Category: teaching

Sitting on the Other Side of the Table: Understanding how to navigate Parents’ Evening

Photo by Rasyid Ahmad on Pexels.com As a parent attending Parents’ Evening consultations, I often find myself glancing at the beginning teacher sitting alongside their mentor on the other side of the table. Inevitably they look a bit overwhelmed by the occasion. While they may have made the odd phone call home, this is probably … Continue reading Sitting on the Other Side of the Table: Understanding how to navigate Parents’ Evening →

A little bit of a panic: keeping calm to make in-lesson adaptations in the classroom

Photo by Anna Tarazevich on Pexels.com Yesterday, I had a little bit of a crisis while I was on a tight deadline leaving work to make the school run.  It had just started to rain and there I was, staring at my coat through my car window, pressing the unlock button with increasing ferocity in … Continue reading A little bit of a panic: keeping calm to make in-lesson adaptations in the classroom →

Surfing the ‘Semantic Wave’: Helping beginning teachers to think about tackling the ‘pitch’ of their lesson

This blog is jointly authored by Victoria Crooks and Alex Ford. Check out http://www.andallthat.co.uk/ to read more blogs from Alex. Photo by Vladimir Kudinov on Pexels.com Matthew is a fab beginning teacher.  He is highly professional, and his subject knowledge is second to none.  Simon, his mentor, is delighted by the deeply informed historical discussions … Continue reading Surfing the ‘Semantic Wave’: Helping beginning teachers to think about tackling the ‘pitch’ of their lesson →