How to manage your time when lesson planning
Trying to squeeze everything into a 50 minute lesson can feel impossible at times. Starter, main, dessert…I mean plenary…can feel like arbitrary sections to what…
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What to do when you don’t know what to do
2020 saw A-Level results being published for exams that were never written. Most of the 2020 summer was spent in lockdown and coming to terms…
Teaching PE at KS1: Getting ready!
PE is one of the subjects that you can be at your most creative when teaching it!
Making the horse thirsty…
Having been in the business sector in senior management for nearly two decades. I found myself in my first leadership role nearly a decade ago.…
Create engaging content for your students
You’ve done your research, you’ve prepped for far too many hours and you’ve even whipped up a new pop quiz…
How can we teach students about empathy?
Empathy is the ability to feel and share another person’s emotions. For some, it is the ability to walk in the shoes of another.
Differentiated lessons and activities – Are they worth it?
I cannot stand differentiation. There I’ve said it! Like some sort of cathartic admission that after nearly 20 years of teaching and a series of…
Making yourself approachable for students to talk
As we move closer to an unusual start of the academic year, this article points out how important it is for us to be approachable…