

Subject leadership... what does it really mean?
Subject leadership... what does it really mean to lead a subject? Well, before a lecture from a Headteacher and a member of his staff...
1 Week down, 7 to go!
Well... that marks the end of my first week on professional practice (phew)... and what a week it has been. I have learnt so much...


Physical Education Planning
These are great posters to be used as a reference when planning physical education lessons! Subject knowledge Health and safety...


Colour Me 10...
Behaviour management is often a target trainee teachers continually set themselves throughout their careers. Behaviour management is...


Growth mindset is key...
As you may have guessed by the title this blog post is about creating a growth mindset... I believe that it is important to encourage...


Reading for pleasure... A thing of the past?
In my opinion children have the pleasure sucked out of reading... a bold statement I know. Between the emphasis on tests, phonics, guided...


Experiential learning and Owl Pellets...
Just so we are clear, this is not faeces... This is an Owl Pellet. What is that you ask? Pellets are small, sausages-shaped objects,...


Pupil profile and High frequency words!
During my placement I met a lovely young boy that had struggled to learn the high frequency words therefore every morning for 4 weeks the...


Stress Management and Resilience
Today's academic professional development lecture has focused on stress management and the effect of your own resilience. For me...


Outdoor Learning...
Today's Science seminar group has triggered a reflection about learning outdoors. My tutor asked the group to go outside and identify...