Throughout my training and first years of teaching, I was often asked to focus on varied questioning techniques. The usual ones that were put forward were ‘no hands up’ and using a […]
Question Time
A Few Jots on Mythological Allusions
I am in the process of writing an Ancient Greek Myths scheme of work for Year 7 (which I will share when complete) and have been writing down the mythological allusions I […]
Top 5 Classroom Routines for September
Here are some of the most successful parts of routine that I have used in the classroom since I started teaching. You may love them or hate them…! #1 Greeting students at […]
Improving Students’ Vocabulary
I often hear and read about teachers ‘banning’ particularly words, which is rather dramatic (although, I am guilty of getting very frustrated with the word ‘shows’). Something that I will be doing […]
