The Satchel Blog

Teacher Wellbeing School Improvement
19 Dec 2018

The Cost of Poor 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, ...

Author: Bethany Spencer

Blog Teacher Wellbeing School Culture
13 Dec 2018

Conducting a Teacher Wellbeing Survey

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 ...

Author: Bethany Spencer

Mental Health Teacher Wellbeing School Culture School Improvement
30 Nov 2018

The Importance of Teacher Wellbeing

Looking after your teachers’ wellbeing is one of the most important things you can do as a school leader.

Author: Bethany Spencer

Blog Student Wellbeing Digital Literacy
20 Nov 2018

Can a Digital Detox Improve Student Mental Health?

If there are two things that are undisputed in the present day it’s that technology is an ...

Author: Bethany Spencer

Blog School Management
12 Nov 2018

Top Tips for Writing an Effective School Improvement Plan

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 ...

Author: Bethany Spencer

CPD Blog Classroom Management
05 Nov 2018

Everything You Need to Know About Lesson Observations

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 ...

Author: Bethany Spencer

Leadership Blog Teacher Wellbeing School Management School Culture
02 Nov 2018

Acting on Teacher Feedback and the Impact on School Culture

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.

Author: Bethany Spencer

Blog Teacher Wellbeing School Management School Culture
25 Oct 2018

Encouraging Teachers to Give Honest Feedback

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

Author: Bethany Spencer

Blog Edtech Digital Literacy
16 Oct 2018

Preparing Students for the Digital Future

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 ...

Author: Urban Teacher

Praise Blog Lesson Plans Classroom Management Behaviour Management
08 Oct 2018

The Impact of Effective Classroom Management

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

Author: Bethany Spencer

Blog Teacher Wellbeing Classroom Management Student Wellbeing
01 Oct 2018

How Effective Classroom Management Impacts 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 ...

Author: Bethany Spencer

Homework Blog
26 Sep 2018

In Favour of 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 ...

Author: Bethany Spencer

Blog Teacher Wellbeing School Management School Culture
17 Sep 2018

Teacher Wellbeing and School Improvement

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’. ...

Author: Bethany Spencer

Blog Teacher Wellbeing School Management School Culture
07 Sep 2018

How to Foster a Positive School Culture

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 ...

Author: Edd Jackson

Blog School Management School Culture
22 Aug 2018

What Are the Factors that Shape School Culture?

School culture relies on the values of the head and other senior leaders, the attitudes of teachers, parents and students and the level of open communication within the ...

Author: Edd Jackson

Classroom Management Behaviour Management
31 Jul 2018

What is the Impact of Praise on Behaviour?

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

Author: Bethany Spencer

Blog Edtech Digital Literacy
26 Jun 2018

Steps to Becoming Digitally Literate

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 ...

Author: Bethany Spencer

Blog Edtech Embracing Technology
22 Jun 2018

Improved Results & Workload with Knowledge Organisers

Regardless of your school’s improvement plan or your position in school, there are two items that are high on everyone’s agenda - improving grades and reducing workloads.

Author: Denefield School