I saw an idea shared on Twitter that I fancied doing in my classroom. Twitter is a generous, collaborative network as a teacher (most of th...

I always end up recommending the same books over and over again on Twitter, Facebook and in real life to adults with similar reading habits...

"When is our next free-writing session?"  This has been the most-asked question in my classroom over the last fortnight. ...

A few years ago, we wrote this song at my school to remind children to be kind to each other in how they communicate; both face-to-face and...

After reading Making Every Lesson Count , written by secondary teachers, Andy Tharby and Shaun Allison, I was delighted to be asked to co-w...

Why a new method?  After three years of teaching reading without using the guided reading carousel, we decided we needed to change the st...

Last year, I joined a new union for teachers with leadership responsibilities, NAHT Edge .  I quickly applied to be on their Advisory Counc...