Sometimes you get slightly emotional about the weirdest things in teaching - so many of my year 10 students remembered the limits on ABMs in SALT 1 in their assessments and I realised that they did take on board my explanation of working smarter when picking factual detail to revise

Please allow this humble brag about my students but prepping kids for university interviews is the most enjoyable experience. Basically given free reign to research new topics and have engaging and challenging discussions

This month’s read is both lighthearted in tone yet deeply resonant (especially in recent years)

Key aspect of seating plans many teachers forget: making sure that you put the one student who chuckles at your bad jokes within hearing range - got to feed the ego

Me, creating seating plans for all of year 8 last year: I am a master of systems management, I have incredible insight into the dynamics of this form

Me, now having to deal with mixed GCSE classes for year 9: Will I Cause An International Incident On Day One

The success of this academic year will hinge entirely on what SLT provides as “refreshments” for the next two days

Moving into a new classroom is exciting until you’re playing Tetris trying to organise the desks to your liking