The Satchel Blog - from the team behind Show My Homework

The Perfect Lesson Plan

By Steven Miles on November 22, 2017

This week Steven Miles, Headteacher of Daubeney Academy in Bedford, shared with us his insight into what goes into making the perfect lesson plan. Having years of experience behind him...

Blog, Guest Blog, Education Technolgy, Technology in the classroom, strategy

Technology as an Accelerator for Teaching & Learning

By José Picardo on September 29, 2017

In the world we live in today, we’re spoilt for choice when it comes to new technology and innovations. On what seems like a daily basis, there are new developments of apps and software...

Leadership, Guest Blog, Outstanding, Senior Leaders

Rob Ford: "A Smooth Sea Never Made a Skilful Sailor"

By Rob Ford on April 1, 2017

This week's guest blog is written by Rob Ford, Principal of Wyedean School.

teachers, Students, Guest Blog, teaching, evaluation

Can Pupils Objectively Judge the Quality of Teaching?

By The Educator on November 28, 2016

This week's Guest Blog is by The Educator. The Educator Blog is a blog specifically for teachers, all our blogs are written by teachers for teachers, we also offer the latest news,...

Technology, parents, Homework, Education, Guest Blog, parental engagement

Parenting Pressures & Technology's Role in Education

By Nabeelah Bulpitt on June 30, 2015

Caroline Gallagher looks at the pressures of parenting and the role of technology in education.

Guest Blog, teaching, teaching crisis

Life as a Teacher: Overworked and Undervalued

By Rhys Giles on November 20, 2014

With the 2012 GCSE marking fiasco, and again recently in Dr Rory Fox's Daily Mail article, there've been a flood of comments regarding the teaching profession, and how supposedly lazy...