Wed Sep 2022 by cateknight Let’s Talk About Engagement Wondering why your pupils are struggling with engagement? Cate Knight wants us to asses if our lessons are fun enough. Read more
Fri Jan 2021 by bencooper Weaving Creativity Into All Lessons Ben from WAGOLL teaching shares how you can encourage your pupils to be creative in all subjects. He promotes a classroom where no idea is silly. Read more
Fri Dec 2020 by bencooper Ending Lessons with Purpose Do your lessons sometimes end in a rush? Ben from WAGOLL Teaching shares his top tips for ending your lessons with purpose. Read more
Wed Nov 2020 by johnbardinelli Why We Should Stop Worrying about Exams Last year's exams were cancelled and already, Wales has cancelled exams for 2021. With this in mind, John from Universal Owl argues, do we need them at all? Read more
Thu Nov 2020 by georginatorbet The Subconscious Lessons School Actually Teaches You Georgina Torbet from Universal Owl writes about how schedules, learning environments and our body language already tell students an abundance without us even having to say anything. Read more
Wed Sep 2020 by bencooper Effective Teacher Input Teacher input can be extremely effective in setting the pace of learning and guiding student's thinking when introducing them to new concepts, ideas and skills. Read more
Fri Jul 2020 by david 60-Second Masterclass: Ableton Live As part of their new series, Fire Tech's digital music production tutor shares the basics of Ableton Live and how to make your first beat. Read more
Mon Jul 2020 by dimayze AI Expert Interview: Di Mayze Ed Halliday, Fire Tech's UK Country Manager talks to Di Maze who is an expert in AI. They discuss Di's background, pupil engagement and how AI can be exciting for students. Read more
Tue Jun 2020 by paulrose Deckchairs! Lockdown has thrown up difficulties, but for some schools and teachers they already had more than their fair share. Paul Rose talks about what it was like trying to get a fair education for all and how remote learning has helped level the playing field. Read more
Fri Jun 2020 by scottbooth Pleasure in Reading How do you promote reading for pleasure? Scott shares how it starts with the reader. At a young age, we must try to engage our children or pupils. We have the power to ignite their passion. Read more
Fri Jun 2020 by kiriensangha 3 Resources to Supercharge Your Students’ STEM Skills Kirien Sangha from FireTech shares their top tips to engage pupils while remote learning along with a free eBook to download and workshops to sign up to. Read more
Thu Apr 2020 by hannahfrances Teaching in Lockdown – what have I learnt? Schools shutting came with little warning. The last few weeks were a frantic battle to sort as much as possible. Fast forward a few weeks and teachers are trying to teach and support their students from home. Hannah has found it hard, lonely and a lot. Will things change after COVID-19? Read more
Fri Mar 2020 by joedenny Supporting the Wellbeing of EAL Learners Pupils can struggle with their wellbeing in the best of situations but what if English isn't your first language? Joe Denny, EAL Educator, shares how he tries to help his EAL students. Read more
Fri Mar 2020 by simonhunt What is the WALT? Another video from Simon. This time he gets pupils engaged with his lesson by asking them to try and work out what the WALT/learning objective is. His children love trying to guess what the lesson will be, although he saves it for particular lessons so it doesn't lose its impact. Read more
Thu Feb 2020 by cateknight All Work and no Play Are book scrutinies more important than children having fun? Is a school's appearance more important than play? Cate Knight wonders how children have gotten to the point where they have forgotten how to pretend. Read more
Wed Feb 2020 by cateknight The Punishing Reality of Education With so much on social media and in the news around 'Lose The Booths', Cate Knight clarifies why she doesn't like the word 'punishment' and how she deals with challenging behaviour. Read more
Mon Feb 2020 by glenncarter How Do You Make History ‘Fun? When Glenn was asked how he makes history fun, he was taken aback. He assumed everyone loved it as much as he did. After thinking, he shares the ways he fell in love with it and how he engages his pupils. Read more
Tue Jan 2020 by adamhiggins The Unseen Impact of a Form Tutor 'I did not realise the impact that you can really have on students without realising until one event happened'. Adam Higgins shares why he loves his role as form tutor. Read more