November 2022 Teaching Calendar

Teaching ideas, activities and inspiration to celebrate the month of November. Armistice Day, LS Lowry, Hanukkah, Bonfire Night, Tutankhamun and ...

September 2022 Teaching Calendar

Teaching ideas, activities and inspiration to celebrate the month of September: International Literacy Day, World Teddy Bear Day, World ...

April Teaching Calendar

Teaching ideas, activities and inspiration to celebrate the month of April. Ramadan, Find a Rainbow Day, World Art Day, ...

A Headteacher’s Diary: ‘First Day Back and We Have 13 Staff Absent’

How one school leader coped with the challenges and anxiety of the Covid-hit first week of term

Is it worth selling teaching resources online?

Selling teaching resources is an excellent way to generate additional income. Creating and recycling learning resources and sharing them ...

Looking For A Book Related To Your Next Topic?

As teachers, we read far too many children’s books to be considered ‘normal’ by the rest of society. It’s ...

Don’t Reinvent The Wheel, Realign It

This quote is a neat way of encapsulating what I believe is the way that teachers and schools should ...

Strong Female Fictional Characters Update – KS1 Booklist

Following the popularity of our original post suggesting books for Key Stage 2 pupils which have confident, strong females ...

Ofsted Myth Busting

When schools ‘get the call’, often even the most pragmatic and sensible teachers often start questioning themselves and start ...