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Dealing with a staff member's negativity
Is there guidance on dealing with a staff member's negativity? We set out recommendations on how to respond from the unions Voice and ASCL, Acas and one of our associate education experts. We also look at when to implement formal capability or disciplinary procedures.
Contents
- Meet with the staff member
- Other actions to tackle negativity
- Follow-up meetings
- Starting formal measures
- Allegations against staff: investigation reports
- Conducting informal investigations into allegations about staff
- Dealing with staff who do not follow school procedures
- Difficult conversations with staff members: advice
- Staff codes of conduct: guidance and FAQs
- Staff conduct: when are spoken and written warnings used?
- Staff dress code: body art
- Staff drinking alcohol on residential school trips
- Staff members bringing their children on school trips
- What is considered 'gross misconduct' for teachers?
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