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Alan Veale · Master of Posters Joined: 07 Oct 2005 Posts: 118

Some of you may have seen tonight’s television broadcast by the BBC featuring a news item from the TUC Congress today. This was highlighting the problem of teachers being bullied in school by other teachers, with particular reference to a school in the North West. The story focussed on the recent impact on a school in our area where the “bully” was a headmistress whose actions had caused several teachers to be off sick with stress and several others to resign their posts. While the school was not named, it was implied that the reason was because the problems affecting the school had now been resolved, and the school was beginning to recover.

As I have stated before, the problem at Marton is not unique by any means – and it is for this very reason that the subject is being debated at Congress. However, the BBC have now seen fit to treat this particular subject as “newsworthy”, and while certain Blackpool Councillors have seen the end of the Alderson disciplinary as a sign that the school’s problems are now over, the truth is very different. Here then is an opportunity for anyone who feels strongly enough about the present school situation to have their voices heard.

Regardless of whether you saw BBC Northwest tonight, you can email them at nwt@bbc.co.uk with your views on the issues facing bullied teachers at Marton. I would remind you that, in the interests of presenting balanced opinions, the BBC would wish to hear BOTH viewpoints, and in doing so would respect anonymity if such was the case. However, their rules mean that they could not broadcast anything without your permission – and so they are not likely to take any interest in reports from anonymous callers. If you DO wish to contact the BBC with anything you feel is relevant, you should be prepared to leave your name and a contact number or email address. As I say, they would not use your name in a broadcast unless you gave permission.

Alan Veale

R. Thornton · Reaching Full Speed Joined: 13 Oct 2005 Posts: 99

When I watched this at first I thought it was referring to Marton - the parallels are incredible.
Like Alan I urge everyone to email the BBC to show how widespread the problem is - and perhaps to bring Marton's case to the fore.

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