The Satchel Blog

That’s right, we’ve all successfully weathered lockdown 3.0 and everyone is back in school. But things have changed since students were last in ...

As schools prepare for reopening on 8th March, many pupils will be glad to get out of the house and see their friends again. It’s been another ...

Behaviour management is a huge, multifaceted area of a school’s approach to teaching. It spans classroom leadership strategies, policy creation ...

2020 has most likely made all of us question our approaches to teaching. With new protocols to follow, both in school and out, many of you have ...

Schools are investing in edtech at record rates. In fact it is estimated that they spend around

Attendance has been more of a challenge than usual this academic year. School attendance

As students return to school after over 160 days away, the classrooms they return to are going to look quite different to the ones they ...

As schools prepare to return after a somewhat unconventional summer break, SLT and classroom teachers have a lot on their plates. It’s a ...

We’ve all been living under the government’s lockdown measures for over a month now, and for many of us this is taking a toll on our mental ...

As a teacher or tutor, there’s an expectation and necessity to put the safety of students first. This applies primarily to the school ...

In a world full of 24 hour news and with unlimited access to the internet, the latest stories from around the world are never far away. Whilst ...

By now, the novelty of working from home or being in isolation has probably worn off. You’re at home with kids who are not in the mood to learn, ...

School may be closed and exams cancelled, but that doesn’t mean it’s time to put our students’ learning on hold too. In fact, the next few ...

As coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to change day to day life, it was announced by Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, that schools will close this ...

The world is changing. Our education system is being dragged unwillingly into the 21st century as it stubbornly digs in its heels. We’re finding ...

So far we’ve covered the pedagogical theories of behaviourism, liberationism and social constructivism on the Satchel blog. This week we’ll ...

Learning theories, or pedagogies, inform most of what you do as a teacher. Whether you notice it or not, your teaching method will likely fall ...

The advice in this article is true as of 09/03/20 - The situation is changing rapidly so for up to date information surrounding the Covid-19 ...