Today, the mother of one of my favourite pupils told me that the family was leaving the country. Obviously, I don’t show favouritism, but as a teacher, I do occasionally, secretly have favourite pupils. You know, the kids that are… read more
Today, the mother of one of my favourite pupils told me that the family was leaving the country. Obviously, I don’t show favouritism, but as a teacher, I do occasionally, secretly have favourite pupils. You know, the kids that are… read more
Some more ideas coming your way to tackle those times tables! Using Technology Kids love games and tech. Top Marks Hit The Button is a great game for children to practise their speed of answering times tables questions. I’ve played… read more
Getting children engaged into new topics can sometimes feel like a minefield. There is that pressure to make everything seem amazing and have that ‘wow’ factor. But is it worth it? I would say yes, having an amazing start to… read more
Working in Role as a Scientist We have a focus on working in role as a scientist within each of our science units throughout the school. It is central to a number of our key ideals of science teaching. Firstly,… read more
The big #WellbeingWednesday Relaunch is here! #WellbeingWednesday has been created by the team at Teacher’s Pet with mental health and wellbeing at the forefront of the plan. Our aim is simple: to make wellbeing an accessible initiative for every single primary school. We… read more
#WellbeingWednesday is RELAUNCHING! What is #WellbeingWednesday? We launched #WellbeingWednesday shortly after our site relaunched back in August 2019 with an aim to create a weekly helpful segment for both teachers and pupils containing mental health and wellbeing advice, tips, apps… read more
Levels of English: A brief guide for primary teachers When it comes to the level of English possessed by students in mainstream primary schools, there is huge range in pupil’s level of English language ability: From those who have recently… read more
Out With The Old I know most of us see each new year as a time to make some changes or think about what we want to be different about the coming year. We take time to consider what our… read more
Following a Star I’ve taking my inspiration for a science based Christmas post from the nativity story. It is focused on one my favourite areas of science, astronomy. I have always enjoyed looking to the sky and spotting the different… read more
For children in our classes with autism, Christmas can be a very difficult time of the year. Changes in the timetable, flashing decorations, Mariah Carey on repeat and the general buzz of December can be overwhelming for children who love structure… read more
‘Tis the Season to be… Thankful You’re a Teacher December is absolutely mental. The craziest time of the year. The month where Santa is coming, teaching still has to be done, assessments need to be completed, school reports are due,… read more
Glitter, Glitter, Everywhere! Wow, it’s been a long term, I am totally ready to stick on some Christmas films for the class and sit and have some of those great times where you just get to enjoy spending time with… read more
At the start of November, our academy trust had a training day; we were invited to choose from a range of workshops ranging from challenging behaviour and prayer spaces, to science experiments and wellbeing. It was a really good event… read more
Who loves freebies??? I can’t believe it’s that time of year again already but here we are… launching our famous advent calendar once again for you to all enjoy! Head to the Advent Calendar now if you want to see… read more
Breaking News – An Interview With Santa Claus Santa enters the hotel lobby, his cheeks red from the sun and an iced latte in hand. This isn’t the Santa we usually see, especially at this time of year. He left… read more
Confession: I can’t draw. At all. Anyone who is an ‘artist’ tells me that it’s simply copying. But I can’t. It never looks like it’s supposed to. The children in my class will cheer and applaud and comment ‘Well done,… read more
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