The Satchel Blog

It’s long been known that teachers are overworked and the burden of admin and excessive workload is impactful ...

For some celebrities it seems as though teaching was a stepping stone in their ...

The impact of social media is undisputed, the simple use of a hashtag can start a movement and the simple act of sharing a status update or ...

Tutoring is an easy way to get extra help when you need it‭. ‬Simple as that‭. ‬But even so‭, ‬there are a lot ...

Building relationships with your students’‭ ‬parents lays the foundation for a successful home-school ...

Marking students’‭ ‬work and providing them with feedback to relay to them how they are performing is crucial to ...

When thinking of parental engagement in a child’s school life‭, ‬thoughts of Parents’‭ ‬Evening and phone calls ...

Time constraints are a feature of most people’s day-to-day lives‭, ‬whether that be on a personal or ...

We are more connected than ever thanks to the likes of Facebook and ...

We’re in the midst of the Summer Term for schools and for many that means the dreaded GCSE exam period. It’s a ...

Teacher abuse is something that we never quite think of or even acknowledge that it actually happens.

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 ...

Homework is a form of independent learning that allows students to take hold ...

When students go off for study leave, teachers pick up 'gained time'. We ...

Last year, Education Secretary Nicky Morgan gave teachers the chance to voice their concerns in The Workload Challenge, as a means to call upon ...