by Adele Bates | Oct 9, 2019 | Classroom Practice, Leadership, Pupils
Photo by Clem Onojeghuo on Unsplash In case you missed it, my shiny mission statement on the front of my website is: “My vision for education is one in which all differences are included and welcomed; education is flexible, relevant and leads towards positive social...
by Adele Bates | Sep 26, 2019 | Behaviour, Inclusion, Pupils
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....
by Adele Bates | Aug 6, 2019 | Classroom Practice, Leadership, Pupils
Photo by Uriel Soberanes on Unsplash.com Knowledge, facts, rote learning or group work, projects and self-direction? Down my Twitter feed recently there’s been a lot of time spent on educators debating – and sometimes just insulting each other – around this...
by Adele Bates | Jul 9, 2019 | Inclusion, Pupils
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...
by Adele Bates | Jun 25, 2019 | Classroom Practice, Inclusion, Leadership, Pupils
Image courtesy Sasin Tipchai from Pixabay School trips can be a little daunting – last week Sarah was swearing in my face and threw a box of slime at my leg… can we really release her onto the general public? My beg here is an un-resounding YES! PLEASE DO! Some of the...
by Adele Bates | Jun 18, 2019 | Classroom Practice, Inclusion, Pupils
Image courtesy Robert-Owen-Wahl from Pixabay “Build positive relationships with your students” – Mentors “Relationships are key to improving behaviour” – Behaviour Experts “Maintain good relationships with pupils” – Teaching Standard 7 But how exactly can this be done...
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