8 Things You May Not Know About Teachers

8 Things You May Not Know About Teachers

Teachers have the ability to make a miserable day seem light and cheery. They are also on the whole, highly intelligent, passionate, quirky, dynamic and enthusiastic in their wanting to make a difference. There is no other job like theirs, so they have to be all those...
HOW TO ENGAGE THE MIND OF ALL YOUR STUDENTS

HOW TO ENGAGE THE MIND OF ALL YOUR STUDENTS

As a teacher, irrespective of your academic level, your chief priority is to ensure that all your students are carried along with your lesson. Teaching is not all about delivering a well-constructed lesson with polished grammar and an impressive lexicon. It is about...
Exploring Growth Mindset

Exploring Growth Mindset

A ‘growth mindset’ and a ‘focus on learning’ is changing the relationship between learning in schools and performance in schools.  Chris Watkins states that present views of learning are “teaching is telling, learning is listening, knowledge is subject matter...
PGCE Do’s and Don’ts

PGCE Do’s and Don’ts

So, you have decided to complete your PGCE, first thing you need to consider – it won’t be easy.  In fact it is a hard and intensive course, especially when you consider the academic requirements alongside working on the job, it can be quite a daunting prospect. Of...