Nadine Finlay, Author at Nexus Education

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Nadine Finlay

Nadine has worked with children for 17 years having originally trained as an International Montessori Directress and then moving into state schools by completing a GTP. Nadine is passionate about making the most out of every day, either at school or with her two young children. She has previously written articles that have been published in various magazines including the TES.

Posts by Nadine Finlay:

Phonics Nadine reading

Fri Apr 2021 by nadinefinlay

Phonic Interventions

Between lockdowns and bubbles bursting, Nadine Finlay found her pupils were missing key parts of their phonic learning. She decided to set up interventions.

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Nadine Enrichment

Thu Apr 2021 by nadinefinlay

Enrichment

Nadine Finlay shares how she and her school have been adapting to the 'new normal'.

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Class reflection- Nadine

Fri Mar 2021 by nadinefinlay

Collective Worship and the Worship Team

Nadine has been lead on many aspects at school, but when she was offered to lead the Worship Team, she was overwhelmed. She set about to fix this and has come up with a whole school approach to worship.

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Fri Dec 2020 by nadinefinlay

The Importance of Editing in English- Part 2

Nadine loves teaching and English is her favourite subject to teach. Here, she continues her writing series as she looks at editing- part 2.

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Fri Dec 2020 by nadinefinlay

The Importance of Editing in English- Part 1

Nadine loves teaching and English is her favourite subject to teach. Here, she continues her writing series as she looks at editing.

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Fri Aug 2020 by nadinefinlay

The Prepared Environment

Nadine has been preparing for September. She's adapted over the years and now has a tested method on how she sets her classroom up. She shares how and why her class has a particular order and ethos.

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Mon May 2020 by nadinefinlay

Mental Wellbeing

Nadine is used to control and routine in her classroom. Now she has neither, she was struggling, so she took a step back from social media and decided to try some new skills.

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Thu Apr 2020 by nadinefinlay

The Importance of PSHE

It seems that during Lockdown, some of the most overlooked subjects before the pandemic like PE, Music and PHSE have now become the most important. Nadine shares how she will keep this up when we return to school.

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Thu Mar 2020 by nadinefinlay

I’m My Own Worst Enemy

As a mum, teacher and a member of SLT, Nadine jokes she's her 'own worst enemy'. She shares how because teaching is not just a job but a way of life, we need to be kind to ourselves.

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Thu Nov 2019 by nadinefinlay

Introducing Powerful Vocabulary

Nadine has been researching and testing how to improve her class' vocabulary. Here, she shares how she has been getting on and encourages others to give it a try.

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Wed Oct 2019 by nadinefinlay

Mr VCOP

In this piece, Nadine talks about not being cautious when tweaking well known techniques and instead confidently make something relevant to the class that you're working with. In this case, the superhero - Mr VCOP

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Tue Jul 2019 by nadinefinlay

Pupil Engagement: The Hook for English

How do you get your class excited and engaged for their next topic? Nadine Finlay uses a 'Hook' to introduce a topic and to get her pupils eager to learn.

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Wed Jul 2019 by nadinefinlay

Families

'‘The Family’ are the primary care givers for such a large percentage of a child’s life, we need to ensure that enough respect is paid to them and the knowledge that they hold about the child.' In her latest blog for Nexus, Nadine Finlay discusses how it is vital you get to know your pupils and their family dynamic.

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Wed Jun 2019 by nadinefinlay

The Power of Positivity

As adults, many of us want praise and recognition so why wouldn't our pupils? Nadine shares the ways she makes sure her classroom is a positive environment.

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Wed May 2019 by nadinefinlay

The Powers of a Notebook

We all know that as a teacher you have a thousand and five things going on at once. Nadine shares the tips and tricks she's learned over the past few years to help her keep track of her thoughts and focus.

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Wed Apr 2019 by nadinefinlay

Transition

The end of year is approaching (phew!). You may already know which class/ school you will be teaching in. Nadine Finlay has some handy hints on how to make transition as easy and stress-free as possible for pupils and teachers.

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Mon Apr 2019 by nadinefinlay

Making Learning Purposeful

Have you ever tried to 'wing' a lesson? In her first blog for Nexus, Nadine shares how she helps her pupils help themselves when it comes to writing.

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