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Staff surveys are a must - but they require a thick skin
Gleaning teachers’ views of how your school operates can yield vital insights that can help bring about meaningful change – but only if leaders are prepared to accept negative as well as positive feedback
Staff Management
6 May 2022
Why international teachers should want to be replaced
As a teacher in an international school, Andy Bayfield says he hopes that one day his job will be taken by a local
20 July 2021
What 4 iconic silver screen teachers can teach us all
Needs some inspiration on why what you do matters? Then these four teacher-heroes of cinema could be the perfect reminder
18 June 2021
Why skills versus knowledge is a futile debate
Pitting knowledge and skills-based lessons against each other is pointless – both can work in harmony, like Lennon and McCartney, says Andy Bayfield
5 June 2021
Why a real international teacher gives up baked beans
The phrase ‘In the UK we would...’ is said a lot by new international teachers – eventually, you have to accept you are a long way from home
10 November 2020
A teacher without their audience is a tragic show
Teachers are addicted to the buzz of ‘performing’ in the classroom – the loss of this audience can be hard to take
10 October 2020
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