The Power of Words: Why I Love World Book Day
World Book Day started in 1998 in the UK and I remember it as if it was yesterday. In reality, I was just being...
Teacher Retention: The Facts You Need to Know
The UK is struggling with teacher retention during growing numbers of pupil intake and cuts to the education sector. The Government has missed recruitment...
Let’s Fight Library Funding Cuts: Support Our School Libraries
No one can deny the importance of reading from a young age. Countless studies have shown that children who read frequently enjoy numerous benefits,...
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...
Ofsted Behind on Their Follow-ups
By Joseph Poppy
Ofsted, that big foreboding force, are usually the ones criticising others for being behind on their work, or not providing the necessary...
Getting back into the swing of things this 2020
Are you feeling as though the start of 2020 is dragging its heels? Do you feel like you woke up on the...
A New Chapter… in a New School!
After spending a few years at a school, becoming confident in teaching and following the procedures, as well as being within a happy, caring...
Why promoting kindness in the classroom is a must
Kind words make the world go round. In fact, it has been proven that an environment where safety, kindness and understanding is...
Why I Love Teaching
Teaching. It's a bit of a funny job really. You get berated publicly for both working too much and working too little (I never...
Self-regulation: increasing the profile of teachers
Prior to teaching in England, I completed my teacher training in my hometown in Ontario, Canada. At the end of my teacher-training programme, I...