title: Child abuse through the eyes of the teacher.
abstract: There are strict guidelines for dealing with suspected cases of child abuse in Great Britain. Teachers all know this but are often reluctant to call in the authorities, and see a stable family relationship broken, for what might be a trivial misdemeanour. With the help of several examples of pupils in a school in the north of England, and of experiences over several years of teaching, this article presents a variety of examples of abuse and shows how the author dealt with different experiences and problems.
authors.forename: S D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Haslam
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D002650:Child Abuse, Sexual / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004739:England; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013663:Teaching / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*