Thanks to everyone who has checked out the responses to the #threequestionsEDU series so far. I always enjoy reading the writing and thoughts of other teachers and I hope you find the responses interesting. Please respond in the comments and share what you think. If you'd like to respond to…
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Thanks to everyone who checked out the first response to the #threequestionsEDU series from Andy Buck. I always enjoy reading the writing of others and I hope you find the responses interesting. Please respond in the comments and share what you think. If you'd like to respond to the questions,…
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I'm looking forward to the #threequestionsEDU series of posts. I always enjoy reading the writing of others and I hope you find the responses interesting. Please respond in the comments and share what you think. If you'd like to respond to the questions, please read this post first. Kicking off…
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Twitter's great. Don't get me wrong. But things have been afoot for sometime. You see the Twitter that I talk and share about is the best staffroom in the world. It's a place where whenever you ask a question, someone will come to your help. It's easy. It's better than…
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There are lots of reasons why it makes sense to use technology to help us with our personal and our professional lives. The signs of poor mental wellbeing are things such as anxiety and depression. The causes of anxiety and depression for teachers are often things such as workload, too…
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We all do it. The start of a new academic year, particularly if you're starting a role in a new school, is a chance for everyone to wipe the slate clean. Get their house in order. Plan for things to go better this year. Prepare ourselves for new curricula or…
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So often we want to find images to use in our everyday work. Google images doesn't really provide the answers when it comes to high quality CC free images. Digital citizenship is high on the agenda for pupils and students but equally so for teachers too. In this post I'll…
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You may have seen in the news recently that Ofsted's Amanda Spielman commented that an "“over-cautious culture has developed in our schools”. She went on to say that this “deprives children of rewarding experiences, of the opportunity to develop resilience and grit and which makes it hard for them to cope…
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I often ask teachers if they use Google Images for the pictures they use in the resources they make for the classroom. The majority of teachers tell me they use Google Images for all their images. They simply go to the site, search for their image, grab the best one and…
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Now it might sound like this post is a bit of a pat on the back for a mate (well in some ways I guess it is) but I really wanted to put the spotlight on someone who, for me, embodies the best in education. For me, there are a variety…
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