How to use the right combination of words when teaching
In the folktale of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, the magic words ‘open sesame’ open the enchanted cave that is filled with treasure and…
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Increasing engagement of disaffected learners
Almost every parent/carer wants the best for their young person, and the same could be said for teachers wanting the best for their students.
Reflections on my first week in a new school
“Billy No Mates”; a derogatory term used by the school bully on the playground during the mid-80s, now here I was in 2018 stood in…
SENsational Impact: Optimising TA support
I am fortunate to have had many positive experiences of working with TAs in lessons and have developed some effective methods for optimising their support.…
Inspiring your class with mindfulness as an NQT
It is such an exciting time as an NQT to be starting out on your education journey. However, as exciting as it is, it can…
Summer School 3 – Get Ready…You are What Your Pupils are Waiting for!
“We in education understand that our naked subjectivity is the only means we have to relate to others….” Brad Olsen, Teaching What they Learn. (2011)…
What does being September ready” mean?”
Most teaching and school staff are usually back in the final week of the Summer holidays – feeling relaxed and looking bronzed. Those bags under…
NQT Teachers: Your first day in the classroom
The first day of anything can be nerve wracking and there is a need in us all to make the best first impression that we…
What the Summer Holidays are for!
The academic year has now finished, and it is time to start the process of unwinding and shedding the routines, pressures and the lifestyle of…
Ensuring student safety in a pupil referral unit
Pupil referral units need to be a lot more vigilant to ensure all pupils are safeguarded at school. Working with the most challenging and vulnerable…
