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Ofsted Lesson Plans Teacher Workload Data Management
23 Oct 2019

3 Workload Increasing Myths About Ofsted

For teachers and SLT alike, Ofsted inspections are stressful. It’s hard to keep up with ever-changing guidelines and regulations whilst working ...

Author: Ben Greenwood

Lesson Plans Time-saving Student Engagement Teacher Workload
03 Oct 2019

What is Lesson Sequencing and How Can it Save You Time?

Lesson planning is a crucial part of PPA (Planning Preparation and Assessment), it can be the difference between a successful lesson and a complete classroom catastrophe. ...

Author: Ben Greenwood

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 Guest Blog Lesson Plans
22 Nov 2017

The Perfect Lesson Plan

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 ...

Author: Steven Miles

Blog Lesson Plans
21 Nov 2017

What Makes an Outstanding Lesson?

There isn’t one sure fire way to deliver the perfect lesson because there are, of course, extraneous variables that will mean each and every lesson you give is different.

Author: Bethany Spencer