Don’t Dis Ma Dialect
What fun we are having with dialects! It started as part of writing our new resource Talk:Write, aimed at improving children’s speech and writing through talk.
Vocabulary – Research and Practice
A well-respected English Consultant – whom I hold in high regard – posted a Twitter link to extremely current research on teaching new vocabulary...
Teacher Wellbeing
Recently I read an excellent Q&A session published by TeachCare. It led to my getting involved in a brief discussion on Twitter...
Stamina with Style
Building stamina with style is very achievable - it is about expectation. And expectations shape outcomes – so Robert Rosenthal said in November 2003.
Chapter 1 of It Takes 5 Years to Become a Teacher
Times have changed so much over the years. When I started teaching in 1965, there was no help at all.
The Launch of It Takes 5 Years…
What a happy day Saturday 24th October 2020 was! That was the day we held a virtual launch of #ItTakes5Years…
It Takes 5 Years…
“Do you remember telling me it takes five years to become a fully effective teacher?” she asked.
Scottish Exam Results
If the reason many students’ grades were lowered was truly their post code, it is not surprising that the powers that be are humiliated. The First Minister admitted that ‘serious errors were made’.