Preparing Your Child for Their First Day of School

Motivating and preparing your kids for their first day of school is important, whether they’re moving to primary or secondary education. Read More …

The Pros and Cons of Rewarding Pupils

If you are interested in the the pros and cons of rewarding pupils it is worth picking up a copy of the TES from the 17th July. Its article ‘Prizes are no way to reward pupils, expert says’ explains how Marvin Berkowitz, professor of character education at the University of Missouri-St Louis believes that rewarding Read More …

Making the most out of your Classroom Décor

  As a teacher, decorating your classroom can be one of those ‘marmite jobs’ that you either love or hate, depending on how much time, materials and wall space you have to work with. Planning your classroom décor is also a consideration that has to be taken into account, not just at the start of Read More …

Lesson Planning Tips: How to Plan Fun Lessons and Improve Learning

As a teacher I’m sure you will have experienced a classroom full of blank faces looking up at you as you’re explaining a concept (that admittedly may be a little on the dry side) to your pupils on rainy afternoon. These low energy moments, where the majority of students in the class have lost their Read More …