Back Care
Survey:
Results of survey of early years and primary teaching professionals (published 1 April 2011)
“Analysis: Back pain shown to afflict majority of practitioners”: Nursery World, 20 April 2011
“Eight in ten early years practitioners suffer back pain”: Nursery World, 14 April 2011
"Two thirds of primary and early years teachers suffer from backpain": TSN, 6 April 2011 plus Back pain advice
"Education jobs a pain in the neck...and back": Education Executive, 1 April 2011
"A pain in the class: Survey gets the back story" TES, 1 April 2011
Back care:
Practical tips to save your back and voice (pdf)
Primary School Back Care Policy (pdf)
Children First Physiotherapy’s Healthy Backs School Education Programme (pdf)
Information provided by Children First Physiotherapy.
Have your say on the Voice Blog
Further information:
BackCare: the charity of healthier backs
Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
Association of Paediatric Physiotherapists
Health Professions Council (HPC)
RIDDOR (Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations) (HSE)
News:
"More information sought on teachers with back pain": Teachers TV News, 9 April 2010
Contacts:
Communications Officer Richard Fraser (Voice Press Office)
Email: pressoffice@voicetheunion.org.uk