Ticking Boxes Posted on 14 October 2013 by Frances Nation in General Last night, in conversation with a senior lecturer renowned for his creative approach to teaching and learning at one of our best teaching colleges, he told me that after spending a day with his Teach First students on creativity in the classroom and when asked how they might channel all this creativity effectively their response was to use it in an ‘oral or mental starter’ or as part of a ‘plenary’. They had missed the point entirely. He was disappointed. They have clearly spent too much time in schools already. Read More...
…And it Starts All Over Again…. Posted on 20 September 2013 by Lucy Entacott in General I write this as I begin to consider this week’s Everest of marking, planning and organising that needs to be done before term begins again next week, and I feel oddly calm. It is most disconcerting. Read More...
An Irish NQT in Kent Posted on 15 August 2013 by Áine Lyons in General Living in Northern Ireland, I was acutely aware of the few job opportunities there was for NQT’s. However my drive and passion to teach forced me to ignore the critics and complete my initial teacher training. My time in university was indeed four of the most memorable years of my life during which I grew both as a teacher and as a person. Read More...
The Never Ending To Do List Posted on 9 July 2013 by Andrew Penning Kent-Teach in General How do you manage your time? Do you find yourself constantly adding to a never ending to do list? Here is how one Primary School Teacher stays organised... Read More...
"Do You Tweet?": How Schools Can Use Twitter Posted on 2 July 2013 by James Tibbles in EdTech Rejoice fellow Tweeters and advocates of social media; this question is now officially grammatically correct. As of June 2013, the verb 'to tweet' now appears in the Oxford English Dictionary. Read More...
A Fresh Start: A Headteachers Guide to Starting a Job in a New School Posted on 10 June 2013 by Ani Lawrence Kent-Teach in Career | Schools Starting a new school as the Headteacher can be daunting. Starting at a school that actually doesn’t exist yet is very daunting – and strange too. Read More...
Stating the Obvious Posted on 5 June 2013 by Frances Nation, Headteacher in General Having started my first headship in January after a rather jam-packed nine years of teaching, the realisation of the responsibilities of the job are truly sinking in. No longer do colleagues stop to talk, albeit briefly, as teachers are far too busy to chat about the weekend, husband, children etc. Read More...
Men in Early Years Posted on 4 June 2013 by Andrew Penning in Career | General Last academic year I remember coming to the end of term 5 with my year one class, saying to my TA that I was looking forward to another year in KS1. Little did I know at the time that I had been given a career changing opportunity that I hadn’t seen coming. Read More...
The Lunch Table Posted on 3 June 2013 by James Tibbles - Deputy Headteacher in General You can learn a lot about people over a lunch table. "The Headteacher and I regularly eat lunch together in our school hall with the children. Not only does it give us the chance to catch up, it allows us to get to know the pupils in a different context." Read More...