2020: A Personal Reflection Of The Positives

The following are my personal reflections of positives; some which no doubt will resonate to fellow educators both professionally and personally. I’m very keen to see the back of this academic year (and actual year). Just like the Japanese concept of Kintsukuroi, I believe that challenging times make us grow as people – unfortunately, you need these times to create light and shade within life.

12 Alternative Writing And Scaffolding Ideas

Children are increasingly needing extra support when writing. Add these alternative writing and scaffolding techniques to your Quality First Teaching toolkit. They may reduce pupil anxiety and therefore improve outcomes, especially when the objective is not writing (e.g. a Science or Geography concept). Vygotsky stated back in 1989 that, “what the child is able to do in Read More