General
Tuesday
5th Oct 2021
Dyslexia: Why it shouldn’t stop you becoming a teacher
It’s Dyslexia Week, and James Oddy shares his tips and tricks on managing the disorder as a teacher
Behaviour: Why you should use this sales technique
The LAST technique helps businesses to retain customers – and it works wonders with pupil behaviour, says this teacher
Friday
1st Oct 2021
A brief survival guide for teachers with small children
Jamie Thom has five golden rules for the often impossible-seeming task of thriving as both a teacher and a parent of young children
How to harness pupils’ fight or flight response
We’ve all experienced the telltale physical symptoms that kick in when the pressure is on, reducing us to a trembling mess when we most need to perform. It’s a primal response to stress – but one that teachers can help students to harness, finds Christina Quaine
Why we shouldn’t force children to read the classics
Having been forced to study Jane Eyre in Year 6, Megan Dixon knows all too well how easy it is to turn children off books by making them read a text they find profoundly uninteresting
How to help teaching assistants handle poor behaviour
Teaching assistants are often left to handle the most challenging students with little help and no training. Some experience aggressive behaviour daily – a situation that is untenable, says Adele Bates, who has some practical suggestions to minimise flashpoints at school and empower support staff
Thursday
30th Sep 2021
How teachers can steer clear of education gimmicks
Teachers must be wary of the scourge of ‘pedagimmickry’, which can waste precious time, says Richard Holme
5 ways to balance two curricula at once
Mixing a national curriculum and an international one is a tricky task, but this head thinks she’s finally cracked it