Bethany Spencer

Blog, Ofsted, Teacher Wellbeing

The stress and pressure teachers are under has long been at the forefront of most peoples’ minds in education. For years now teachers have been subjected to excruciatingly long working...

Ofsted, Ofsted framework, Bullying, Student Wellbeing

Teachers knowingly go into the profession with the understanding that they’re going to do so much more than simply teach. It’s expected, neither rightly nor wrongly, that teachers double...

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, 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, Classroom Management, Behaviour Management

Behaviour management is a fundamental pillar of whole classroom management. The behaviour of students in the classroom impacts a teacher’s ability to provide effective teaching and...

Digital Literacy, Blog, EdTech

Becoming digitally literate is not a simple step-by-step process. Digital literacy is itself a spectrum, and you as a school can choose what initiatives you’re going to introduce and...