22/09/2019
Like many teachers, Tom hoped to improve learning in his classroom. He wanted to find out if pupils wrote better with sharp pencils. Someone on Twitter […]
30/08/2019
Dr Miranda says she is a “teaching expert”. She appears on TV and radio and gives her “expert” views on what teachers think. Self awareness is […]
27/08/2019
Simon and Rowena have noticed that in education circles today, everything has to be “EVIDENCE” based. Evidence based learning! Evidence informed curriculum! As long as it […]
10/07/2019
Mr Smith had been teaching longer than he would like to admit. He did try to keep up to date. Some said he was rather late […]
09/07/2019
Simon remembers all those CPD sessions on Brain Gym. He particularly liked having his “brain button” pressed. All this has now been dismissed as bunkum. But […]
09/07/2019
Gerald trained as a teacher in the 1980s, As a professional! Now there are so many red lines he is not allowed to cross. “Sod it”, […]
09/07/2019
Geography teacher Mr Simons has been teaching for 30 years. What he calls “teaching” is now hailed as “Direct Instruction“. “There’s nothing new in teaching”, says […]
09/07/2019
She had been dreading this all day. Head of Year Mrs Jones had that sinking feeling!