

TSP Standard 1
Set high expectations which inspire, motivate and challenge pupils ï‚· establish a safe and stimulating environment for pupils, rooted in...


An interview and a reflection
Today I attended an interview for a role as a Digital Leader at my university. I thought I was prepared. The above video was created to...


A historic day for teaching unions
On Saturday 5 November I was proud to attend the ATL Special Conference. I even spoke, though I had no intentions of doing so prior to...


Mastering Mastery
I have been training to teach now for 12 months. Before that time, I was already a mum and had heard murmurings about the new curriculum...


It's the little things...
Over the past year I have been on placement, attended various schools in a voluntary capacity to gain more experience and worked as a TA...
Guided reading... I just don't get it!
The title of this blog may be a little misleading. It should read I don't get it yet. I understand that this practice can be very...


Bucket School (Invented by Nikki Bolton)
Bucket school is the innovation of the fabulous Nikki Bolton (Former Senior Lecturer at Edge Hill University). This concept has been...


The Future of Teaching...
This year I was very fortunate to be invited as a guest to the summer informal ATL Future Steering Group meeting. This involved an...


A day on the farm...
As a follow up to the course undertaken at The Cheshire Show, FaCE organised a dairy farm visit for trainees. The upcoming visit was...


The lessons that EYFS has for the 'big ones'...
In the long break between the end of my first year of training and the start of my second I decided to do some agency work as a TA. I...