re-blog

We have finally reached study leave. I should breathe a sigh of relief but I cannot

Differentiation. Challenge for all. Same thing, different wording.

A while ago I found a picture of how children are being tested by the

There are too many important things for teachers to be doing for them to waste

I’ve come up with a set of rules that describe our reactions to technologies: Anything

Here are four ideas for using formative assessment in your lessons. Before I get into

The wind is no reason to stay inside, with a little extra thought and imagination you can have hours of fun playing out in the wind…

Teaching is a rewarding and challenging profession. Teachers are instrumental in the type of future their pupils will have…

The problem with labelling a student as “quiet” is that it does not address the reason why they are quiet and does not necessarily help a student improve.

If teenagers were a cat, they wouldn’t be a lion they’d be a kitten. A fluffy, playful and occasionally naughty kitten.

A common frustration among some teachers is a difficulty to engage their students in lessons of all

Working with students to develop their skills for life and seeking to equip them with a skill set for jobs that may not even exist yet, in a nutshell, ‘Preparing all young people for life’.

Ensure that your students have a room that helps to deepen their understanding, and importantly, one that they feel ownership over.