BETT 2019 – Review & Tips
Excel Docklands is one of the two largest ICT education shows in the world (along with ISTE). It is held in London every year in January and is preceded by the World Education Forum where over a hundred Ministers of Education from countries across the world get together. Getting there… BETT is held at the […]
An Introduction to Gifted and Talented
Schools in the UK are obliged to meet the needs of all their pupils but what if you believe that your child is unusually intelligent? In England the Department of Education defines Gifted learners as those who have high abilities in one or more academic subject such as maths or English and Talented learners are […]
Competitive Learning – Is it good for all?
Competition may be one of the most contentious and misunderstood topics in education. Should our students compete? What about collaboration? Doesn’t competition create winners and losers?. Collaboration or Competition One of the most common misconception regarding educational competitions is the “Competition vs. Collaboration” paradigm. Competition is NOT the antonym to collaboration. In fact, some of […]
Critical Pedagogy – What is it?
Critical pedagogy is becoming more and more discussed by teachers. But what is it? According to the academia, critical pedagogy is a “philosophy of education that has developed and applied concepts from critical theory” (Kincheloe, 1997), “It views teaching as an inherently political act, reject the neutrality of knowledge, and insist that issues of social […]
Introducing Fractions
Fractions are not only a key part of the National Curriculum, but it is a fundamental part of being numerate. As always simple concepts can be the most difficult for children to grasp. Physical examples Pupils can understand real-life physical examples much better than abstract ones. So don’t only use the pizza/cake idea but use […]
Butterfly Fractions
Fractions can be very difficult to teach. Tricks like the Butterfly Technique have been taught in schools for decades, if not longer. But should they? The Butterfly Technique The butterfly technique is a pedagogically interesting technique that is a mechanical way to add and subtract fractions. The butterfly technique is illustrated below: So how does […]
Edu-Tweeters for Primary School Teachers
So who should a primary school teacher follow on twitter? There are of course thousands of great edu-tweeters out there, some with huge following some and well known and some less well known. Below are just a few of our favourites – it was really hard to narrow it down – and after battling to […]
Make It Fun: Ideas on Teaching Prefixes
Grammar can be a dry subject for both teachers and students. Yet it is on the national curriculum and fundamental knowledge students need. So teachers sometimes need to be extra resourceful when trying to make a grammar session as engaging as possible. Below are a few approaches that may make the learning about prefixes more […]
Strategies to Help Cope with End of Term Stress.
We are getting to the last few weeks of 2018! Yeh! But with everything in school and at home at Christmas, you might find yourself a touch stressed. Below are a few suggested strategies to help cope with the end-of-school-year stress and problems. 1. Strategies! What are the sources of your stress? Is it behavioural […]
3 Amazing Tips for Teaching Times Tables and Spelling
As we are getting to the end of 2018, it is the best time to prepare for a new year. As a primary school teacher, you have spent the whole year working hard to help your students discover a love of learning. (This can be particularly hard for some areas like times tables and spelling.) So today I’m […]
