Classroom design is important – teachers everywhere spend time crafting the perfect space to teach their students and so often work within the confines of confusing and downright infuriating architectural choices made when the place was built. We all know … Continue reading Classroom Design: 5 Annoying Design Choices
Learning names, faces and classes. Being a teacher in September is tough: here are some fun activities to make learning about new students easy. Continue reading Back to School Activities: 5 Getting-To-Know-You Games
Students often have a way with words – and here are five words that teachers cannot stand hearing! Continue reading 5 Words That Teachers Hate to Hear
Teaching is a stressful job and sticking together with your fellow teachers will help you through some of the trickiest of times. Continue reading 6 Reasons Teachers Need to Stick Together
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
Unless your school has found a magic money tree and invested in some mega-efficient report writing software, chances are you’re gonna be cutting and pasting like mad over the next few weeks. Our Bank of Statements Spreadsheets might ease the … Continue reading What Would Your School Report Say about You?
If someone is speaking to you about their mental health, there are some key actions you can make to show that you are listening attentively. Listen more than you speak This gives the person the opportunity to share their feelings … Continue reading How to Talk to Someone about Their Mental Health
If teachers made films they’d probably be the best in the world. There’s no element of modern life we haven’t encountered. But marking, planning and teaching take up too much of our time, so we’ll have to leave the cinematic … Continue reading 10 Teacher Films That Have Never Been Made
New Year’s Day Everyone else: Woah, that was a good night! Will sleep it off and then think about New Year’s resolutions. Teacher: Oh no. I overdid it last night. Less than a week to go, must… do… planning. Valentine’s Day Everyone … Continue reading A Teacher’s Diary VS Non-Teacher’s Diary
Fact: dogs are amazing. They guide the blind, they outperform Oscar winners, they sniff out drugs. The last of these talents might be an added bonus in some schools, but it’s the soft skills I want to focus on. This … Continue reading Why We All Need Dogs in Schools
