Schools to be told they should teach pupils about vaping risks
Schools Week have written about the growing concern around pupils vaping in schools. In early June, 2023 they report: Schools will be told to teach…
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Good Teaching Is Not Just About the Right Practices (Edutopia, 17/10/2020)
By Sarah Gonser In a series of interviews with master teachers, a reporter finds that certain intangible qualities matter more than the best tactics. By Sarah Gonser…
The Power Of Positive Reflection
In 1996 Daniel Kahneman and his colleagues carried out a unique experiment to demonstrate what they called the peak-end rule – bear with me on…
Happy Enough Classrooms
What can teachers teach industry managers about keeping teams happy and motivated? On April 29th, Henry Stewart, author of The Happy Manifesto and I will…
Heads Up Think Piece: Look after your Head
Original article can be found here. Recent times have been hard for everyone. Headteachers, in particular, have weathered some truly testing storms admirably whilst carrying…
Staff mental health: Are you having your five-a-day? (Sec Ed, Nov 22)
In a three-part series, Phil Denton considers the merits of initiatives to improve mental health. In part three, he meets school leader and self-confessed ‘Wellbeing…
Stress, poor pay, no trust. Who’d be a teacher now? (The Guardian, 11.01.23)
Readers respond to analysis that showed a third of teachers who qualified in the last decade have left the profession I joined the teaching profession…
Council criticised over support for special educational needs pupils (BBC News, 11.01.23)
By Sonia Kataria and Victoria Hicks BBC News Support for children with special educational needs still needs to be improved in Leicestershire, inspectors have said.…
MFL: teach with more confidence and creativity…
“Teaching can be both brilliant and really challenging, often in the same day! However, understanding some of the psychological ‘must haves’ can help teachers create…
Happy Enough Classrooms
What can teachers teach industry managers about keeping teams happy and motivated? On April 29th, Henry Stewart, author of The Happy Manifesto and I will…