Teacher Support Network

who we are

Teacher Support Network is a group of independent charities and a social enterprise that provide practical and emotional support to staff in the education sector and their families

support lines

We offer information, support, and coaching to all teachers and staff:

England - 08000 562 561

Wales - 08000 855 088

Scotland - 0800 564 2270

get support online

Our online team is available for free confidential support.

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Our InfoCentre contains more than 1,400 factsheets for teachers. Get your answers by searching here.

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Keep fit and active for National Heart Month

4 February 2010—This February is National Heart Month, so there’s no better time to get active and help improve your fitness, and it doesn’t have to involve running a marathon! Continue Reading

Sponsor Joe - 24/10 in 2010!

4 February 2010—This year Joe will raise money for the Teacher Support Network Group by running 24 10km races in 12 months. Continue Reading

We're seeking tales from teachers for National storytelling week

4 February 2010—To celebrate National Storytelling Week (30 January to 6 February), we are asking teachers across the country to tell us about the good, the bad andthe downright ugly of teaching. Continue Reading

Have violence and disruption affected you?

4 February 2010—The BBC’s Panorama team are making a programme about violence and disruption in schools. They’ve asked us to put them in touch with teachers who have experience of these kind of problems and would like to share their stories. Continue Reading

How can our Support Line help you?

4 February 2010—We are here to take your call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. This week we’ve answered over 340 calls to our Support Lines. Here’s a breakdown of some of the ways we’ve helped this week. Continue Reading

Pupil behaviour top issue for factsheet views this week

28 January 2010—Several factsheets in the top five relate to pupil behaviour, making it the hot topic among our users in England and Wales. Continue Reading

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Protecting our teachers

5 February 2010—Earlier in the year a question from Michael Gove, MP in the House of Commons revealed that as of March 2008 there were 404,600 qualified teachers not recorded as being in service.

Exclusions and wellbeing

21 January 2010—By addressing emotional need as it arises and anticipating the possible consequences of difficult episodes on individuals, schools can help reduce sickness absence, improve the lives of teachers and help ensure they can teach – and help improve the futures – of their pupils.

Happy New Year!

11 January 2010—2010 sees the start of an exciting new chapter for our organisation as we begin the second decade of Teacher Support Line.