How do you feel about change? There are some big changes coming up at work: moving into a new staff office after Easter, and changing the ways that the English and Maths team will work with different faculties from September. … Continue reading How do you feel about change?
Phoenix by SF Said is one of my favourite books of all time, so I am thrilled to be using an extract from it with one of my re-sit GCSE English classes. Continue reading Flying high with Phoenix: engaging GCSE English re-sit learners
At the start of last term, I wrote a sort of manifesto, outlining different ways that I was going to try to engage my English GCSE re-sit students this year. Let’s see how it’s been going so far… Continue reading Reflecting on last term: building-up GCSE English re-sit students
I had low energy levels at work this week, and faced many challenges in the classroom, but there were still joyful achievements to be thankful for Continue reading Finding moments of joy during a challenging week
My students arrive full of negativity towards English as a subject, harbouring feelings of inadequacy, and swallowing bitter pills of resentment at being forced to take the hated exams again. Continue reading Building Up GCSE English Re-sit Students
Not only I was working in an education system with which I was completely unfamiliar, but I also had no real teaching experience or training. In other words, I didn’t have a clue what was going on. Continue reading Teaching & Learning on the Job: my unofficial apprenticeship as a teacher in Japan
This is one of those books that everyone should read. Continue reading Un-Typical by Pete Wharmby: how the world isn’t built for autistic people and what we should all do about it
This month I’ve shared posts about books I’m reading, my grandmother, yoga, and reflecting on how an online community has enriched my professional life. Continue reading March Monthly Round-Up
MY MASHED UP LIFE 