An English Trip to Shakespeare’s Birthplace For the last fourteen years I have taught English to secondary-aged pupils at a Pupil Referral Unit in the Midlands. Many of these students are vulnerable and complex, some are in care, and a large number have severe behavioural difficulties. All of this means…
Stuck in the Mud. A teaching highlight When you think of creative dance you don’t always think of children’s playground games. When you think of ballet you don’t always think of wheelchairs and community involvement. When I think of funding by the Arts Council galleries or Covent Garden and opera…
Further to my recent post I thought it fair that I write about my #teachinghighlight. Since we first started talking about it on Twitter earlier in the week I have been thinking long and hard about my highlight. There are some fantastic tales out there about the lovely moments in…
What’s your teaching highlight? I read a blog post last night by the brilliant @cazzypot from a tweet I’d seen on Twitter from @cherrylkd. The post had been about a trip to Shakespeare’s birthplace in Stratford-upon-Avon. I’d urge you to read it. It’s a goodie. In the conversation which followed…
I am not saying that PowerPoint is the best program ever, but I do know that it is still one of the most used presentation tools out there. I’m definitely one for trying to make your presentation slide decks as impactful and beautiful as possible. It engages learners and sets…
Yesterday I had the privilege of meeting Andrew Curran who delivered a two hour session on the brain and the lessons we can learn from neuroscience to inform our practice in the classroom. In this post, I wouldn’t dream of trying to replicate his vast knowledge, but thought I’d share some…
Naace, if you haven’t heard of them, are a bit like Bafta for ICT education professionals and every year hold the Naace Impact Awards. Standing for the “National Association of Advisors for Computers in Education”, every year they have awards to celebrate excellence and impact in the use of technology in education….
Google’s Teacher Academy (#GTAUK) is taking place later this month and I am honoured and pleased to have been accepted. I’ll blog more about the event as and when it happens. In the mean time I thought I would share my application video. I’m very much looking forward to the…
As Debra Kidd wrote in her blog post ‘When you know it’s time to go‘, I’ve reached a similar point in my career too and am leaving the classroom. It’s not because of Ofsted… There are some considerable pressures in our education community today. In the case of Ofsted, I…
With my interests in technology, when I heard that Simon Pridham was writing the long awaited ‘Freaked Out‘ book for Crown House I was eager to find out what he had to say. As someone who has been on a similar journey with using mobile technology albeit in a Primary…
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