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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....

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...

I think all teachers aspire to be outstanding practitioners but what exactly does that look like? The standards seem to be set by Ofsted,...

On 21 May 2016 I attended the Learning First conference in Sheffield, organised by Dame Alison Peacock. This was a 'grassroots' movement...

A lot of teachers associate being musical with this picture - the full on elite, extremely talented, musicians of the media, and this...

Singing is a passion of mine, and a great stress reliever for me personally. I would like to bring that into the classroom with me when...

During the first year of teacher training almost every music lesson has contained an element of composition, even if this was altering a...

Today I attended another exemplar day with Edge Hill University. I was honoured to have the opportunity to spend the morning with...

One of the challenges as a single mum whilst studying to be a primary teacher is juggling all the responsibilities. As a mature student...

Most of the reading I have done this year has supported the view that children will learn best when working collaboratively (or...