Primary school teacher Clare Hancock reflects on the resilience and kindness of her class, staying connected, and what she hopes for as we move forward towards a new way of teaching and learning.
Primary School teacher and Music lead, Georgina Walker, writes about how she encouraged staff and children to feel confident about their musical ability and to find their love of teaching and learning Music.
You've made your application, written your cover letter, and been asked to attend an interview. Now it's time to sell yourself so that no one else stands a chance!
Ben has written a couple of articles to support NQTs (or an experienced teacher) when they are applying for a new job. The first one takes a closer look at the 'covering letter'.
When it comes to how to report to parents and carers on children’s learning, most of the DfE guidance is about just that – the report given out at the end of the year. Just for fun, let’s review the DfE’s guidance on writing Key Stage end-of-year r…
Ask yourself this question: other than direct teaching, what contributes most to your workload?
And then ask yourself this question: other than direct teaching, what has the biggest impact on a child’s development?
Did you get the same ans…
As we reach the half way point of the school year, and plans to support children who will be moving on to Year 1 will be well underway, Ben looks back at his own experiences of using a play-based learning approach in Year 1 and how it can support t…