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The long term value of an A* grade in GCSE Maths
Very important new research from the Institute for Fiscal Studies. 7 years after graduation men and women with A* in GCSE maths earn £7,000 more than those with an A in GCSE maths.
Lucy Kellaway writes her own end of term report
The former FT journalist Lucy Kellaway has reached the end of term and here she reflects on how she - and the remainder of her Now Teach colleagues - are faring during their training year. A great...
Geoff Barton - In 2018 - reclaim teaching for what it can be!
A call to arms from Geoff Barton in his latest blog!
Google focuses on soft skills when hiring
Soft skills such as a willingness to collaborate, curiousity and emotional intelligence may now trump a heavy reliance on STEM qualifications according to this article on Google's revised hiring...
Lucy Kellaway: why we went back to school
An absolutely terrific piece here from Lucy Kellaway tracking the fortunes of her new group of trainee teachers as they prepare for their first year back in the classroom since leaving school. It...
Michelle Obama and the Mulberry Girls
Watching this 4 minute clip will be the best part of your day. Guaranteed
Worms immershed in horseradish - Geoff Barton on Headship
A lovely post here from Geoff Barton on the pressures and pleasures of being a head teacher.
Greatest Minds in Business and Entertainment Share Their Career Advice
I hope there will be a short video in this pot-pourri to whet your appetite.
The Ladybird Book of Edu-Twitter
The Ladybird Book of Edu-Twitter is hilarious and has fast become favourite of many teachers who are on twitter!
First week of being an NQT (The Rite of Passage)
Initial reaction: Omg this looks like so much planning! There aren’t enough hours in the day I love / hate my classes What’s the protocol for tea/coffee/fridge? I can’t believe the future of these...
Budgeting for teachers
Lots of teachers will be looking forward to promotion next academic year - but with promotion usually comes the responsibility for some financial management, whether that be for a department, a...
How to make a good teacher
If you happen to subscribe to The Economist you will already have read last week's lead article "How to make a good teacher" (see here for the short version or here for the extended version). The...
The ALISON network's free Diploma in Educational Psychology
I really like the ALISON network, which provides a central "repository" for a huge range of free online learning courses in a hugely diverse array of subjects and levels. As well as using it as...
Failure of the Troops to Teachers scheme
I was astonished to read this last week that just 28 ex-Servicemen had qualified to become teachers under the government's flagship "Troops to Teachers" scheme, established by every teacher's...
Do schools kill creativity?
I'm a big fan of Sir Ken Robinson's work - his book "Finding your Element" is an easy read and pretty inspirational - but if you haven't quite got time to read, then watching his TED talk on...
Preparing a lesson for a teaching job
The "observed lesson" remains a key part, if rather odd part, of the typical teacher recruitment process, and is often the bit that job candidates dread the most. Here is a handy guide to making...
Education books to take a look at
I always find it interesting reading books about educational ideas, theory and practice - sometimes I take away useful tips to put into practice (and discard many more!), but a key part of being a...
5 Things to Consider if You Want to Teach Abroad
Most of us in the teaching profession know a friend or colleague who has gone to teach abroad - the plethora of jobs advertised for schools overseas that are following a British curriculum seems to...
10 Questions for your Head of Department Interview
The Spring term always seems to be a busy one for teaching jobs adverts and interviews. You can see this from the many HOD roles posted recently on the tutor2u Jobs Board! For many teachers, this...
The latest trends in education
MIcrosoft is running a free 2 hour digital event, Hack the Classroom, on January 30th which is designed to give teachers a chance to explore how to be more creative in the classroom. You can find...