Through a series of events that I still don’t fully understand, last weekend I found myself nearly 300 miles from home, in Rhyddngs Business and Enterprise School in Oswaldtwistle, standing in front of about a dozen people who were kind enough to choose to come to my workshop on the Wellbeing Paradox. The what? If […]
We have partnered with our friends at @TPositiveTC to give away a personalised teacher planner with matching notepad! The lucky winner will be able to choose from the range of stunning designs at their site. To enter, either- Retweet this tweet or pop over to our facebook post and like it! Entries close on the 15th of October, the […]
Our friends at @BloomsburyEd have given us a signed copy of Mark. Plan. Teach. by @TeacherToolkit to give away! To enter, either- Retweet this tweet or – pop over to our facebook post and like it! Entries close on the 8th of October, the lucky winner will be drawn randomly from all valid entries within 7 days and contacted via […]
A guest post by @MissBartlettRQT THIS IS GOING TO BE A LONG ONE, SO MAKE YOURSELF COMFY… This is such a taboo subject generally, but in the past few years its become more and more acceptable to talk about it. Mental health. Automatically, one goes straight to depression and, while this is a huge proportion of mental health issues, […]
Who is Ross Morrison McGill? You might know him better as @TeacherToolkit, The Most Followed Teacher on Twitter/No 1 Education Blog in the UK/Top-50 #EdTech Brands Worldwide. In Real Life, he is an author (this is his third book for Bloomsbury) and a senior leader “with over twenty years of teaching and school leadership experience in some […]
A guest post by @BrynShenkin Many of us set new year resolutions in January, but those of us who work in schools have another opportunity to set goals: the start of a new school year. This year I’ve got various career-orientated goals, but what I want to talk about here are my wellbeing targets. This concept […]
September 10, 2017 theprovokedpedagogue A guest post by @Provokedpedagog Reasonable definition There are some common responses I get when suggesting measures to reduce workload either in real life or in the twittersphere , it seems teachers are hell bent on sself-destructionvia unrealistic expectations of what is achievable in the constraints of finite time. The following list […]
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A guest post by @chizkent There is no doubt that teaching is a high-pressured profession; whether you are an NQT, experienced teacher, school leader or work in the school office. Learning to recognise the level of pressure in ourselves, work colleagues, students and parents is invaluable if we are to maintain positive mental health and relationships. […]
A guest post by Charles Christie of Education Tay School days are an enjoyable time for many students, although for others can be a restless and challenging part of their life. For much of my time at school I spent it looking out of the window wondering what is the teacher talking about. Yes, I did not understand […]
