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Joe Bispham
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‘Episode 6 of Educating Greater Manchester reinforced my hate of mobile phones - they should be banned from all schools’
Episode six of Educating Greater Manchester saw our weekly reviewer Mr Bispham faced with his greatest nemesis within school: the modern mobile phone
6 October 2017
Educating Cardiff, episode 6: ‘Depicting mental health with humanity and compassion - but pulling no punches’
Educating the East End’s Mr Bispham welcomes the spotlight on an issue that more and more teachers are having to come to grips with: teenage mental health
30 September 2015
Educating Cardiff, episode 5: ‘Willows High should inspire and encourage teachers everywhere’
Educating the East End’s Mr Bispham feels a pang of nostalgia as he watches a bright young student struggle with maths in the latest episode of Channel 4‘s documentary series
23 September 2015
Educating Cardiff, episode 4: ‘A demonstration of how tough life can be for teenagers in modern Britain’
16 September 2015
Educating Cardiff, episode 3: ‘Why do tweeting teachers feel the need to prove their own worth by rubbishing the staff at Willows?’
As the latest ‘Educating...’ series hits its third episode, Educating the East End’s Mr Bispham muses on why the Twittering teaching profession isn’t more supportive of their colleagues at Willows High
9 September 2015
Educating Cardiff, episode two: ‘The most important lessons are not for the pupils, but for the viewing public’
Educating the East End’s Mr Bispham looks at the crucial role pastoral leaders play in the transition between primary and secondary school
2 September 2015