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...
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...
Five Ways to Avoid Teacher Burnout
Stress is a big problem for teachers, with workloads increasing and greater accountability measures, many are struggling to cope. The first thing to know...
How to Provide Classroom Support for Students with Dyslexia
The British Dyslexia Association states that 10% of the population are dyslexic. That’s at least three students in your classroom. Dyslexia can be a...
How to Establish Yourself in the Classroom
The second in my 'How To' series, this post looks at how you establish yourself in those first few lessons at school. Here are...
Teachers: How to Use the Christmas Break Wisely
As we move in to the last weeks of winter term, teachers will be looking forward to a well-earned rest over the Christmas break....
What’s Fake News Got to Do with Schools?
We’re all aware of the spread of fake news in the media over recent years. From internet trolls to politicians, it’s become a tool...
How to Manage Behaviour
Now this is by no means a be-all-and-end-all list and I would hugely recommend purchasing Sue Cowley's Getting the Buggers to Behave but I do hope...
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...
Part 1: Why I Wanted to be a Teacher
I knew without question that I wanted to be a teacher. I knew it without having to think about it. Without research, without a...