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Sleep deprivation affects basic functions such as growth hormones and the immune system, not to mention lessons.
Teachers know which of their pupils are chronically sleep-deprived. They are the ones who are always tired, impulsive and unable to concentrate. They may not know, however, that they can make a difference in the class.
As an educational psychologist and trained sleep counsellor, I welcomed Sleep Scotland's sleep awareness pilot study in three Glasgow secondary schools (TES Magazine, 4 June, 2010). I was interested in trialling the programme in my authority, West Lothian. A primary and a secondary school volunteered for the project, and Sleep Scotland trained an action enquiry team of educational psychologist, trainee psychologist...