The Satchel Blog

The fight for gender equality has come a long way, but we’re not there yet ...

As educators, our workload and week tends to fluctuate; there’s never a dull moment with the constant need to be on top of teaching and learning and introducing and making use ...

Teacher abuse is something that we never quite think of or even acknowledge that it actually happens.

Satchel looks at how technology can support your teaching and your students' learning.

Satchel looks at what measures can be taken if your child is being bullied at school. Bullying is often caused by an imbalance of power either perceived or real. It is the ...

How can maintaining a healthy diet result in body confidence and a healthy mind? Unfortunately, engaging students to take part in PE lessons once or twice a week is not always ...

Homework is a form of independent learning that allows students to take hold of the reins of their ...

Starting secondary school can be a terrifying ordeal! New surroundings, new teachers, an insane amount of new things to learn, and most terrifying of all...new people you've ...

The benefits of parents being involved and present in a child’s school life has been researched countless times and the same results keep appearing - if a parent is engaged in ...

We need to create a safe and secure environment for those of us who are a part of the LGBTQ community.

Students and children are highly impressionable, and are seeking out role models whose actions they will adopt and mirror. That's why, as a teacher, it's important ...

A boss and a leader are very different, one motivates and offers guidance whilst the other tells people what ...

John F. Kennedy was a leader with an arsenal full of motivating speeches that inspired a nation when he was President and continue to inspire us today, years after his death. ...

Teaching Schools can be role models for neighbouring schools to share their knowledge on sharing best practice for teaching and learning.

When students go off for study leave, teachers pick up 'gained time'. We explore the best ways to utilise ...

Homework is great a consolidating knowledge of everything you learnt during the day. It teaches you how to work independently through using your own initiative, be that ...

It's crucial for parents to be involved and engaged in their child's school life, particularly the homework process.

Technology has become pervasive in society, and it’s quite right that it should be used in every school too. Unfortunately, schools have been let down in the past by products ...