Avoiding workplace negativity
I have been at events previously where there was a mix of teachers and non-teachers – or ordinary people as they sometimes like to be…
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10 Teacher Excuses for Chocolate
From time to time, everyone needs to indulge in a little T.L.C and we wouldn’t be wrong to say Chocolate is the perfect cure-all remedy!
The Truth of Student Truancy
A number of students will truant; we will follow up, and most of the time they’ll be internally excluded. They’ll miss more lesson time. I…
Used and not Consulted
Mentors are an invaluable source of support and information within the school environment. Consulting a mentor could influence the win win situation teachers have been…
That Bad Day!
Whoever you are and wherever you are – somewhere along your journey, you will have that bad day! We teach humans and our products can…
Email in school – helpful or a menace to workload?
Electronic mail or email was invented in the late 1960s to mid-1970s. Originally invented to help us communicate better, today you would be forgiven for…
How to develop your questioning skills
Questioning is appearing on most of the career and professional development sheets I have observed for teacher progression.
Good leader vs. bad leader – Which one are you?
School leadership is a tough responsibility and one of the most rewarding things you can do in your teaching career. It is also important when…
How to maximise your team’s teaching
As a Head of Faculty, I have faced a number of exciting and less exciting challenges, least of which is being able to hold a…
Reclaim your weekend and switch off
As a vocation, teaching can be all-consuming. It can find its way into every corner of our life, either because we welcome it in or…