Elevate Your Audience
In classroom presentations, your audience need to feel worthwhile. You want them to engage with the presenters so they can learn.
Why you Need a Makerspace in your School
If we don’t need expensive kit and we gain CPD for free. What’s stopping us? Open yourself a Makerspace.
Gaining Students’ Attention
Keeping children’s attention can be very challenging in a classroom environment. Not all children are wired the same and not all our curriculum objectives are very engaging.
I’m an NQT …. Get Me Out of Here!
For Sarah, university and placements are coming to an end but does the ‘perfect’ school exist when looking for you first role as an NQT?
Counting: 10 to 0 then 0 to -10
Really fun maths starter for counting from 10 and down though 0 to minus 10. I find that by physically saying the number as they jump through the hoops, it helps them understand how counting through zero works.
#MakerED Series- Episode V
Episode 5 of Caroline Keep’s terrific vlog series on #MakerEd. This week she shows us around her Makerspace.
Improving Teacher Wellbeing Through Mindset
As the UK Government announces its plans to recruit and retain teachers, schools have turned their focus on developing staff wellbeing. The interpretation of this ‘wellbeing’ can differ dramatically from school to school.
How Leaders Can Foster Critical Thinking
The next blog in Janelle McLaughlin’s series discusses how your whole school should have goals and think critically.
The Power of “Coming Attractions” to Increase Engagement & Understanding of Literature
How do we get children eager to read? Phyl, Krista and Kathryn discuss how ‘student buy-in’ and interaction plays a big part.
‘Made By Dyslexia’- Why I Encourage You all to Train.
Nick completed the Made By Dyslexia course and is already using it throughout his home and teaching life. He encourages us to do the same.