Classroom Emotional Abuse

the forgotten dimension of safeguarding, child protection, and safer recruitment

Recent News

Book Published!

The book Emotional Abuse in the Classroom: the forgotten dimension of safeguarding, child protection, and safer recruitment, was published in September 2012. It is available in paperback (ISBN: 978-1-909231-03-0), hardback (ISBN: 978-1-909231-04-7)and Kindle (ISBN: 978-1-909231-05-4) editions from Amazon, and any good bookstore. Bulk copies can be obtained directly from the publisher (Requirements Analytics).

Emotional Abuse in the Classroom and Workplace

Congratulations on reaching the website devoted initially to discussing and exploring emotional abuse in the classroom. In 2017 it will be expanded to include emotional abuse in the workplace.

Emotional abuse is widespread, and its effects can be long-lasting and severe. There is research indicating that more than 50% of the population have experienced it at some stage in their educational career. This website accompanies the book Emotional Abuse in the Classroom published initially in 2012. It is expected that new editions will be published either every 4-5 years or so, or if there is substantial new material available to warrant a new edition.

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Inspiration for the book

So far, the agendas for child protection, safeguarding, and the safer recruitment of people working with children have been driven mainly by a small number of very high profile and shocking cases involving physical abuse, sexual abuse, or neglect. Those cases have invariably highlighted failures in established procedures that are supposed to prevent these things from happening. The resulting initiatives have put a great deal of effort into reforming relevant social work and law agencies, and how they work together.

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Pupils and Ex-Pupils

Please tell us about your school experiences.

It is likely you will have had a mixture of good and bad experiences. We would like to know about the things that have made you feel especially happy at school, and the things you have particularly not liked.

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Professionals

This website and associated book are important for a variety of professional roles:

  • ·         teachers
  • ·         school managers
  • ·         school governors
  • ·         child protection agencies

 

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Subcategories

  • Book Content

    This category of material is for content of the book Emotional Abuse in the Classroom.

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