I’m as guilty as the next person when it comes to an unhealthy attachment to my mobile phone with its never-ending stream of unsettling news, including bulletins about the war…
The Smile Inside Of Me
It’s October and I’m in the car park, staring at the red brick building in front of me. I’m more than halfway through my teaching career and I’ve driven for…
The Writing Game by Robin Hardman Book Review
I ended my teaching career in March 2021 but had Robin Hardman’s Writing Game been available back then, I would have been dipping into it on a regular basis. Robin…
Learning Through Play
In the ninth episode of ‘The Independent Teacher Podcast’, I talked with Leanne Jones and Rebecca Jones about Drama Tots, and the importance of learning through play. However, research by…
Directed Instruction
Lessons can really focus on what students need to learn rather than devising creative activities where learning becomes almost secondary to task. A greater emphasis is placed on practising and demonstrating learning and understanding, rather than spending time trying to discover something that has taken the greatest minds of the past centuries to find.
Promoting Diversity
Oxford University: Promoting Diversity This week, Oxford University has been in the news for two very different reasons. Firstly, it is making it compulsory for history undergraduates to write an…