How video games made me a more productive teacher
Here’s my five-step guide to using video games help me to achieve my goals – in teaching and beyond. … More How video games made me a more productive teacher
Here’s my five-step guide to using video games help me to achieve my goals – in teaching and beyond. … More How video games made me a more productive teacher
Staring down 20, 30, 40 individual tasks can be great for assessing what needs doing, but it can lead to total overwhelm. It’s time to stop your to-do list from overwhelming your life. … More How to stop your to-do list overwhelming your brain
Sometimes saying “yes” every time can become an accidental “no” to your own mental health, sleep or family time. So why is it so hard to say “no”? And how do you avoid that pang of guilt every time? … More The Art of Saying No: How to Protect Your Teaching Capacity this Term without the Guilt
The Sunday Night Scaries are real in every profession, and educators are no exception. After a weekend of rest, Monday looms with tasks that feel overwhelming, from lesson planning to adapting to new tech tools like Google Workspace. Yet, reclaiming quality teaching and personal time is crucial.
Dive into my ultimate guide to Google Workspace for Educators and finally get to grips with what they have to offer. … More Google Workspace for Education: The Complete Masterclass for Busy Teachers
What if you could wake up feeling well rested, in spite of spending all of that time on your laptop? Better yet, what if you could reduce any and all eye strain during the day while you’re working? Potentially even prevent those pesky migraines?
What if I told you that I’d tried and tested the solution? … More How to Combat Screen Fatigue: A Teacher’s Review of Yellow-Tinted Overlays
As a Head of History, I’ve seen the best and worst of AI in education. Here is how to avoid “Workslop” and keep the human touch in post-AI schools. … More How to avoid Workslop: a Teacher’s Guide to Intentional AI
By understanding brain chemistry, we can resist short-term pleasures and enhance our well-being sustainably, optimising for high-serotonin routines which go against these new dopamine detox trends. Here’s how. … More How to build a high-serotonin routine in a distracted world
Preparing healthy, hearty meals is hard work. Doing that as a teacher is even harder, and it’s so easy to devolve into junk food. What if there was another way? What if you could get everything done during the day and still have time to kill it in the kitchen? … More Reclaim your evenings: A Busy Teacher’s Guide to Healthy Meal prep
Here’s what to expect from the First 90 Days as a Head of Department at a UK Secondary School, with an honest look at how to establish yourself as a leader, not just a manager. … More The First 90 Days: How to survive (and thrive) as a new Head of History
Ready to transform your life? Stop waiting for January 1st to make changes. All it takes is answering 7 brutal questions to course-correct your life, by letting go of unnecessary commitments and tackling those daunting tasks head-on. Your future self will thank you. … More 7 Brutal Questions to Course-Correct your Life before 2026