Blog, CPD, Teacher Wellbeing

As teachers, arguably, we’re exposed to more talks of ‘improvement’ than other professions. We abide by the goals set out for us in our school’s SIP, we push ourselves to improve so we...

School Improvement, Leadership, Student Wellbeing, Teacher Wellbeing, CPD

Improvement is at the top of every school leader’s agenda, which is why creating a detailed and well thought out SIP is critical to effectively communicate your goals to the entire...

School Improvement, Teacher Wellbeing

There’s an abundance of literature regarding the importance of positive teacher wellbeing and the impact negative wellbeing can have on teachers themselves, student progression and...

Blog, School Culture, Teacher Wellbeing

Teacher wellness is fundamental to the success of your school in more ways than one - good teacher wellbeing helps foster a positive school culture, provides a better teaching and...

Teacher Wellbeing, Blog, mental health, School Culture, School Improvement

Looking after your teachers’ wellbeing is one of the most important things you can do as a school leader. The success of your school is dependent on the quality of instruction delivered...

Blog, Digital Literacy, Student Wellbeing

If there are two things that are undisputed in the present day it’s that technology is an all-consuming factor in almost everyone’s lives, and as a nation, we’re seeing that more and...

Blog, School Management

Having a clear and well thought out improvement plan for your school is paramount to the success of your school, teachers and students. Outlining your goals and areas for improvement,...

Blog, CPD, Classroom Management

 Feedback is an integral part to your progression as a teacher, and lesson observations are an effective way to gather feedback and direction on areas for improvement. As a universally...

Blog, School Culture, Teacher Wellbeing, School Management, Leadership

Gathering staff feedback is the first step on your journey to school improvement and a positive school culture; the second step is acting on it. In order for staff to truly feel as...

Blog, School Culture, School Management, Teacher Wellbeing

The success of a school is attributed to many factors, and one of the main indicators of this is a happy and engaged team of teachers. The impact of happy teachers on students and school...

Blog, Digital Literacy, EdTech

As technology becomes more prevalent in our lives, the role it plays in education has changed both within the curriculum and in how schools are managed. Tech evangelist Mark Martin aka ...

Blog, Classroom Management, Behaviour Management, Praise, lesson plans

Classroom management is when a teacher exhibits complete control over their classroom through a series of strategies and techniques that encourage positive student behaviour. The...

Blog, Classroom Management, Student Wellbeing, Teacher Wellbeing

The subject of teacher wellbeing has been on the rise in recent years in conjunction with the publicised teaching crisis and ‘healthy body, healthy mind’ yoga and meditation craze. The...

Blog, Homework

It wouldn’t be a new academic year without a rowdy Twitter homework debate would it? This time it was a former professional footballer and TV presenter villain discussing whether or not...

Blog, School Culture, School Management, Teacher Wellbeing

Teaching has always been a high pressure job, despite what some may say with regard to the length of holidays and about those not being able to ‘do’, and who instead ‘teach’. Teaching is...

Blog, School Management, School Culture, Teacher Wellbeing

One of the hardest challenges that modern schools face is trying to promote a positive culture. Of course there are a multitude of factors which can have an impact on your school’s...

Blog, Teacher Wellbeing, teaching crisis

As with every job, being able to see the joys of teaching may be difficult at times. With recruitment and retention rates for teachers remaining below target since 2012, it’s obvious...

Blog, School Management, School Culture

For the most part, school culture is dependent on the values of the head and other senior leaders, the attitudes of teachers, parents and students and the levels of open communication...