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...
Photo by Lance Anderson on Unsplash.com The summer holidays are here! (Or at least you can see the tip of them) – so how exactly do we switch off? If you’ve been at it like a bull-at-a-gate, as you know my Nana used to say, it can be really challenging to switch...
A reminder and a plea. Yes – it’s the summer holidays, you got there, you achieved lots – and oh there’s so much to look forward to… …but please remember that there are pupils that you teach who may not be going home to a positive summer holidays, in fact for some it...
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