


FREE assessment resources for ICT/Computer Science
Here you can download the free KS3 Assessment sheets I've designed to support the changes in assessment we've begun this year.

Literacy and consistency
This post aims to suggest some solutions to the problems faced in the classroom by learners having low reading ages and poor literacy skills.

FREE resource to improve pupil response to feedback
FREE resource to make your feedback stand out on the page

When the going gets tough (pt:1)…
This post looks at how schools respond to Ofsted inspections...

Whole School Teaching and Learning Strategy
My whole school (start of) teaching and learning strategy...

#ValuableVocab Day 10
#ValuableVocb Challenge your learners one word at a time – try using todays word in all your lessons today and see what impact it has! Join in the conversation on […]

#ValuableVocab Day 9
#ValuableVocb Challenge your learners one word at a time – try using todays word in all your lessons today and see what impact it has! Join in the conversation on […]

#ValuableVocab Day 8
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#ValuableVocab Day 7
#ValuableVocb Challenge your learners one word at a time – try using todays word in all your lessons today and see what impact it has! Join in the conversation on […]

#ValuableVocab Day 6
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Trying out my classroom resources made easier!
This post is about improving your practice, and others, easily! As of today you can also buy my classroom resources and lesson planner from e-Bay (no bidding necessary) and pay […]

The BiteSize Lesson Planner
The BiteSize Lesson Planner The Planner started out as a way of condensing a 3 page planned only used by teacher when they were being observed into something more practical […]

A closer look at resources (coming soon)
“It really is exciting to see something you designed on a sheet of paper be created as a ‘real’ product!” Making ‘Outstanding’ quick and easy I’m a fan of taking […]

Outstanding teaching and learning INSET training
Training day refresh of ideas to help you be Outstanding!! Fantastic! 1st day of a new half term, for many of us the most tiring half term in the run […]

Apples for the teacher
A new year and a new workshop for teachers; looking at using Apple technology in the classroom. The wonderful professional learning group at school is investigating the use of ICT to […]

Treasured lessons…
How do you guide students to their treasure ? Two few things I believe: Students should know where a lesson is taking them. Students should know how they are going […]

Art in & out of class…
…I know what I like… I love Museums and Art Galleries, almost every weekend I am in London at the National Gallery, Museum of London or the Tate Modern and […]

Sir Ken Robinson…
If you work in Education, you’ll know his name, if you haven’t heard him yet then start here and ‘Google’/’YouTube’ him after. In this video Sir Ken Robinson comments on […]

Stretching Gifted and Talented students
“Yeah, that kid at the back who finishes work early and is bound to get an A no matter what I do, I think they’re a G&T kid” – Once […]