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Ethical dilemmas. What would you do if...?

You are an enthusiastic, talented and hard-working new teacher. You have good skills and good professional values. You love the job and...

"My teacher was drinking beer with my dad..!"

As a teacher, I ran the school football team in an inner-city primary for several years. I would involve parents - in the training...

Internet trolls and the school playground

As a child, if ever I came home from school complaining of people calling me names, my mother would say: “Ignore them. Otherwise they’ll...

Disrespect the idea of burkhas if you want to, but don’t disrespect the people who wear them

Boris Johnson is rarely out of the news. While commenting on Denmark’s introduction of a ban on full-face veils (such as niqabs and...

“The only time we touched the kids was to restrain them!”

Yesterday I met a woman training to be a teacher who made a remarkable comment that I will remember for a long time. I was talking to...

Flirtatious and sexualised banter in school – it’s a minefield out there

There’s a lot in the news at the moment about sexual harassment – in Hollywood, in Parliament, at the BBC and in workplaces generally....

Should teachers be able to touch children without their consent?

The answer to that is ‘Yes’. In many circumstances it will be your responsibility and your duty of care as a teacher to do exactly that....

Teachers must not undermine British values, but are British values undermining teachers?

A qualified teacher who was accused, stood trial and acquitted of rape has recently lost his Supreme Court appeal to have reference to...

What’s the problem with teachers having sex with their students?

Currently showing on BBC2 (and streaming on BBC iPlayer) is a drama about an English teacher who has a sexual affair with one of her...

'Footballers are professionals, aren't dee?'

I was at a university in Liverpool a couple of years ago talking to a large group of PGCE students about the definition of...

Keep your private life just that... private

Richard Scudamore, the Chief Executive of the Premier League nearly lost his job last year. He sent emails to colleagues that his...

Do professions go on strike?

When I go around the country talking to teacher trainees we get talking about the definition of a profession and the characteristics of...

These blogs address a wide range of legal, ethical and moral issues for teachers, especially those new to the profession. They are intended to provoke thought and discussion, so feel free to respond to the author with comments of your own or raise questions. That would be welcome.

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