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Susan Ward
All articles by Susan Ward
‘Just like Hogwarts, every school needs a Room of Requirement’
Schools and their overworked teachers should turn to Harry Potter for inspiration, says this school leader
10 March 2019
‘Why are schools so rubbish at parental engagement?’
Schools need to walk in the shoes of working parents, says this school leader
3 March 2019
‘Primary schools must teach computing’
A generation is in danger of going through their school years thinking ‘computers know best’, warns Susan Ward
26 February 2019
‘Embrace social media - but don’t be a slave to it’
This teacher says that schools should not open the door too far for social media – but cannot afford to pretend it doesn’t exist
18 January 2019
‘School social media has been terrible at engaging parents’
One school leader fears teachers are missing a golden opportunity by not involving pupils in their social media accounts
17 December 2018
Share those magic moments to keep teachers’ spirits up
It’s good to tell other teachers about those moments in the classroom that remind you that all the hard work is worthwhile
30 March 2018