Back to School 2020: How Bitesize are supporting children, parents and teachers | BBC Bitesize
Here’s what BBC Bitesize doing to support teachers, parents and students in the new school year. The school experience may be very different this time, with staggered school days, year … Continue reading
Best wishes and a free gift for schools in the new academic year: an international CPD library!
Let me begin by wishing you and your school every success in this new academic year, which appears to have all the makings of the most challenging of your career … Continue reading
Appreciating Autism and the Spectrum
I’ve always had difficulty explaining many ideas in terms of a line which ends as a pair of poles. Life, history and autism is usually more complicated than that. I’ve … Continue reading
Lessons We Can Learn from Winnie the Pooh | Each Peach Childcare
Seven lessons from our favourite honey-loving bear to share with you and an activity for every lesson that you can try at home. “Some people talk to animals. Not many … Continue reading
The Things I Can Control and Can’t Control FREE Poster!
Get a free download of this poster created by WholeHearted School Counseling here at teacherspayteachers.com (registration required)
Mental Well-Being
A useful prompt to mental well-being from @BelievePHQ on Twitter.
10 Types of Innovation
Although developed in the context of product innovation in a commercial setting, I found this diagram of interest and thought it might make a useful point of discussion for learning … Continue reading
For Flourishing’s Sake: A New Book and a Graphical Approach to Plenary Sessions
This from Kelly Hannaghan regarding a new book and a new approach to recording ideas. Well, maybe not new, but a fine example of its kind. We all know that … Continue reading
The Problem With Data
Daniel Sobel recently shared this poster in an interesting post regarding problems with data used in an educational context. It is all about the integrity of the data collection protocols. … Continue reading
Conflict Resolution: Changing the Paradigms… The Karpman Drama Triangle
I’m indebted to Daniel Sobel for bringing this simple diagram about conflict resolution in an educational setting. It brought back memories of interventions I had made in the past and … Continue reading
Think Tanks in Education: An Update from Ross Morrison McGill
It would be wrong and extremely naive to assume that any group describing itself as a ‘think tank’ is simply a research-based organisation. In some cases, they are the political/educational … Continue reading
The Deeps of Mental Health
A powerful message about mental health, created by @alyseruriani Digital download and print available to buy here: Dig Deeper Digital Download | Alyse Ruriani
Look Behind the Behaviour to the Cause
You can download this poster created by WholeHearted School Counseling here: Behind Anger: Free Social Emotional Learning Poster | Teachers Pay Teachers
Characteristics of Sound Leadership from Ross Morrison McGill
Ross Morrison McGill can usually be relied upon to hit the hammer on the head when it comes to teaching and this diagram from 2016 just about covers the key … Continue reading
Enhancing Your Child’s Emotional Intelligence
Thanks to Hannah Simnett of Cherished for sharing this post. Source: @TutorDocTucson
Nordic Schools and the Nordic Teaching Model
I was delighted to have been invited to join the Nordic Schools network. I’ve leaned heavily on the Scandinavian experience of educational development. I think their experiences are instructive because … Continue reading
Principles of Giving Good Feedback
As part of Ross Morrison McGill’s TeacherToolkit series, he outlines the guiding principles behind good feedback. Guidance on giving good and effective feedback is lamentably under-developed in schools and tends … Continue reading
Key Principles for Care and Compassion
Although this graphic is concerned with the current situation provoked by Coronavirus, I think these should be guiding principles for all circumstances when working with learners of all ages. Originally … Continue reading
The Essence of Reflective Practice…
The disruption caused by Coronavirus to the normal pattern of schooling may have many implications when schools return to something approaching a new normal. There will undoubtedly be many potential … Continue reading
Rejecting Discipline in Schools: A Better Way
Many thanks to Martin D. for reminding me of the cultural shift needed in developing, rather than managing, young people in schools. This represents a very practical application of transactional … Continue reading
Breaking Out of the Comfort Zone
In these challenging times, this infographic might provide some pointers to the stages of embracing change…
For Every Child a Champion: The Role of the Teacher and Others
Thank you to Hannah Simnett for reminding me of Rita Pierson’s wonderful Ted Talk. This is a major validation of any teacher working in a school who invests in their … Continue reading
Prompting Improvements
Sound advice for young people… concentrate on the HOW and not the WHAT of learning.
Recognising Diversity in all its Facets
Diversity is the catch-all term for a whole range of differences, some having legal and statutory definitions, and some not. We need to be mindful of the full range of … Continue reading
Recognising the Obvious in Reading!
When the curriculum is one dominated by knowledge transmission, an inordinate stress is placed on the literacy levels generally and the reading level in particular of pupils. This is so … Continue reading
