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Sep 01 2017

My first day of school as a teacher…

By Mark Anderson Education, educators, Learning, NQT No Comments

I was approached recently by edarabia.com to write a short response to a few questions for an article they're running. One of the questions was about what I remembered most from my first day as a teacher. I wrote less than I'm going to share with you now but the…

Aug 18 2017

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Some things you should know about school trips…

By Mark Anderson Education, educators, Food for thought, NQT, Positivity No Comments

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…

Aug 17 2013

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What I wish I knew then…

By Mark Anderson CPD, T & L 4 Comments

With there being lots of discussion about NQT’s and students starting their PGCE courses, I thought I’d share a few things that I know now that I wish I had known when I first started teaching – hopefully they will be of some help. This certainly isn’t an exhaustive list…