Welcome to ‘A Mind to Teach’ Summer School (1 of 6)
In the run up to the Launch of the online training in September, Steve Carr will be publishing a series of 6 blogs that outline…
Category: Classroom Success
Challenging gender stereotypes in the classroom
Gender stereotyping, in my opinion, is best addressed through example. Nothing speaks louder and clearer to children and young people than what they hear, see…
Your toolbox for taking the most challenging students on trips
Most schools offer a really good range of after-school and enrichment activities for their students. Additionally, children in all year groups are given opportunities to…
5 ways to stop racial discrimination in the classroom
Despite consistent efforts, the noxious symptoms of racism continue to be rife in schools with no cure in sight.
Let’s refresh rather than recover in September 2020
We cannot begin September by talking about ‘lost learning’ or a ‘recovery curriculum’. Nothing has been lost because it was never there. There is nothing…
Preparing for your lesson observation!
Lesson observations are always scary! It does feel a little like you are being watched in a zoo and performing tricks and it is often…
Developing trust and respect with your new class!
Thinking about your style of engagement is an important part of your teaching practise. When planning your lessons, it is important to gain the children’s interest…
Cultivating community in the classroom
Make the classroom an inclusive community for participation and discussion
5 ways to become a great teacher (from the eyes of a student)
With it being the end of the academic year, I have been thinking recently about what it was that made some of my lessons particularly…
