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Workshops and lectures for student teachers and NQTs...
 With a lifetime career ahead of them, there is never a better time to become aware of
the possibilities and needs of the voice than when teachers are at the start of their careers.
Speaking is natural isn't it? Yes, but the environment in a school is not. The government
has said that giving trainee teachers an awareness of the voice problems a teacher
can encounter and how to deal with them should now be a priority in all courses.
 - Teachers are the profession group who make the most visits to speech therapists
- One in five teachers miss days in school each year because of voice related problems
- Over half of all teachers will have some form of voice related disorder during their careers
- And yet an effective voice is such a powerful tool in making an effective teacher
Talking voice already gives workshops and lectures on many courses. Janet's experience as a classroom teacher
and stage performer ensures that these are lively and engaging, but pertinent and thorough as well.
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Janet was a classroom teacher herself...
Before setting out on a career as a professional opera singer Janet was a Head of Music in a secondary school. Her unique combination of experience and presentation skills gives the unheralded discipline of vocal health its due importance.
Teachers 'need voice training'...
Philip Parkin, general secretary of the Professional Association of Teachers, said speech training would avoid "the premature end to careers".
Read on the BBC...
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