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Mike Stuchbery
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‘It is time for the teaching profession to declare war on PowerPoint’
Relying on slideshows stops lessons being spontaneous and adds to workload, says this teacher
3 October 2016
PowerPoint is a disaster for teaching: Could you do without it?
The ubiquitous slideshow programme stops teachers being spontaneous and removes them of their pupils’ attention, agues one teacher-writer
30 September 2016
‘I hit the wall ... I didn’t know what to do’
If you are suffering work-related mental health problems, the most important thing is to ask for help, says teacher Mike Stuchbery, who experienced a breakdown himself
16 September 2016
‘There is a culture that asks too much of teachers, who in turn embrace the personal sacrifice of burn-out’
Too often school staff will give everything they have to their work, and then a bit more, says one teacher-writer
6 September 2016
A teacher shares their breakdown story in hopes that you won’t have to
Be aware of signs that the job is getting too much and be willing to seek help.
20 April 2016
Hitting the wall: one teacher’s account of his battle with depression and anxiety
Be aware of signs that the job is getting too much and be willing to seek help, urges one teacher
19 April 2016