Teachers

We asked five of our Associates for advice for teachers stepping into their own Primary classroom for the first time. This is what they had to say.

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We asked five of our Associates for advice for teachers stepping into their own Secondary classroom for the first time. This is what they had to say.

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As a secondary teacher, what can I learn from Early Years practice? We asked Associate and award-winning EYFS expert Ruth Swailes and this is what she had to say.

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How was it for you? At the end of an INSET day, conference or any CPD event, here are 31 questions we feel are worth asking.

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How can I engage a difficult group of students and keep them engaged? We asked Independent Thinking Associate, author and funny man Dave Keeling and this is what he suggested.

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I’ve inherited a ‘challenging’ class – what can I do to win them over? We asked Independent Thinking Associate and author Lisa Jane Ashes for her thoughts and this is her reply

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Perhaps were looking at things all wrong, muses our Ian Gilbert in this short think piece for schools everywhere. Perhaps.

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In 2010 our Ian Gilbert wrote Why Do I Need A Teacher When I've Got Google? Do today's announcements about ChatGPT-4o change the answer to that important question?

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How can I practise kindness in a school regime that is all about being strict? We asked Independent Thinking Associate and author of the Kindness Principle, Dave Whitaker, and this is what he had to say.

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How can I switch on a reluctant child to learning? We asked long-time Associate and primary specialist Simon Cooper-Hind and this is what he said for our CPD Jukebox.

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"I am an NQT/ECT – what are the top three things I should do to be effective?" We asked Associate, author and Senior PGCE lecturer Martin Illingworth for his thoughts. This is what he said.

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