Everyone Can Create: Music

You don’t need to have any experience teaching music or playing an instrument to enjoy this guide and start playing in GarageBand. The layout and format of the app can be daunting for both teachers and pupils when you first start out so the guide offers easy-to-follow walkthrough tutorials in the form of annotated screen

Social Media Apps- Age Restrictions

With more and more of our young people accessing the online world, it is important to understand and be aware of the legal restrictions in place for social media apps and websites. Many children and young people create accounts without their parent/guardian’s permission and can be at risk without the proper safeguards in place. Here

Sharp- Be Internet Legends Pupil workbook

Here you can find the links to download your free pupil copies of the Sharp pupil workbooks for Years 3-6 (ages 7-11 years old). Download the teacher and parent guides here (Available on the Apple book store) Pupil books are available in Pages template documents and also PDF for Microsoft Office and other PC formats.

Series 2. Episode 2. We reach our 30 top tips!

In our second episode we talk to the amazing author and teacher Stuart Spendlow about the highs and lows of teaching and find out what positivity and energy in the right doses can do for you! We learn that Tom has hit his 30 year mile stone with a surprise birthday bash and discover Luca’s

Series 2 Podcast

It’s a new year with a new series of the #TeacherTLC podcast! In this series we will talk to authors and keynote speakers who focus on teacher motivation and enjoyment. We’re all about passion and excitement… We talk to educators with a HIGH job satisfaction and ask ‘why?’ Each episode we’ll add to our teacher

Episode 8 – Finding your Mojo

The word “mojo” derives from the Fula African language and relates to magic and spells to generate luck and power. How much luck have you had so far? Maybe it’s about making your own luck… Moco’o’ or ‘mojo’ means ‘medicine man’. In this episode we talk to the modern-day ‘medicine woman’- Hannah Boydon. With an impressive

Episode 7 – Jelly and ice cream

The nurse will bring your desert in now… All you need to do is enjoy some comfort food. Get somewhere nice to sit down and take in some wonderful top tips to reduce your workload in the classroom and thrive in urban inner city schools with our lawyer turned teacher Arron Jelley.  #19 Don’t be

Episode 6 – The immune booster

Get yourself out of your comfort zone. We look from the top of education and the first step on the path to a career in teaching with an ITE university lecturer. Listen to the vision and drive behind Mat Pullen’s take on education and school culture.  #16 Get to know your students. Relationships with your

Episode 5 – Send yourself to sleep

It all starts with a healthy diet. We start with Worcestershire sauce and marmite peanut butter to kick start our conversation with Matt Warne. This honest and open conversation aims to empower educators in schools across the UK. #13 It can be quite insular when you work in a small school, you’ve got to look

Episode 3 – Avoid the mood hoovers

This educator has a great story to tell about his route into teaching and some brilliant top tips to help you survive and thrive in your school- Jacob Woolcock.  Jacob’s top tips for the 1st aid kit: #7 Try not to get into a routine- try and keep things exciting and fresh! You need a