Communicating to ALL in the first 5 minutes
“Good morning class. I need you to get your book, pencil case and planner out. Write the title shown on the board and begin the…
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Miss. Behaving or Miss. Understood?
It is time to wake up to the increase in girl violence and school exclusions. First of all, I’m not even going to attempt to…
The damage of school exclusions
Being excluded from school can be highly damaging for a child’s perception of education as well as their approach to academic achievement and those who…
How to support learners with insecure attachments
The attachments that are formed early on can have huge effects on how children approach life later on. As adults, we can facilitate some of…
Safeguarding students against substance abuse
Is it solely the duty of the safeguarding Lead or SLT to provide the training and referral routes to external agencies that can support young…
5 fitness tips for busy work days!
The new term is in full swing and if you feel like me, the days are just flying by! The beginning of a new year and…
Collaborative working with all stakeholders
I was lucky enough to attend the Autism Conference at Phoenix School in East London recently. It was a great day where I had the…
5 ways to be an efficient teacher
Time is always of the essence in this profession. You have assessments to grade, data deadlines to meet and urgent emails to respond to. Since…
How to develop your questioning skills
Questioning is appearing on most of the career and professional development sheets I have observed for teacher progression. This list moves through the 6 taxonomy…
Avoiding workplace negativity
I was at a party recently where there was a mix of teachers and non-teachers – or ordinary people as they sometimes like to be…
