How Are Teachers Portrayed in Media?

Paul B takes a look back at teachers and their portrayal on the screen, big and small alike. He also covers a little-known oddity known as Teachers TV… Back at the dawn of the millennium, when the digital boom caused TV channels to multiply quicker than Carol Vorderman, if you scrolled deep enough into the Freeview listings you’d find a real oddity nestled somewhere between QVC and UK Gold. Funded by the even shorter-lived Department for Children, Schools and Families, Teachers TV brought the classroom into your living room (oh, the hell!). In fairness, though this was even more of … Continue reading How Are Teachers Portrayed in Media?

Be Yourself: Should There Be Behaviour Expectations on Teachers?

One of our content writers mulls over the conundrum, to what extent should your ‘school self’ be your true self? It’s a truism that teaching involves a certain amount of acting; whether putting on a straight face or a stern one, sometimes disguising your true feelings is by far the best approach. But just how much should you sublimate the real you? Fashion Conscious For me, this question has rarely been any more critical than how far I can bend the teacher dress code… Is a suit and trainer combination ever acceptable? Is there any theoretical evidence linking the choice … Continue reading Be Yourself: Should There Be Behaviour Expectations on Teachers?