Terms of Service

This page and any pages it links to explains our terms of use. You must agree to these to use teacherlearning.org.

Who we are

This page and any pages it links to explains our terms of use. teacherlearning.co.uk is managed by Nick McDonald and Mike Bird on behalf of Teacher Learning. For brevity this combined management team will be referred to as ‘we’, ‘us’ or ‘our’ from now on.

Using teacherlearning.org

You agree to use teacherlearning.org only for lawful purposes. You must also use it in a way that does not infringe the rights of, or restrict or inhibit the use and enjoyment of, this site by anyone else.

We update teacherlearning.org frequently. We can change or remove content at any time without notice.

Linking to teacherlearning.org

We welcome and encourage other websites to link to teacherlearning.org.
You must contact us for permission if you want to either:
  • charge your website’s users to click on a link to any page on teacherlearning.org
  • say your website is associated with or endorsed by teacherlearning.org or Teacher Learning.

Linking to teacherlearning.org

teacherlearning.org links to websites that are managed by other service providers or other organisations. We do not have any control over the content on these websites.
We’re not responsible for:
  • the protection of any information you give to these websites
  • any loss or damage that may come from your use of these websites, or any other websites they link to
You agree to release us from any claims or disputes that may come from using these websites. You should read all terms and conditions, privacy policies and end user licences that relate to these websites before you use them.

Using teacherlearning.org content

Unless stated to the contrary, all content on teacherlearning.org is subject to copyright protection and is published under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
You can reproduce content published on teacherlearning.org under the CCA-SA-4.0 as long as you follow the licence’s conditions and use appropriate referencing to the specific URL of teacherlearning.org.
Contact us if you want to reproduce a piece of content but are not sure if it’s covered by Crown copyright or the CCA-SA-4.0.
The purpose of the website is to open and discuss subjects that affect teachers and those engaged in education, school / local authority management and academia. Any commentary posted on the discussion topic pages is to stimulate discussion, generate thinking and create suggestions for making improvements. We commit that none of any of the content generated will be published on any other website or in print or in any other form unless it is fully anonymised.

Disclaimer

While we make every effort to keep teacherlearning.org up to date, we do not provide any guarantees, conditions or warranties that the information will be:
  • current
  • secure
  • accurate
  • complete
  • free from bugs or viruses
We do not publish advice on teacherlearning.org. You should get professional or specialist advice before doing anything on the basis of the content.
  • any direct, indirect or consequential losses
  • any loss or damage caused by civil wrongs (‘tort’, including negligence), breach of contract or otherwise
  • the use of teacherlearning.org and any websites that are linked to or from it
  • the inability to use teacherlearning.org and any websites that are linked to or from it
This applies if the loss or damage was foreseeable, arose in the normal course of things or you advised us that it might happen.
  • income or revenue
  • salary, benefits or other payments
  • business
  • profits or contracts
  • opportunity
  • anticipated savings
  • data
  • goodwill or reputation
  • tangible property
  • intangible property, including loss, corruption or damage to data or any computer system
  • wasted management or office time
We may still be liable for:
  • death or personal injury arising from our negligence
  • fraudulent misrepresentation
  • any other liability which cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law

Requests to remove content

You can ask for content to be removed from teacherlearning.org. We’ll remove content:
  • in order to comply with data protection legislation covering the rights and freedoms of individuals
  • if it breaches copyright laws, contains sensitive personal data or material that may be considered obscene or defamatory

Contact us to ask for content to be removed. You’ll need to send us the web address (URL) of the content and explain why you think it should be removed. We’ll reply to let you know whether we’ll remove it. We remove content at our discretion in discussion with the department or agency responsible for it. You can still request information under the Data Protection Act .

Information about you and your visits to teacherlearning.org

We collect information about you in accordance with our privacy policy and our cookie policy.

By using teacherlearning.org, you agree to us collecting this information and confirm that any data you provide is accurate.

Virus protection

We make every effort to check and test teacherlearning.org for viruses at every stage of production.
You must make sure that the way you use teacherlearning.org does not expose you to the risk of viruses, malicious computer code or other forms of interference which can damage your computer system.
We’re not responsible for any loss, disruption or damage to your data or computer system that might happen when you use teacherlearning.org.

Viruses, hacking and other offences

When using teacherlearning.org, you must not introduce viruses, trojans, worms, logic bombs or any other material that’s malicious or technologically harmful.
You must not try to gain unauthorised access to teacherlearning.org, the server on which it’s stored or any server, computer or database connected to it.
You must not attack teacherlearning.org in any way. This includes denial-of-service attacks.
We’ll report any attacks or attempts to gain unauthorised access to teacherlearning.org to the relevant law enforcement authorities and share information about you with them.

Governing law

These terms and conditions are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales.
Any dispute you have which relates to these terms and conditions, or your use of teacherlearning.org (whether it be contractual or non-contractual), will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Scotland or the United Kingdom (as appropriate).

General

There may be legal notices elsewhere on teacherlearning.org that relate to how you use the site. We’re not liable if we fail to comply with these terms and conditions because of circumstances beyond our reasonable control.
We might decide not to exercise or enforce any right available to us under these terms and conditions. We can always decide to exercise or enforce that right at a later date.
Doing this once will not mean we automatically waive the right on any other occasion.
If any of these terms and conditions are held to be invalid, unenforceable or illegal for any reason, the remaining terms and conditions will still apply.

Changes to these terms and conditions

Please check these terms and conditions regularly. We can update them at any time without notice.
You’ll agree to any changes if you continue to use teacherlearning.co.uk after the terms and conditions have been updated.
Last updated 2nd September 2020