Christine has always had a passion for teaching. She loved the impact she was having on her class of 30 but as she became Assistant Head, she realised she could have an impact on 300! It has taken time, but she now feels she has found the balance between teaching and leadership.

This is a really simple way of hooking the kids and encouraging them to find out about a new book. Whether it’s your class novel or a text you are focusing on, all you have to do is wrap up the book, write a message on it and leave it in the library for the kids to discover. I guarantee that most of the class will be desperate to find out what the book is. Then, it’s up to you to do the final reveal! The book in this video is Escape from Pompeii by the wonderful artist and author, Christina Balit. Go check it out.

'When I set up Teacher5aday Buddy Box I wasn’t exactly in the best of places – mentally or literally. I was struggling with workload, high expectations and my own refusal to accept I was struggling.'  Victoria Hewett (Mrs Humanities) shares the story of why she set it up and how it helps others.

In her latest blog, Gemma writes about her experience in schools and the culture of kindness. Kindness is something that we often take for granted and it's power underestimated, especially in the school environment.

'I write this having just sat through yet another 'death by Powerpoint' experience where the presenter simply read through the numerous bullets on their overloaded slides.'  Robert Lilley explains Garr Reynolds' 7 ways to improve our slides and presentations in order to achieve ‘Presentation Zen’.