‘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!
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.
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.
Develop the use of your behaviour systems to support all of your learners! Learn how to ensure your behaviour systems work for all children and how simple tweaks can support them in making the right choices in lessons. Enjoy!
In the final blog of Ben Harding’s series, he describes how the teacher can bring a whole group of students to become fluent in ‘2-digit add 2-digit’ addition problems at once. He also describes how teachers can ‘smooth’ the edges and ‘plug gaps’ in the process.
In education there are plenty of buzz words. Gemma Sanchez discusses why ‘growth mindset’ is not just a fad but an ethos for the whole school, from the caretaker to the head.
Getting children thinking for themselves is so important in the modern world where not everything you are told is necessarily correct. Children need to be taught how to evaluate, be critical, share opinions and evaluate information. Learn how to challenge children’s thinking through 6 simple reasoning tasks that can be used in any subject!
In the second part of his blog series, Ben Harding explores the special day when a child begins to learn how to solve ‘2-digit add 2-digit’ addition problems.
In his latest video for Nexus Education, Simon Hunt presents a ‘how to guide’ for teachers in relation to the latest i-Movie update.
During the 2000’s we became a throw-away society. Today, we are encouraged to be more considerate of the environment. Apple advocate, Andy Patten argues that we can save money and the planet by considering upgrading our old tech instead of discarding it.