbeing?', John Tomsett
'Teachers' wellbeing: under scrutiny and underappreciated', Victoria Neumark
'Teacher wellbeing - Can we change our perspective?', Ann-Marie Ireland

What is the evidence? Where does it come from?

You will not find judgements and assumptions on our website.

What you will find is advice and strategies based on experience and research in education and wellbeing.

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Below are links to our relevant research, articles of interest and other media.

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Valuing Teachers

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Articles

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Videos

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In support of the need for Supervision

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Academic

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'Supervision in the Helping Professions', Hawkins, P. and Shohet, R. with contributions from Judy Ryde and Joan Wilmot (2012) Fourth Edition, Open University Press Maidenhead (Accessed 29th October 2016)

‘Supporting teachers in their role: making the case for formal supervision in the workplace’, Westergaard, J. and A. Bainbridge (2014), Considered Blog, 4 December, (Accessed 6th October 2015)

‘The functions of supervision’, Smith, M. K. (1996 – 2011), The encyclopedia of informal education, (Accessed 6th October 2015)

'A brief summary of supervision models', Smith, K. L. (2009), Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, September, (Accessed 6th October 2015)

'Teachers have to be therapist one moment, social worker the next' Natasha Devon

'Rise in teachers off work with stress' Rebecca Ratcliff

'Irish teachers in high demand in Britain: many Irish teachers, tired of competing for insecure work at home, are leaving for jobs across the Irish Sea' Nora-Ide McAuliffe

'The SNA can't help but help against all orders' Sarah Caden

'Let’s stop taking our teaching assistants for granted' Arron Bevan-John

'Teaching assistants provide essential individual attention to pupils who might otherwise feel unheard and unsafe' Natasha Devon

'It's time for teachers to look after their mental health' Bradley Busch and Philippa Jeavons

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Work Discussion Groups

Academic

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'Work Discussion groups at work'. Jackson, Emil (2008) In: Work discussion. Learning from reflective practice in work with children and families. The Tavistock Clinic Series . Karnac Books, London, pp. 51-72

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Wellbeing

'How can headteachers and leaders promote staff wellbeing?', John Tomsett

'Teachers' wellbeing: under scrutiny and underappreciated', Victoria Neumark

'Teacher wellbeing - Can we change our perspective?', Ann-Marie Ireland

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