I’m so lucky to have an NQT this year. Working with new teachers is a great way to reflect on your own teaching. We were discussing teaching styles and I told her the following: “I don’t care how you teach. Talk at them, put them in groups, jump up and down, do what you want. … More How to teach (it’s not rocket science) | missdcox
I’m so lucky to have an NQT this year. Working with new teachers is a great way to reflect on your own teaching. We were discussing teaching styles and I told her the following: “I don’t care how you teach. Talk at them, put them in groups, jump up and down, do what you want. … More How to teach (it’s not rocket science) | missdcox
You’ll probably be familiar with the Michaela School, Wembley’s beacon of free school ambition and high expectations/ ruinous panopticon where children are minced, wrapped, pinched and sold as sausages- take your pick. I’ve spent a day there, interviewed the Head twice, and spoken to many of the staff and students. It makes Marmite look uncontroversial. … More The Michaela Debates; would that it t’were so simple | Tom Bennett
With Twitter and online teacher groups people share their lesson ideas all the time. For some it is a life saver, especially if you’re teaching out of your subject area. At events such as TeachMeets, people share their idea or lesson resource and the audience politely clap. However at which point should you stop and … More Should we critique or comment on other people’s lesson ideas? | missdcox
It’s easy for teachers to sit in the staffroom and complain about their school. It usually involves senior leaders failing to do X or Y or specific students causing problems. Continue reading at: http://ift.tt/2algluK
With Twitter and online teacher groups people share their lesson ideas all the time. For some it is a life saver, especially if you’re teaching out of your subject area. At events such as TeachMeets, people share their idea or lesson resource and the audience politely clap. However at which point should you stop and … More Should we critique or comment on other people’s lesson ideas? | missdcox
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I am delighted to be involved in #pedagoohampshire16. (See here) As things stand almost 200 teachers have signed up to be part of the event and I am one of 29 presenters and, looking at the CVs, talk abstracts, and twitter follower count, I am yet again punching above my weight. The theme for the the … More Identity-who are you? | chriseyreteaching
(Abridged version of ch 24 of my forthcoming ‘Elephant in the Staffroom’ book) According to the old joke, October is the month where the cricket fan discovers that his wife left him in August. Only when the season has ended does anything from normal life come to his attention. The grain of truth in this … More Surviving holidays | chriseyreteaching
I am delighted to be involved in #pedagoohampshire16. (See here) As things stand almost 200 teachers have signed up to be part of the event and I am one of 29 presenters and, looking at the CVs, talk abstracts, and twitter follower count, I am yet again punching above my weight. The theme for the the … More Identity-who are you | chriseyreteaching
The RE and Philosophy Echo Chamber 