Over time my lesson planning has gone through a number of iterations from ‘the three part lesson’ to ‘engage and excite’ to ‘enable don’t direct’ and ‘what will they be doing’. Recently the biggest changes have been around my increased understanding of how we learn and the plethora of teaching strategies based around our improved knowledge of cognitive science. …
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I don’t like rollercoasters!
Adrenaline does not impress me. I prefer to be calm and in control as much as possible. To achieve this as a HOD, I have set up systems and routines for my lesson planning which I will share here. Medium-term planning (termly). For this I use an excel spreadsheet with a tab per class and the dates down …
Be yourself – everyone else is taken.
I saw this quote somewhere and it struck a chord with respect to my journey as a teacher. Having come into teaching late in my career I would have assumed I was old enough to be less prone to compare myself with others as much as I did. Over time I have noticed that this …
Preparation for science GCSE exam results day.
What do I need to know? I have set up an excel spreadsheet ready for results day. It is basically one which I have been using all year for the Year 11’s with some new columns ready for results day (so took me about 2 mins!). The columns I have set up are… End of …
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5 things you should know for your 1st year as Head of Science
1. Your team is your priority. Actually, student outcomes are your priority – but we all know that the quality of the teacher in front of them has the greatest impact on student outcomes so your priority must be in supporting your team (teachers and techs) to be the best they can be. Get to …
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My First Blog Post
Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde. This is the first post on my new blog. I’m just getting this new blog going, so stay tuned for more. Subscribe below to get notified when I post new updates.
Introduce Yourself (Example Post)
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