Toxic Schools: How to avoid them & how to leave them
By (Author) Helen Woodley
By (author) Ross Morrison McGill
Hodder Education
John Catt Educational Ltd
9th November 2018
United Kingdom
Primary and Secondary Educational
Non Fiction
371.1002341
Paperback
202
Width 148mm, Height 210mm, Spine 12mm
280g
Helen Woodley's critical important action research in a growing field of education is an investigation into the effect of working on a toxic schools on teacher mental health and wellbeing. Four teachers share their experiences of working in toxic schools across a variety of settings. And strategies for coping in such schools are shared including a wider look at how school culture can be developed to better support staff.
Helen Woodley has been writing for Teacher Toolkit since February 2017. She is an ITE Senior Lecturer and academic researcher, having previously been a primary trained SENDCo working in a large KS1-4 Pupil Referral Unit in the North East of England. She spent three years studying Theology in Durham and has worked in a wide variety of special school settings, including all age schools.