John Dabell

Are You A Minimalist Teacher?

November 12, 2018November 3, 2018 johndabell 0 Comments leadership, management, minimalism, organisation, Richard Templar

Teachers do too much. They take on too much. The job suddenly becomes too much to take. It feels like

Remember Them

Lest We Forget

November 11, 2018November 11, 2018 johndabell 0 Comments Armistice 100, Burbage, Buxton, David Bland, Greetham, Paul Bland, Private Henry Orritt Bagshaw (49995), Somme, The Sun, Wilfred Owen

Children will be learning a lot about Armistice 100 and why it is important that we ‘never forget’. 2018 marks

Coaching

The Disney Creativity Strategy

November 10, 2018November 2, 2018 johndabell 0 Comments Robert Dilts, Walt Disney

The Disney Creativity Strategy is a technique developed by Robert Dilts, a pioneer in Neuro-Linguistic Programming. He looked at the way

In The News

Newsround

November 9, 2018November 9, 2018 johndabell 0 Comments health and wellbeing, screen time, Sir Michael Barber, teacher support, Teacher Workload Advisory Group

What’s been in the news just lately?

Awards

100% Attendance Nonsense

November 8, 2018November 2, 2018 johndabell 0 Comments attendance, Bradford Factor, chronic illness, disabilities, discrimination, exclusion, inclusion, presenteeism, protected characteristic, Rachel Wright, sick

Going to school is clearly a ‘good thing’ and we should be encouraging children to attend. However, schools that award

Resources

Why Use Flip Charts?

November 7, 2018November 7, 2018 johndabell 0 Comments Andrew Dlugan, flip chart, Ken Norman, low-tech, PowerPoint, presentation, teaching

Isn’t it about time we went back to using flip charts?

Research

Nurturing, Valuing And Supporting Teachers

November 6, 2018November 1, 2018 johndabell 0 Comments budget cuts, NFER, Nuffield Foundation, recruitment, retention, turnover, workforce

The NFER have produced a report well-worth a look. It gives policymakers and system leaders an accurate picture of the

Teaching and Learning

The Power Of Teaching In Silence

November 5, 2018November 1, 2018 johndabell 0 Comments Chalk Talk, silence

Silence isn’t something you get much of in schools but we need more of it. We need more silence. I’m

Teaching and Learning

The Uncertainty Of Teaching

November 4, 2018November 1, 2018 johndabell 0 Comments ambiguity, bullet-point lessons, excitement, Stephen Brookfield

The uncertainty of teaching is what I enjoy most about the job. It is inherently ambiguous and that’s a good

Character Education

Teaching Children Humility

November 3, 2018October 31, 2018 johndabell 0 Comments Anna Rosling Ronnlund, character education, citizenship, Hans Rosling, humble, humility, Ola Rosling, Roger Federer, social values

There are lots of critical social values we work on as teachers. A few of these include: cooperation, freedom, happiness, honesty,

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