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...
Farming: inside and outside the classroom
I was very lucky to attend the Royal Cheshire County Show where I attended an accredited Farming and Countryside Education training event....
The saga of the sunbeds
Everyone has the same problems when they go on holiday: sunbed wars! The people who get up at 5am and put towels on sunbeds they won't...
Just Do It!
On 21 May 2016 I attended the Learning First conference in Sheffield, organised by Dame Alison Peacock. This was a 'grassroots' movement...
The difference dedication makes!
Today I attended another exemplar day with Edge Hill University. I was honoured to have the opportunity to spend the morning with...
Transforming chaos into order...
Today I took part in a workshop exploring the challenges faced by children with autism - or to use the correct terminology, on the...
SEND in mainstream - ATL Teacher Training Conference
The session at the ATL Teacher Training conference really made me think about the behaviours of children in the classroom. The practical...
EAL CPD - ATL Trainee Conference 2016
I found this training very useful. As I had already attended a lecture at Edge Hill University on this topic it was reassuring to hear...
