Introducing pace and purpose into your lessons
Adopting an appropriate pace has always been an important component of a successful lesson, particularly with groups of high-achieving pupils who are more than able to cope with at least an hour of
Handheld devices as a teaching tool
Handheld devices are becoming part and parcel of our everyday lives, whatever platform or operating system they are based on and whether they take the form of phones, tablets or iPods.
Time management for new teachers
The huge workload of teachers is by far the most frequently cited reason why people quit the profession. But now is the moment to act.
How to make your lessons outstanding
Kelly Wood is assistant head at Southdale C of E junior school in West Yorkshire and she won the Specialist Schools and A
A realistic guide to lesson planning
Increasingly, there is a formal and written expectation that newly qualified teachers will have a completed lesson plan for every lesson they teach. I am not sure what to think of this.
The importance of a good seating plan
There are different schools of thought on the seating plan.
Gifted and talented pupils
There will be, in every school, some exceptionally bright or talented students; statistically, this is very probable, in any population with over a few hundred.
The low-down on A-level teaching
A-level teaching presents unusual and exacting challenges to any teacher.
A guide to getting to know your pupils
Teaching is an interactive process that requires an ever-changing system of exchange and negotiation between you and your pupils.
Differentiation: setting learning objectives and outcomes
Schools will use different systems for setting objectives, but it's expected that pupils will know – by being told or by seeing these displayed on the board – what the learning objectives are.