I’ve recently been doing some reading around the work of Emil Jackson, a psychologist and work coach, who during his time as a senior psychotherapist at the Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust’s adolescent department, published work considering how discussion groups at schools can help teachers reflect on individual pupils, consider social factors and understand possible mental health issues.
I’ve long thought that teachers need sufficient time to reflect on their practice of teaching. Jackson has shown the benefits of these discussion groups, where classroom teachers and other staff (heads, receptionists, support staff) meet on a regular basis to take a closer look at challenging pupils or classes and explore the issues at the root causes.
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