The Satchel Blog

With the 2012 GCSE marking fiasco, and again recently in Dr Rory Fox's

As an infinite universe of information, the internet is a pretty good place to find educational resources. ...

For years, the smart phone’s prevalence in our lives has increased so dramatically, that it’s existence in the classroom is now practically ubiquitous. However, whether ...

Ofqual have really shaken things up with their new grading system by changing the grades from ABC to 987... What are your thoughts?

What many perceive to be nothing more than a social construction, gender norms undoubtedly penetrate every aspect of our lives, from wearing pink or blue as a baby, ...

As smart devices and social media evolves, so does bullying. So what can we do about it? Now at the heart of Anti-Bullying Week, a campaign running from throughout ...

Teaching is hard. In case keeping 30 kids focussed for 60 minutes wasn’t ...

Regardless of the worth of homework, there are certain situations ...

How parents handle helping their children with homework, can reinforce how much of a positive value and that education is important. It can build a stronger bond between ...

Homework impacts three types of people in a school: teachers, students and parents. There are pros and cons for all three of these stakeholders, as every one of them has ...

Remember when you were at school and hadn't done your homework? What excuse did you come up ...

Setting homework isn't easy; it has to be engaging & worthwhile. Teachers need to keep a number of things in mind when creating and setting a task at home. How ...

YouTube in the classroom: can it be used as an engaging teaching and learning tool? Or is it a nothing more than a distraction?

A couple of days ago, I was on the train heading home when I overheard a mother talking to her son...