It has been almost quarter of a century since I left the primary school classroom as a pupil. Despite the efforts of my friends who tried to convince me otherwise, I vowed never to return as a teacher. Until now.
Following a career change, I now find myself as a Newly Qualified Teacher in a North Yorkshire school. During these early days of my teaching career, I'm discovering that primary education is very different to how I remember it...
#7 The World Cup should be celebrated in the classroom.
It's June 1990. I am emerging from the newsagent with my pack of World Cup '90 stickers. The sun is beating down on this glorious June morning as I walk the short distance to school. I open the pack carefully. Could this be…Read More
Guided Reading - IraqIn my previous post, I posed some ideas as to how teachers could interact with the current situation in Iraq. Well, here is a guided reading activity that I have written, available through my page on the TES resources site. G…Read More
#10 Schools can change the world
Looking at the news this week, I've been feeling really down.
In the Middle East, Palestinian terrorists are attacking Israel, and Israel are retaliating by bombing Gaza into submission. In Iraq, hundreds of thousands of…Read More
#9 Age is no barrierThe Commonwealth Games were a resounding success. As the euphoria subsides, there is one memory which stands out for me. It was the image Steve Way, a super-slim English marathon runner who had just achieved his personal best…Read More
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