A key aspect of secondary school is to help your child learn how to become more independent. They begin to take control of their own education, building interpersonal relationships with their teachers, managing their own time, and pursuing their own…
There’s a near certainty that everyone has seen (and possibly used) the dreaded ‘formula triangle’ approach to solving calculation problems in physics. A ‘dreaded’ formula triangle ‘Wait – why “dreaded”?’, you ask. Let me explain: I think the use of…
“The grind never stops,” as the old(ish) adage goes. With the value of productivity drilled into us, it’s hard to take a step back from it all. We fall into the trap of “working longer = working better,” and feel…
Switch on your TV or radio, or scroll through your social media feed, and you’ll increasingly come across news stories, articles, or posts about the rise in prevalence of mental health issues among students. Whether it be the result of…
The majority of students studying A-Level Physics in the UK also study at least one maths A-Level. The advantages of doing so benefit both subjects and include content overlap (particularly in mechanics) and increased dexterity in terms of equation manipulation…
Winter is coming! This can only mean one thing…No, not a ‘Game of Thrones’-esque showdown. We’re talking about Christmas mocks. There’s no tiptoeing around it: mocks can be stressful and scary. There’s a lot of pressure on and a lot…
When I was an NQT, I remember delivering support sessions to those students struggling in my exam classes. It got to the stage where we had eight sessions left. Perfect, I thought. Eight topics to revise. Eight sessions. Works a…
There has been a large increase in students taking vocational qualifications in the last 20 years. This is, in part, due to the 2013 change in legislation, whereby the government made it compulsory for students to continue education or training…
What is imposter syndrome? If you’ve ever felt like a fraud, like you’ve fooled everyone into thinking you’re smart but sooner or later the truth will out, then you’re already familiar with imposter syndrome − even if you didn’t know…
Rightly or wrongly, it is the word that fills so many teachers, leaders, and governors with dread. Ofsted. So how can we prepare for that inevitable call? In this article, I aim to use my own experiences to guide classroom…