"Miss, can we do writing again?" NOW THERE'S A PHRASE I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD HEAR. But hear me out... So I love teaching writing. I think, alongside reading, that writing is one of my favourite things to do. I will never be an author - I have huge amounts of respect for authors but … Continue reading “Miss, can we do writing again?”
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School days: dealing with behaviour!
Behaviour is a MASSIVE thing in schools and it can be as small and as irritating as low level disruptions, to massive scary things like fights and bullying. It all affects the way classrooms work, how kids feel and the dynamics of a room. We all know, even those who aren't teachers, that one person … Continue reading School days: dealing with behaviour!
Back to school
Here we go, the final half term of the school year and the final half term of being a HLTA. From September I will officially be a trainee teacher. That's pretty scary to say the least. Am I ready for it? I think yes. I'm probably NOT but I'm ready to do the thing I … Continue reading Back to school
Back to school!
So here we are, back to January, back to work and back to the usual week review! I am going to try a new format for the next few weeks to see how I prefer it! Let me know if you have anything to add/want to ask because I'm happy to asnwer questions and add … Continue reading Back to school!
First week back madness!
Here we are, the first (half) week done of back to school! And my word was it a busy old week! I've been here, there and everywhere! Monday was a training day, sans teachers (they were out doing RE training). So all the support staff were in school doing prep things. I had a few … Continue reading First week back madness!
