The Satchel Blog

Mental health worries amongst students is a topic we’re familiar with. As the stigma surrounding mental health is slowly chipped away at, we’re ...

Praise makes us feel good. Fact. Receiving praise releases dopamine - the neurotransmitter that drives our brain’s reward system. Dopamine ...

Marking, although time consuming, is paramount to students’ progression. It is considered by Ofsted as instrumental to the quality of teaching ...

This week sees our second guest blog from Rob Ford, Principal of Wyedean School. Rob has been a senior leader in various state and independent schools and has a background in ...

So, you may have noticed a few changes to Show My Homework recently. The reason for this is because ...

Yet again, we find ourselves in another heated homework debate. It’s almost impossible to scroll ...

Theresa May’s plans for a wave of new grammar schools has caused raucous debate not only for politicians but also between the general public. The plans to allow the ...

The steps we can take as educators to raise awareness of eating disorders and body image ...

The Summer Holidays are real and they’re happening right now, and as teachers you should be taking full advantage on this ...

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 ...

Now that exams are over, here's how to recover healthily without wasting all your hardwork developing learning skills. We've pulled together some Dos and Don'ts that'll help ...