Building successful relationships - there's more ways than one
A question that has always fascinated me in my career has been how best to build a successful relationship with a student. When I posed...
A tribute to..... Chelo
It's with great sadness that I write this blog, losing someone like Chelo, but I wanted to write something. I first met her in August...
My 5 most infamous cases of teacher bashing
There’s been a fair resurgence of teacher bashing in recent weeks with people keen to find someone to blame for COVID 19 – obviously,...
Opportunity Makers
In October 2015, I made the fateful decision to quit my then school with no job to go to. That December, I wrote a little blog about why...
A response to Doug Marr
This is a direct response to the piece written in the Scottish Herald by Doug Marr. I want to start by saying how shocked I am that a...
The dark side of International Teaching
As thousands of teachers leave the U.K. for international teaching in the next few years, many will hit the jackpot in their search for...
The journey
After my experience in Slovenia (which I may write more about in 2020), I moved back in with my mother on a temporary basis before I was...
Moving On
I have some news. Last week, I was granted early release from my contract as assistant headteacher at my school and have left the school...
My top 9 unintentional ASMR sounds (in education)
I swear I haven't gone mad (yet), but if you are interested in or use ASMR content as an educator, this blog is for you. Teachers are...
Who to follow on "edutwitter" 2019/2020
I’m delighted to present my “who to follow” guide of edutwitter for 2019/20, produced for the teachmeeticons network. Click on the image...
