Category Archives: Facebook and teachers

Facebook: Parents help children break age limits

Posted on April 27, 2012 by dchan

Parents are helping their children to set up under-age profiles on social networking site Facebook, Children’s Minister Tim Loughton has said. {lang: ‘en-GB’}

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Using social media as a language learning tool

Posted on April 10, 2012 by dchan

Children now turn to social media by default. This makes it a great – albeit currently underused – tool for language teaching, says Ryan Owen Gibson. {lang: ‘en-GB’}

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The social network – More teachers are working together to raise standards

Posted on March 15, 2012 by dchan

Social networking is becoming a buzz phrase for many teachers. After being warned about the dangers of Facebook, Twitter and online forums, we are now exploring the use of social networking as a professional development tool in the never-ending quest … Continue reading →

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Teachers warned over befriending pupils on Facebook

Posted on January 23, 2012 by dhutson

More than one in 10 school teachers accused of misconduct last year had used social networking sites and email to forge inappropriate relationships with their pupils, an analysis of disciplinary cases has found. {lang: ‘en-GB’}

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A third of teachers face “devastating” false claims by pupils

Posted on October 14, 2011 by gmckechnie

Nearly a third of teachers has faced “hugely damaging” false claims from a student that had caused devastating consequences on their personal lives, it was claimed. {lang: ‘en-GB’}

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Teachers caught calling pupils ‘inbred’ and ‘thick’ on Facebook

Posted on October 13, 2011 by gmckechnie

Teachers have angered parents after posting on Facebook that their children are ‘inbred’ and ‘thick’. {lang: ‘en-GB’}

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Parents given power to report schools to Ofsted

Posted on September 30, 2011 by tburr

From next month parents will be able to log on to a website and complain about the quality of teaching, behaviour or other areas of dissatisfaction resulting in emergency inspections of the schools by Ofsted. {lang: ‘en-GB’}

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For all the new teachers out there – Guide 1 to starting a new school

Posted on September 8, 2011 by SLovatt

This article is designed for new teachers who want some extra support in the classroom. {lang: ‘en-GB’}

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Back to School: Tips for Teachers on Facebook

Posted on August 30, 2011 by SLovatt

Teachers work with an audience that is by definition impressionable. This means that being a teacher comes with the added responsibility of also being a public figure. {lang: ‘en-GB’}

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