Going back to school after the holidays is hard on students and teachers alike. Here’s some practical advice for beating the back to school blues…Happy New Year from Beyond ✨ Continue reading A Teacher’s Guide to Going Back to School
This blog features five top tips to help you manage the transition back to the classroom, after six stress-free weeks! Continue reading Back to School: Five Strategies to Keep You Sane
In this blog, we run you through a list of things Secondary teachers should avoid during the summer holidays. Continue reading 5 Things Not to Do During the Holidays
Beyond shares five good reasons to read and why we shouldn’t leave our books languishing on the shelf until the summer holidays. Continue reading Five Reasons to Read if You’re a Teacher
Goodness knows that if anyone deserves a holiday, it’s teachers… but it doesn’t always work out that way and you end up doing everything but having a holiday. Here are some ideas if you’re strapped for time, cash or both. … Continue reading 4 ‘Alternate’ Holiday Destinations for Teachers
Teacher holidays are a Godsend! Time to unwind, relax, and meticulously plan how much time there is until the next one… Continue reading Teacher Holidays: 6 Truths That Only a Teacher Will Understand
When you’re a teacher, you learn fairly quickly that your job is fair game. Most people went to school, so most people have an opinion on how schools should be run. And the more relaxed these people get, the more … Continue reading 5 Topics to Avoid on a Date with a Teacher
This should be an easy list to draw up… Breaking up for first half term. Breaking up for Christmas. Breaking up for second half term. Breaking up for Easter. Breaking up for third half term. Breaking up for summer. Tempting … Continue reading The 6 Best Moments of the School Year
It’s been a hard year. You’ve done parents evenings, extra-curricular activities, revision sessions, exam marking, twilight CPDs and school trips. Not to mention planning, marking and the lessons themselves. But now, the end is in sight. As you say goodbye … Continue reading 5 Things That Make The Summer Term the Best
Understanding teaching is nigh-on impossible until you do it for yourself. Even the spouses/partners of teachers don’t fully understand its intricacies – but passing comment is easy, but here are a few things you should really, really avoid saying to a teacher. ‘All those holidays must be nice!’ Holidays are amazing. Being able to take a holiday when you want it is just that bit more amazing. Here’s why. Imagine lazing on a beautiful, tropical beach in your swimming shorts/bikini and suddenly hearing a familiar “Hello Sir/Miss! What are you doing here?” as if the child is surprised you’ve been let … Continue reading Things You Should Never Say to a Teacher
