Work Smarter And Harder
johndabell The “Work smarter, not harder”, mantra is one that clogs up the pipes of education like a fatberg. Everyone is saying it in relation to wellbeing, workload and work-life balance…
February 2019
Class Survey
If you want to find out what children really think of that lesson, ask them. How often do we ask for feedback from children. Probably not much and yet we…
The Round Robin
The Round Robin is one of the most effective cooperative learning strategies to use in the classroom and is brilliant for generating and developing ideas in a group setting. This…
Newsround
What’s been in the news just lately?
INSET Done Differently
You know what would really help teachers, parents and children?
Publish, Circle, Refine
If you haven’t yet come across Eric Frangenheim’s book Reflections on classroom thinking strategies then grab yourself a copy and dig in. It’s a wonderful book and full of some…
Top Trumps Assessment
Where would we be without Top Trumps?
Film Yourself And Be As Free As A Bird
How can you make life easier for yourself?
Time For A Snowball Fight!
At this time of the year in the UK it gets a bit chilly and we might even get some snow. But we don’t have to wait until winter to…
The Kes Factor: Finding Every Child’s Passion
There is plenty of talk about ‘resilience’ in schools these days. Everyone you meet seems to be going on about it. People are searching high and low for it hoping…