Learning from my mistakes: an English teacher's blog

It is that time of year again. Not Christmas, but mock marking. Interestingly, this time we noticed that students were not getting under the...

If I had to characterise my organisation skills, I’d probably say it was a poltergeist suffering from hay fever who constantly sneezes. Ever...

When did knowledge become such a dirty word? For some subjects, it isn’t a dirty word. In fact, it is the bread and butter of lessons. Go to...

I am surprised that we don’t talk enough about mental health on Twitter and through blogs – especially given that we’d just been through a p...

I read an interesting discussion on Twitter recently. It was exploring how there is a difference in the relationship between student and tea...

Stress is a bit like energy. It cannot be destroyed. Only changed from one state to another. I had the joy many years ago of working in...

I have never been a fan of turning a poem, novel or play into a story board. The results have always been underwhelming and slightly dis...