Pupil Engagement: The Hook for English
How do you get your class excited and engaged for their next topic? Nadine Finlay uses a ‘Hook’ to introduce a topic and to get her pupils eager to learn.
Team Coaching Insights- Q & A
In her final video, Charmaine Roche answers the questions posed regarding coaching a team.
MakerEd- Episode IV- Open Source in Education
In her latest Maker Education video, Caroline Keep talks Open Source in education and protecting your content. Her guest this time is Dan Lynch from OggCamp, the biggest UK Open Source community event.
Ten Ways to Maximise Videos in your Classroom
Playing videos in the classroom can elevate engagement to new heights. Chris Hobbs from History Bombs provides his top ten tips for using videos as part of valuable and engaging lessons.
Families
‘‘The Family’ are the primary care givers for such a large percentage of a child’s life, we need to ensure that enough respect is paid to them and the knowledge that they hold about the child.’
In her latest blog for Nexus, Nadine Finlay discusses how it is vital you get to know your pupils and their family dynamic.
‘Show your children that they can change the world’
Nexus Education blogger, Simon Hunt, delivers a keynote speech at the Trams Eti conference in Barcelona.
The Challenges of Coaching a Team
In her latest video, Charmaine Roche discusses the challenges of coaching a team.
Lessons Learnt from Burnout
‘Being a teacher is fulfilling. It’s an ever-changing career, that inspires and educates. But it’s also exhausting, mentally and physically.’ Victoria, Mrs Humanities, recalls her burnout and gives advice on how to stop it happening to you. A must read!
Improving Students’ Life Chances
The 2 things teachers do not have enough of; time or money. Chris Hook enters schools to help year 11’s get better grades in maths. She argues that year 7 is the time for an intervention.
Edtech-Try Before you Buy
We need to change/ upgrade our Ed-Tech from time to time but where from and who do we trust? Claire Lockyer shares her do’s and don’ts to help others.