About the book

This newly revised edition considers the emerging phenomenon of cyber bullying and the wider effects of the digital age.

• An essential guide telling trainee teachers all they need to know about UK law as it affects them professionally
• Approved by the National Union of Teachers
• Friendly, accessible yet authoritative advice
• Illustrated throughout with specially commissioned cartoons by Independent cartoonist Tim Sanders.

Topics covered include:

• Professional duties
• Out-of-school activities
• Health and Safety
• Physical contact with children
• Discipline
• Protecting children from abuse
• Competence and disciplinary procedures
• Special educational needs