Start the year by setting the points table
From the first lesson we have together, there are two things I really want to cultivate in my students: motivation and a sense of...
Workspace to think
Most of us would agree that a school’s main priority is its students and their education. As a result, we spend countless hours on...
Support each other: build a beacon
In a series of team building activities a colleague ran for each Key Stage 3 year group last summer, students were given a scenario:...
Five Things Schools Can Do to Support Supply Teachers
Supply teachers have become an essential but under-represented part of the education system. With the demands on schools during funding cuts and difficulties with...
Classroom Management Strategies: How to Control Your Noisy Classroom
You’re stood at the front of the classroom, ready to begin your lesson that you spent hours preparing, making resources for and differentiating materials....
“But I’m not a maths person”: 7 strategies to help your students enjoy maths
There are so many arguments against the notion of not being a maths person. I won’t go into them, but let me be clear:...
Simple solutions: starting lessons smoothly
Starting lessons smoothly can be challenging. Missing equipment. Latecomers. Excuses for why homework isn’t complete. There are a lot of ways to address this....
Making the Move- UK to International Teaching
TES job alerts.…it can be your best friend, it can be your enemy. Signing up to the daily job alerts was one of the...
What’s in My Bag: The Essential Supply Teaching Tools
Supply teachers are a diverse bunch and have varying approaches to entering a new school. Some supply teachers need no more than a strong...
Students as Teachers: Empowering, Encouraging, Enlightening
As a result of my teaching timetable last year, I started to involve my students more at the front of the class. I had...