Coping with rejection from University of Oxford
March 26, 2021
Here’s how I applied, interviewed, and coped with rejection from the number one University in the world. … More Coping with rejection from University of Oxford
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The Joy of Speed Listening | Productivity Hacks
March 19, 2021
Let’s fast forward to early 2021, and I’ve already exceeded last year’s total, well on the way to exceeding this year’s goal. What’s my secret for making so much reading progress this year? … More The Joy of Speed Listening | Productivity Hacks
Final thoughts | Teaching from Home
March 12, 2021
Over the third lockdown, I’ve written once already about my first thoughts on remote teaching, and on delivering parent’s evening from home, but I’d like to bring it full circle.
These are my final thoughts on what it was like to teach from home. … More Final thoughts | Teaching from Home
How I delivered parent’s evening…from home?
February 12, 2021
Turning on your webcam, staring at your screen and inviting parents into your home can be daunting, even if it is done.
But, you know what? None of that is true. Here’s how I delivered not one, but TWO parent’s evenings from the comfort of home – and why it went way smoother than I ever expected. … More How I delivered parent’s evening…from home?
Lindsay Bruce’s activities for closing the word gap | Book Club
January 29, 2021
Here are the key messages from Bruce’s text that stood out to me, which you could bring into the classroom this term if we ever hope to close the word gap. … More Lindsay Bruce’s activities for closing the word gap | Book Club
What it’s REALLY like to teach from home | First thoughts
January 22, 2021
There have been lots of challenges to wrap my head around and overcome – especially as a newly qualified teacher. I’ve been teaching from home for a few weeks now, and these are my first thoughts. … More What it’s REALLY like to teach from home | First thoughts
Placement #2: Hitting the Ground Running | PGCE: Day in the Life
January 15, 2021
What an unusual first term we had before Christmas! I don’t know about you, but I felt knackered. I’ve been told that the autumn term is always the hardest, and I don’t doubt it. Lots of experienced teachers echoed that it was likely the hardest September-December they’d ever faced so, whether you’re training, a veteran … More Placement #2: Hitting the Ground Running | PGCE: Day in the Life
Bullet journaling to success | Method to my madness
December 11, 2020
You’re about to read the three key steps that I take in building a better Bullet Journal. It’s a minimalist approach that will free you up to focus on what you desperately need time for every day. … More Bullet journaling to success | Method to my madness
Rosenshine’s Principles of Instruction | Book Club
December 5, 2020
How do we support students who are performing complex tasks? Read my latest Book Club post, in which I dissect Rosenshine’s famous 10 top tips in his seminal Principles of Instruction (so that you don’t have to). … More Rosenshine’s Principles of Instruction | Book Club
Food & Festivals | 2018 in Review
January 28, 2019
[4-minute read] “For the first time in my life, I shifted down into first gear. I took things slow. I relaxed when I didn’t know the meaning of the word.” Read all about the busiest, most exciting June and July on record right here. … More Food & Festivals | 2018 in Review
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