Photo by Allie Smith on Unsplash “Miss, can you please f*ck off? I’m trying to learn.” In the last year or so I have been sharing some of the more comical insults I receive on twitter. They’re always my most popular tweets. Student: Miss, ur a MILF*...
Photo by Lidya Nada on Unsplash Seemingly constant ‘Bad Behaviour’ without resolutions can make for a very despairing atmosphere in schools. As leaders, it is our position to support the staff within the moment, as well as find longer-term solutions. In this situation...
Photo by Nick Fewings on Unsplash For those of you who have watched my Free Video series on how to manage challenging behaviour in the classroom you will know the importance I place upon skills such as compassion, patience, understanding and nurturing as educators....
Photo by JacLou DL on Pixabay First impressions count, and clearly I still need to work on the Children’s TV presenter style that can slip out when I’m nervous and meeting 30+ year 10s whom I will be teaching for the next two years… Pupil: “Miss, what does...
Image courtesy Joshua Coleman on Unsplash Can perfectionism be useful in education? When? How? Should we strive for perfection ourselves as educators? For our pupils? Classes? Schools? Or can perfectionism be destructive? Always? This blog examines these questions…...
I often get asked ‘How’ I work with young people who display such extreme and challenging behaviour – even by fellow teachers in mainstream. There is, of course, no one stop ‘How’ but in this blog I share some best practices for working with such students both...
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