Who is responsible for student behaviour in the classroom?
The great debate In the past week there have been some interesting and very passionate Twitter debates on who is responsible for student behaviour in the classroom, including a …
Classroom Practice Archive
Is Written Feedback a Waste of Time?
Is it worth it? Is written feedback a waste of time? For years I have had reservations about current marking and feedback practices but I have always been hesitant to challenge it. …
Word-Rich, Word-Poor Gap
Lately I have become increasingly frustrated with teaching and learning in that too much emphasis is being placed on the peripheral and not getting to the root of learning. It …
Remember ABC when working with parents
The ABCs when engaging with parents I have always been on the curriculum side when it came to leadership until last year when I was moved to lead on …
Why are you shouting?
In schools it is common to see and hear a lot of shouting from teachers to discipline a student but why shout? In some cases it has become the …
Collaboration is key to school improvement
During a recent school study tour in the Midlands a common trait for success emerged – collaboration. Each school on the tour had a unique story with differing contexts …
Are having high expectations delusional?
We are told that we need to have high expectations of students but this mission is regularly aborted with comments such as “they will never be able to do this …
Inspirational TED Talks about Education
Want something inspirational? We are a few days in our holiday break but I am still waking up as if I need to go to school. The everyday buzz …
5 common elements of student engagement
When I started as a Newly Qualified Teacher in 2007, the concept of student engagement was about how much active “doing” you can cram into a lesson. There is …
Five habits to succeed as an NQT
Ding, Ding, Ding! Newly Qualified Teachers (NQT) make your way to your corners. It’s the end of your first term but it probably feels like you have just finished …