A Damned Good Teacher·Jan 1, 2021New Years ResolutionKeep. Lose. Develop. The key ingredients to surviving in the classroom long term. Factor them into the start to the spring term and work…
A Damned Good Teacher·Dec 13, 2020Merry ChristmasI had an interesting chat with my class last week when one asked me what I wanted for Christmas. My answer of “nothing” clearly bamboozled…
A Damned Good Teacher·Nov 29, 2020Thank goodness they don’t realise……I teach in the SEMH sector. After a really challenging week I am so glad that most young people just conform at school. Imagine if they…
A Damned Good Teacher·Nov 22, 2020Worth a try!Worksheet Relays — cut a worksheet into multiple pieces and leave it in a heap on the other side of the classroom. Team relays, collecting…
A Damned Good Teacher·Nov 15, 2020Underpinned by KindnessNo matter where you are or what you do, kindness can make a difference. In some, particularly high pressured circumstances the difference…
A Damned Good Teacher·Nov 14, 2020Egg-stravaganza!The first thing I heard across the airwaves this morning was an call from a TA who was on gate duty. Robbie had climbed over the gate to…
A Damned Good Teacher·Nov 2, 2020SpeechlessYou have a deadline to meet and a pile of work that requires internal verification. You have left yourself ample time to complete the task…
A Damned Good Teacher·Nov 1, 2020A blast from the pastWhilst sorting through some paperwork I stumbled across my notes from one of my first few weeks in an SEN setting. Suffice to say I was on…
A Damned Good Teacher·Oct 18, 2020The Gift of Cross CountryMost people will have a view of school cross country. For many it was a cold and unpleasant experience. My memories of cross country at…
A Damned Good Teacher·Oct 14, 2020What do you do?It always amuses me when people ask what I ‘do’ because I always get that look that says ‘seriously?’ Well I’m a teacher. I’m also a farm…
