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2022: lessons to help secondary school students learn better.

Zahara Chowdhury

2022: lessons to help secondary school students learn better.

What a year. So much change in what feels like a never-ending Groundhog Day. But, amidst the uncertainty and boredom of lockdown, remote...

How to deal with cancel culture at school

Zahara Chowdhury

How to deal with cancel culture at school

Block. Delete. Call-out Culture. Woke Culture. Cancel Culture. Several terms we’ve probably heard or are becoming more and more familiar...

P D Green

Diversity, politics and education. A personal (re)view.

There is more than meets the eye in efforts to bring appreciation of diversity into the curriculum. Attempts to decolonise the curriculum...

Zahara Chowdhury

How to communicate with a teenager

When I introduce myself as a secondary school teacher, I am often greeted with, ‘how do you do it?’ Or, ‘teens are hard work’. And, my...

Phil Sharrock

Hope - the Words of a Wise Headteacher

Hope by definition is (noun) a “feeling of expectation and desire for a particular thing to happen” and (verb) “want something to happen...

Student Opinion: Grammar Schooling – A View from the Inside

Jack Allsopp

Student Opinion: Grammar Schooling – A View from the Inside

Jack holds a first-class BA and master's degree from Oxford University. He also attended a grammar school in England from age 11-18. Jack...

TAP: Helping Parents, Students & Staff Build a Positive Place in Education

Zahara Chowdhury

TAP: Helping Parents, Students & Staff Build a Positive Place in Education

TAP (Thank And Praise) is a unique social thanking platform to thank the unsung heroes working in education while raising funds for good...

Aidan

Student opinion: why the modern US can’t live up to the American Dream

I asked Aidan, aged 12, what he wanted to write about. He said politics and we landed on the American Dream. I asked him a simple...

We cannot champion diversity & inclusion in schools if we do not champion the history of Palestine

Zahara Chowdhury

We cannot champion diversity & inclusion in schools if we do not champion the history of Palestine

In light of the recent atrocities in occupied Palestine, I must admit that as a teacher who always championed diversity in her classroom,...

Does spelling matter in the 21st century?

Zahara Chowdhury

Does spelling matter in the 21st century?

The University of Hull recently announced students will not be marked down for poor spelling, punctuation and grammar calling it...

Financial Literacy Lesson Three: Investing, Side Hustles and passive income

Jay Pabari

Financial Literacy Lesson Three: Investing, Side Hustles and passive income

You’ll never truly achieve financial freedom if you’re living from pay-cheque to pay-cheque. Finding methods to generate a ‘passive’...

Financial Literacy Lesson two: Savings Accounts for Students

Jay Pabari

Financial Literacy Lesson two: Savings Accounts for Students

Did you know in 2019, 69% of young people say the bulk of their financial understanding comes from their parents and only 8% said it...

Financial Literacy Lesson One: Current Accounts for Students

Jay Pabari

Financial Literacy Lesson One: Current Accounts for Students

According to the 2019 Young Persons’ Money Index report, 64% of students have access to financial education at school, compared to only...

Why are pictures of Prophet Muhammed forbidden in Islam?

Zahara Chowdhury

Why are pictures of Prophet Muhammed forbidden in Islam?

I want to make it clear from the outset that pictures of the Prophet and revered figures in Islam are offensive to the Muslim community....

Work Hub: Dr Victoria Uwannah, Chartered Counselling Psychologist

Zahara Chowdhury

Work Hub: Dr Victoria Uwannah, Chartered Counselling Psychologist

Dr Victoria Uwannah; counselling psychologist WHO ARE YOU? WHAT DO YOU DO? I’m Vicki; my official government name is Dr Victoria Uwannah...

Uncomfortable Conversations in the Classroom

Zahara Chowdhury

Uncomfortable Conversations in the Classroom

The last couple of weeks have been extremely challenging. The tragic news of Sarah Everard’s death , the awful news of the attack in...

How Introverted students learn in the classroom

Sophie Morris

How Introverted students learn in the classroom

To their beauty and detriment, schools need to serve everyone, however as systems go, school lends itself to the masses and the ‘loudest’...

What if we applied Amazon’s core values to how we teach students in school?

Zahara Chowdhury

What if we applied Amazon’s core values to how we teach students in school?

Jeff Bezos needs little to no explanation. For those of you who don’t know, he’s the Amazon man – not the rainforest, the app we all...

How can schools create an inclusive environment for LGBT+ students?

Zahara Chowdhury

How can schools create an inclusive environment for LGBT+ students?

My name is Andrew. I am a first generation immigrant, the son of refugees, a godfather, an illustrator, a serious Buffy the Vampire...

Students need to learn how to debate. And here’s why

Zahara Chowdhury

Students need to learn how to debate. And here’s why

Over the last few days I have been ‘trolled’ and bullied online for an article I wrote about the problems of seeking ‘truth’ on social...

Maximising student potential and outcomes through welling, fitness and health

Support for your child in English Literature, English Language and developing a positive approach to work-life balance

Maximising student potential and outcomes through welling, fitness and health

Support for your child in English Literature, English Language and developing a positive approach to work-life balance

Maximising student potential and outcomes through welling, fitness and health

Support for your child in English Literature, English Language and developing a positive approach to work-life balance

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