Entrepreneurs for Good, Unlocking your Potential

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/aug/28/wellbeing-in-schools-is-being-tossed-aside-in-favour-of-exam-elitism

Wellbeing in schools is being tossed aside in favour of exam elitism | Letter Letter: I failed to persuade my sick daughter that getting the top marks didn’t really matter. Perhaps I failed because it was clear to her that this wasn’t true

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/may/02/schools-mental-health-services-funding-gaps-mps-report

Schools cutting mental health services to plug funding gaps, warn MPs Services to support children’s wellbeing are ‘first thing to go’ when budgets are under pressure, parliamentary inquiry hears

http://theconversation.com/five-things-schools-can-do-to-help-pupils-mental-health-79376

Five things schools can do to help pupils' mental health What schools should be doing to deal with the crisis in children’s mental health.

https://www.tes.com/news/school-news/breaking-views/schools-need-be-brave-enough-ask-risk-pupils-are-you-thinking-about

Schools need to be brave enough to ask at-risk pupils: 'Are you thinking about su***de?' "Schools need to learn from mental health charities and ask pupils directly, 'Are you thinking about su***de?'"

https://www.theguardian.com/teacher-network/2017/jul/01/secret-teacher-succeed-without-gcse-maths-english

Secret Teacher: I told my student he would fail without GCSEs – I was wrong An encounter with a former student showed me that academia can be a trap, rather than a path to success. Let’s make learning relevant to real life

Sometimes it is a mad, sad world andI feel bad for all the pre-schoolers who just need a hug to feel better. Although I do get exactly why teachers are terrified of touch, the sad reality is this makes no difference to young people being abused by peers, 'friends' and even family.

https://www.tes.com/news/school-news/breaking-news/exclusive-refusing-touch-pupils-a-form-child-abuse-psychologists-say

Exclusive: Refusing to touch pupils is a form of child abuse, psychologists say Teachers who avoid physical contact with pupils could be causing them harm, according to members of the British Psychological Society

Well done teachers!

https://www.tes.com/news/school-news/breaking-news/teachers-among-most-trusted-professionals-poll-finds

Teachers among most-trusted professionals, poll finds Only nurses and doctors are more trusted than teachers...and politicians fall a long way behind

Why do we allow behaviour in our schools that would never be allowed in the workplace?
https://www.tes.com/news/school-news/breaking-news/action-needed-worrying-sexual-harassment-schools-government-admits

Action needed on 'worrying' sexual harassment in schools, government admits But teacher unions and MPs say the response from the government will not do enough to tackle sexual harassment in schools

Untrained Teachers Better than Liberals?
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/news/toughest-head-untrained-teachers-better-than-liberals-0tmj0jncs

Toughest head: Untrained teachers better than liberals The headmistress of Britain’s strictest school has defended her decision to employ more unqualified teachers than any other state school. A third of the staff at Michaela Community School in Brent...

Freelancers and entrepreneurs could hold the solution to this.
http://schoolsimprovement.net/high-youth-unemployment-leaves-45bn-hole-uk-economy/

High youth unemployment leaves £45bn hole in UK economy - Schools Improvement Net The Telegraph is reporting that the high level of youth unemployment is leaving a large hole in the UK economy. High youth unemployment is costing the British economy £45bn per year, according to research from PwC, as well as blighting the careers of workers who miss out on a job in their teens and…