THE REFLECTIVE TEACHER

On 18th March, the government announced that all GCSE and A level exams would be cancelled for 2020. In the frenzied days afterwards we all wondered what the...

Every time I've taught structure under the new spec (with AQA), I've had a sneaking suspicion that I'm teaching far, far too much and making it much more com...

Whether entering the infamous NQT year (with 1 in 7 dropping out during this year), or an experienced teacher who has seen it all, most teachers will have mo...

We've all heard the transition day assessment horror stories - a sprightly bunch of 11 year old students head up to their local Secondary school for a day of...

Recently, I've been thinking about the language we use in schools (for example, how we communicate/ outline expectations), heavily sparked by GCSE results da...

September is finally here. How has this happened? Surely, it was only yesterday that we were wishing students ‘good luck’ for exams and 5 minutes since we wi...

Exams have been and gone, students have departed, and an air of calm has descended. Mercifully, we now have time to properly reflect on the events of 2017/18...

Over the last few years, a range of books have been released espousing ideas to support teachers in being more effective in the classroom. Here are 5 that w...