All my Staffroom cartoons

Below are all the strips, with keywords

Cartoon 077 Motivation policy"We can't underestimate the power of motivation" Rewards, stickers, marbles, gold stars, incentives, bonus, teachers Carrie and Ben

Cartoon 075 Valentine scorn "What shall I write?" Valentine card, love, teacher Ben, dog Tisker

Cartoon 074 New Year Resolution "What's this?" "Notes on my New Year's Resolutions" Christmas, New Year, resolution, pupil motivation, corporal punishment, cane,bad poetry, dreadful rhymes, teacher Ben, dog Tisker

Cartoon 072 Christmas card "Look, you never opened this Christmas card." Christmas cards, useful contacts, networking, teachers Ben and Carrie.

Cartoon 071 Mistletoe "Oh no... it's the Christmas party again..." Office, Christmas, party, colleagues, mauled, groped, sexy, mistletoe, little black dress, teacher Sasha

Cartoon 070 Positive Ageing "Wow, listen to this! Thinking positively about getting older..." Positive thinking, old age, ageing, aging, elders, inheritance, staying young, teachers Sasha and Carrie, Great Aunt Mavis

Cartoon 069 Guitar "It's been a long day.." Teacher Ben, bar, pub, music, guitar, "The wheels on the bus", girlfriend, relaxing

This happened to me when I was waiting to do an author event at the Edinburgh International Book Festival. The jazz band in the Spiegeltent hadn't arrived...

Cartoon 068 Sharp pencil "I feel sick! Carrie's called me in to discuss the inspector's report" MHI inspector, school inspector, lesson plans, paperwork, sharpen pencils, teachers Ben, Sasha, Carrie

Cartoon 067 Teacher fund "I'd like to ask you to dig deep in your pockets.." Charit, fund-raising, therapy, smoking, alcoholism, teacher Carrie, parents

Cartoon 066 Class interruption "Don't you hate it when..." Senior management team, teacher Ben, deputy head Carrie, pupils, staff morale, stress

Cartoon 064 Social life "Mum, I wish I could quit my job" Teacher Ben, social life in schools, colleagues, nose-picking, back-stabbing

Cartoon 063 Gory Storyteller "Mrs Joy is a storyteller..." Stories, National Storytelling Week, Tell-a-story day, author visits, fairy tales, the real world

Cartoon 062 Fairy Godmother "I'm nervous about Tell-a-story day" Storytelling, stories, Cinderella, pupils, teachers Ben and Carrie

Cartoon 061 Humiliating task "I can't stand my work these days" Work, therapist, psychologist, life-coach, massage, teachers Sasha and Carrie, humiliation, dignity, mindfulness, attitude

Cartoon 060 National Giving Week "I love spending money on the internet" Charity giving, CAF, Charities Aid Foundation, consumerism, greed, feeling rich, dog Tisker, teacher Carrie

Cartoon 059 Teeth whitening "I can't make my mind up, Tisker, Should I get my teeth whitened?" Youth, beauty, white teeth, dentist, dental care, make poverty history, world poor, teacher Carrie, dog Tisker

Cartoon 057 Firing chalk "Ever since my daughter Holly started..." tantrums, behaviour management, discipline, guns, parenting class, teacher Carrie, parent

Cartoon 056 Reeky Rick "It's going to be so embarassing" Memorising pupil's names, memory techniques, remembering names, parent, smelly pupil, bodor odor, BO, teachers Ben and Sasha

Cartoon 055 Handcuffs "Someone's been letting off more stink-bombs" Terrorism, terror suspects, handcuffs and batons from UK used in Guantanamo Bay, detainees, torture, school discipline, respect, management guru

More on this topic on Amnesty's site and also check out, for example, The Guardian

Cartoon 054 Gas "Hi Ben, how was the reception.." Networking, intellectuals, party, shy, social skills, fart, intestinal gas

This fascinating but little known statistic was found on Healthspan!

Cartoon 053 Summer Bond "There's nothing more moving than mothers bringing their children to class..." Back to school, mothers and children, pupils, freedom, teacher Ben, dog Tisker

Cartoon 052 Christian Service "So you're what - Sikh? Hindu?" RME,Religious and Moral Education, religion in schools, church service, agnostic, religious inclusion, tolerance, hymns, "Onward Christian soldiers" , teacher Carrie

Cartoon 051 Trouble-maker "Rajiv! Pay attention!" School discipline, behaviour management, shouting at pupils, youth, youngsters, teacher Carrie

Cartoon 050 PMT Goddess "You know how easy-going I usually am!" Depression, manic depression, PMT, Premenstrual tension, god is a woman, goddess, nerves, moody, doctor, GP, General Practioner, medical, Ben teacher

Cartoon 049 Fresh Start "This year, I'm going to get it right! A new class, a new start!" New school year, new school term, back to school, controlling class, assertiveness, new teacher, pupils discipline, Ben teacher, Tisker dog

Cartoon 048 Holiday Bliss "Aah Tisker, there's nothing like the bliss of being a teacher on holiday" School holiday, summer holiday, new school year, new school term, back to school, relaxing, sun-bathing, Sasha teacher, Tisker dog

Cartoon 047 USA Aid "Time for statistics!" International aid, charity, make poverty history, President Bush of the United States, statistics, maths
Click to see how much countries really give in aid.

Cartoon 046 Holiday programme "I feel so guilty, Carrie!" Spending quality time with your children, too much TV, television as baby-sitter, guilty mother, school holiday, bored pupil, teacher Carrie

Cartoon 045 Clouds "I'm going to make good use of this holiday" School summer holiday, teacher relaxing, resolutions, meditation, poetry, inner-child workshop, dreaming, Tisker dog, Sasha teacher

Cartoon 043 One dollar a day "Ben, you wanted to say something about the G8 summit?" Charity, make poverty history, solidarity with world poor, G8 summit, golf clubs, teachers Carrie and Ben

Cartoon 042 Parents Forum "You don't know what a pain parents are..." Parental involvement, teacher- parent committees, parent forums, consultation, meetings

Cartoon 041 Parent Phoning "Bloody bureaucrat!" Home-school relationship, parental involvement, teacher Carrie, school secretary, telephone manner, customer service, management of aggression

Cartoon 040 Further research "That's one stupid report done..." colour color of school uniform, trivial tasks, paperwork, further research is needed, teachers Carrie and Sasha

Cartoon 039 Election cares "How can I not waste my vote" Elections, voting, greed, racism, values, asylum seekers, money, teacher Sasha, dog Tisker (I think in the last panel I should change her to look really heated up about it - what do you think?)

Cartoon 037 Celebrity Chef "See how weak I am" Health promotion, healthy eating, good food, Jamie Oliver, school dinners, TV, television crew in schools, Ben teacher

Cartoon 036 Nursery Pension "Yes, I know you're tired of studying..." Passing exams, university, securing a good future, good job, career, pension crisis, teachers' pension, retirement fund

Cartoon 035 Industrial Curriculum "Thank-you Lord Fforbes for your expose" Education department, industry, industrialist, businessman, school curriculum, repetitive work, factory, existential angst

Cartoon 034 Wrinkles "Wisdom is what I seek" Wisdom, wise woman, ageing, youth,, beauty, cancer, heart disease, medical scientist, wrinkles, wrinkly woman, teachers Carrie and Sasha

Cartoon 033 Breakfast flakes "Every morning I think, shall I have the cardboard flakes?" Breakfast cereal, muesli, stem cell therapy, life forever young, youth, ageing, Sasha teacher, Tisker dog

Cartoon032 Tragic News "This week I've discovered what an optimist I am" Newspapers, news, media, disasters, optimism, pessimism, guilt, egocentric, teachers Ben and Carrie

Cartoon 031 Visiting author "Shouldn't you be in class with our visiting author?" Author school visits, storyteller, teachers Sasha and Ben, teddy bear stories, revolution, rebellion

Cartoon 030 Pupil Press Team "Thank-you for joining our new Pupils' Press Team" health promotion in schools, school dinners, local press, media, healthy eating, good food, asbestos, health and safety, school kichens, teacher Sasha, pupil Clyra

Cartoon 029 Torture admissible "Did any of the pupils own up?" Torture, extraordinary rendition, USA fly terrorism suspects, Amnesty International, confessions obtained under torture, bring back the rod in schools, UK Court of Appeal, Uzbekistan, school teachers Carrie and Sasha, dog Tisker

More information on this appalling issue on amnesty website and on the UK government's own report on http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200405/cmselect/cmfaff/36/3607.htm#n131

Cartoon 028 Dog thinking "What are you doing? - Thinking" Doing versus thinking, doing something useful, Tisker dog, Carrie school teacher

Cartoon 026 Tracey Emin "Tracey, your work is a mess!" Art, artist, sculpture, Tracey Emin, messy unmade bed, tidy, neat, Carrie school teacher

Cartoon 025 Monet "May I have a look? My class is participating in The Big Draw" colouring-in sheets, coloring-in sheets, templates, art, artist, teaching art, Monet, painter, masterpiece, teachers Sasha and Ben (N.B reference to The Big Draw events can be removed)

Yes I think colouring-in sheets are the pits! Check if your child isn't inspired by a stack of paper and lots of yummy crayons, paints, or sparkly stuff to stick on. For extra inspiration, get "The Anti-colouring book" ISBN: 0439963281 which has attractive half-finished drawings which you're encouraged to elaborate on, or "The Doodle Book: Draw! Colour! Create! " ISBN: 0500284431 based on the same principle.

Cartoon 024 Nothing useful to say "John Jones, I see you took your own life..." Suicide, administrator, acclaimed poet, God, death, heaven, final judgement, fulfilling life, keep quiet in school, Carrie teacher

Cartoon 022 Salesman painter "Kustin's truly talented!" Talented pupil, art, artist, painting, exhibition, display, father, parent, salesman, career guidance, life script, Sasha teacher, pupil Kustin

Cartoon 021 Bungee jump "Activity trips can work wonders for a class..." school trips, bungee jumping, hyperactive child or pupil, psychologists, medication, Ritalin, Carrie teacher, Ben, killing pupils, accidents to pupils, health and safety in education

Cartoon 020 Boost sweet sales "I need figures to monitor..." audit, assessment, healthy eating, good food, school dinners, diet, nutrition, crisps, chocolate bars, sweets in school, funding for school library, fund-raising, sweets, tuck-shop

Cartoon 019 Become like you "Now children, it's health week!" Health promotion in schools, health awareness week, Carrie teacher, hangover, smoking, drinking, preaching, setting a good or bad example, pupils, school assembly

Cartoon 018 Painting economic maps "Hey Carrie, good on you to let the kids experiment with paint..." Experiment with paint, art, tax havens, economic, financial, economy, teaching art, Carrie, Sasha teachers

Cartoon 017 Make life hell "Never mind the curriculum" emotional future, dealing with conflict, difficult relationships, laying foundations, kids, pupils, parent. mother, parents and teachers meeting

Cartoon 015 Magic word "My life coach says teachers are stuck in their childhood..." Sasha teacher, Ben, say please, politeness, infantile teacher, taking responsibility for one's life, reflection, reports, audits, meetings

Cartoon 014 Love the Christmas show "Everybody loves the Christmas show" Christmas show, nativity, angels, pupils, Tisker dog, Carrie teacher, parents, deputy head, Sasha, exhausted teachers, performance targets

Cartoon 012 No to festive activities "But Ben, you're so great at organising things!" assertiveness, saying no, commitment, promotion, extra work, nativity, school play, Christmas show, Ben teacher, Tisker dog

Cartoon 011 Pros and Cons "When I feel down about being a teacher... " Depressed, fed-up, good and bad points in teaching, educational video, long holidays, Clyra pupil, Sasha teacher, calling, mission, worth while

Cartoon 010 Inspire "My favourite sound..." Inspirational teaching, human, teachers, calling, mission, staffroom bitching, moaning, grumble, Tisker dog, Daisy-Belle

Cartoon 009 Fan the dog "How did I get landed with this pointless exercise?" Paperwork, exercise, fan, heat, hot, fresh as a daisy, calling, mission, Tisker dog, Ben teacher

Cartoon 008 Deadly look "A deadly look... and a sharp word..." Natural authority, cute, mirror, quiet, reprimand, Ben teacher, Tisker dog

Cartoon 007 Click & point "How come you never lose your temper?" click fingers, mischief, trouble, shout, lose temper, drum,Ben, Sasha, teacher, Tisker dog

Cartoon 006 Chains "This new class requires children to express their emotions..." emotions, emotional, expression, physical, self-expression,Carrie teacher, pupil, Tisker dog

Cartoon 005 Catching Fiddan inhaler "Ben's a teacher who gives his all..." playground, playtime, lunchtime, chase, chasing, running, asthma, inhaler,Ben teacher

Cartoon 004 Black Pen "Here's a new set of procedures..." procedures, standards, tick boxes, paint-by-numbers, Rembrandt, teacher as machine, Carrie, Sasha

Cartoon 003 Halo "It breaks my heart. Poor little Fiddan..." Teacher's calling, mission, halo, pupil potential, Tisker dog, Ben teacher

Cartoon 002 Test for a rest. "It's not fair! The only reason you set us this test..." test, rest, marking, Tisker dog,Sasha teacher, Clyra pupil

Cartoon 001 Boundaries " A strong learning environment..." learning, boundaries, parents, school partnership, fundraising,Carrie teacher

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