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Cate Knight Time

The Time of My Life

After finally gaining more time, Cate has realised how important it is. She now has time to reflect and enjoy and question why she was under pressure before.

by Cate Davies

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Busywork or Busy at Work?

The global pandemic has blurred the lines between work and home for teachers. How can we ensure we are productive at work but also able to have a sustainable work-life balance? Shuaib Khan provides an insight into the notion of toxic productivity.

by Shuaib Khan

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Discovery Education Free Inclusion

BUILDING AN INCLUSIVE CULTURE IN THE CLASSROOM

Discovery Education is launching a series of FREE virtual events aimed at helping educators address some of the most important topics in education.

by Rhiannon Challenger

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Daniel Bull2 Class

5 Tips When Navigating Teaching

Whether you're doing your teacher training or have been a teacher for a number of years, Mr. B. shares his top 5 tips to avoid burnout.

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Summer School Create Education

Addressing the Digital Divide with Summer School Enrichment

1 in 5 pupils on free school meals has no access to a computer at home. With the last year being such a disruption, Create Education are supporting Summer Schools.

by Rhiannon Challenger

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Amy Root Masters

Mastering Learning

Once Amy had become a teacher, she wanted more. She trained for several other roles and since Lockdown, has started her Masters in Psychology.

by Amy Root

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Donna B Diversity

Deliberately Diverse

The challenge set in a #BrewEd event led Donna to reflect on her teaching. Despite regarding herself as being inclusive, she was now driven to becoming deliberately diverse.

by Donna Burkert

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Maria O'Neill Pastoral

Proactive Pastoral Care

In every UK classroom, an estimated three children suffer from a diagnosable mental health problem. Proactive Pastoral Care is a vital guide to enable secondary teachers to empower their students.

by Rhiannon Challenger

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Write Like A Ninja

WIN a Copy of Write Like A Ninja by Andrew Jennings

Want some inspiration? Nexus Education has a copy of the best selling, Write Like a Ninja by Andrew Jennings (@VocabularyNinja) to give away.

Books Bin Karl

Don’t be Afraid to Ditch the Books

If this last year has taught us anything, it's that work can be recorded in so many different ways. Karl (MRMICT) argues the key is that they can recall it.

by Karl (MRMICT)

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Forest school ice Jenny R

Learning to Teach in a Pandemic

In March 2020, Jenny Ross was so close to completing her teacher training, then the first Lockdown was announced and everyone's world was turned upside down. Jenny found that, like everyone else, she had to just wait.

by Jenny Ross

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Being 10% Braver

Students are often asked to read their work out in class but it wasn't until Donna attended a writing group that she could sympathise with them. She was asked to read her work out- she felt nervous.

by Donna Burkert

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KCR Career Options

Which Career Options are Most Demandable in 2021?

K. C. Raj who helps young people find their career paths, has compiled a list of the most in demand careers in 2021 and how to begin on those paths.

by K. C. Raj

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Phonics Nadine reading

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.

by Nadine Finlay

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Lizzie Bean Dark

There is Something Special About Running in the Dark

When Lizzie Bean was asked what she did for a living, she had to stop and think because it was such a mixture. She found that using the analogy of running made it easier. Here, she shares her ethos.

by Lizzie Bean

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stem4 wristbands

Teachers Say it’s Time to Stop Ignoring the Mental Health Needs of Young People

A recent study carried out by mental health charity, stem4 found 1 in 5 students are now experiencing mental health difficulties due to the pandemic. stem4 has free apps and resources to help.

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Mr T's NQT ECT

The Early Career Framework

Mr. T has been getting lots of questions around the new ECT Framework, here he explains the differences and attempts to answer his most frequently asked questions.

by Mr T of Mr T's NQT/ECT support

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claire N you can do it

Yes, you are ready!

This has been one of the strangest and hardest years of teaching for most, but what if you are still training? Claire Norcott has found that quite a few of her students are nervous but she's convinced they're ready.

by Claire Norcott

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