As a teacher it is vital to be able to manage your time accurately. A teacher has many tasks that need to be completed on a daily, weekly, monthly and termly basis and without managing your time efficiently, it is easy to get behind. As a rule most teachers will do their marketing in the evening and at weekends. Although they are given PPA (planning, preparation and assessment) time, this is usually a few hours within the week and not nearly enough needed for all the planning and marking. Parent’s evenings, report writing and school trips also often eat in... Read More »

Home-schooling is on the rise in the UK, with many parents feeling dissatisfied with the schools available to them in their area. Whether their concerns are well founded is up for debate, but there’s no reason to think that a responsible parent can’t do a great job of teaching their child. Parents must undergo checks to show that the child’s welfare is not at risk but the government is looking to clamp down on home-schooling amid fears of radicalisation, particularly at some Islamic madrasas, some of which have been found to be teaching homophobic and misogynistic ideas and anti-Semitism. There... Read More »

Before the days of computers and phones etc, it was vital that you knew how to spell certain words. If you were writing a CV, for example, then you needed to ensure that you’re spelling and grammar was correct otherwise it may of looked bad on your application. With almost all phones and computers having a spell checker installed, many children and young adults do not put the effort in to learning spelling and grammar as they know the computer will correct it for them. Although this can save time, it is not ideal to reply on this method one... Read More »

Many teachers have chosen the route of supply teaching. Supply teaching presents an array of benefits to the teachers as expounded below: Flexibility Supply teachers do not have to plan their holidays at set periods to complement the school calendar. They have the advantage of planning their holidays during off peak seasons and enjoying less crowded travel destinations. Besides, it is easy for a supply teacher to get personal days off. If you want to be with your fiancé on their birthday or enjoy an evening out with chums, you have the privilege of a time off. You can arrive... Read More »

Ofsted is the Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills (Ofsted) and is a non-ministerial department of the UK government. The services Ofsted inspects or regulates include: local services, child-minding, child day care, children’s centres, children’s social care, CAFCASS, state schools, independent schools and teacher training providers, colleges, and learning and skills providers in England. They will visits a setting and review the school, the teachers and how the pupils are working to ensure that the education being offered is at the level it should be. Ofsted inspections are made up of a number of elements and each... Read More »