Workplace bullying

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A first-person account of surviving and standing up to bullies

Chemistry teacher fellow Kristy Turner reveals how she was bullied by another teacher in her first teaching post. As an early career teacher, she was undermined and belittled. Thanks to her network of contemporaries and supportive deputy head, the situation improved. Only for another bully to arrive in the school a few years later. Read this article to find out how her reaction this time was different.

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