How do teachers motivate students returning to school?
Coming out of lockdown has excited everyone. Bars, restaurants, schools and many other institutions are beginning to return to some version of normal. This is especially applicable to schools as pupils and teachers are returning to face to face learning, easing the burden of homeschooling and working from home for many parents. However, many students’ […]
How to prepare for parent-teacher meetings
Preparing for parent-teacher meetings may seem more complicated than it needs to be, as even the most confident teacher often gets anxious before the big event. There are a few key activities to undertake prior to the meeting: 1.) Keep communication open. Ask for feedback from the parents and child during the meeting, and plan […]
Do school exclusions work?
School exclusions have long been held up as an acceptable disciplinary measure in educational institutions. This method takes students out of the classroom for a specified period of time, isolating them from other students. In the United Kingdom, school exclusion allows for children to be excluded from class for up to 45 days in any […]
Teaching tolerance and acceptance
Tolerance and acceptance are two of the most important life skills for people to learn, yet they are just as frequently overlooked within the teaching system. Let’s take a quick look at some of the key ways to encourage a tolerant and accepting mindset: Offer real-world examples. Students need to hear examples of tolerance and […]
What is reflective practice?
Reflective practice can be tremendously useful in the classroom. This principle allows teachers to identify and reflect on past actions and experiences, recognising the patterns which are recurring time and again. By harnessing reflective practice, it is then possible to trace the way these same patterns are shaping our thoughts and behaviour, and adapt them […]
Dialogue with yourself through a teaching log
The process of teaching extends far beyond the classroom, and invariably requires the teacher to do much soul searching and exploration of their own responses, ideas and areas of improvement. This is one of the areas where keeping a teaching log can be incredible helpful, allowing you to keep track of all the ways you […]
Dealing with bullying
In teaching practice, it’s almost certain you will encounter bullying in the classroom at some time in your career. For this reason, we recommend learning a few key tactics for dealing with this unfortunate yet commonplace problem. Communicate with both bullies and bullied students. Some people only address the bully, or only address the student […]
Forming Habits
Forming habits is an important part of life, whether we are teaching or carrying out daily tasks. What we do by habit shapes who we are and what we can achieve. Here are a few key tips to getting it right: 1.) Set realistic goals If you plan to achieve unachievable things in a set […]
Let Them Teach
The way we teach is changing. One of the most popular new methods of enabling learning involves getting kids more involved in the very concepts and skills which they are absorbing. Instead of expecting students to be passive learners, why not instead ask them to ‘teach’ their latest findings back to the class? There are […]
Integrate the Curriculum
Integrate the Curriculum Integrating the curriculum into your classroom is the result of combining the different subject areas into your teaching, and taking a more innovative approach to expanding on the themes which are discovered as a result. Integrated classrooms allow students to discover more than one concept and skill at once, discovering knowledge which […]
