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...David, its over to you. I love local history. There I said it. I say this to teaching colleagues and they look at me askance like...

It’s that glorious time of year again where we’re trying to hold on until the end of term. And this year, more than any other I’ve ever...

As we entered goodness knows what number day of Covid lockdown (three thousand hundred, 950 hundred and 22 eleventh 12 if you’re Priti...

How long have you been in lockdown? Three weeks? A month? I have almost lost track. I say almost because I am still teaching remotely so...

As I lie here in bed feeling dreadful I can hear the family careering around downstairs enjoying their Sunday together. I managed to get...

It’s that time of year again. The summer holidays are more than half way though and attention turns to ‘back to school’. I’ve already...

Vocabulary is important in all subjects.  Being able to recall and deploy key words correctly can earn valuable marks in an exam. It can...

This half term I decided to make the most of my proximity to good old London Town and get out and about. Despite having woken up on day...

Originally published October 2018 If your students are anything like my high-schoolers they're probably overly interested in all things...

First published May 2018. I estimate that I have seen Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves over 100 times in the last 15 years. And that's not...

Classroom displays are great things. They brighten up the room and can cheer up the most miserable of walls, but the best ones are...

In the fifteen years that I have been teaching I have been involved in many school trips and I believe they are one of the most...

I have put off writing this post until today. I wanted to wait until the Year 11 exam results were in before I tempted fate if I'm honest....

Finally! I've finally gotten round to starting my website of teaching videos! Originally it was going to be be all videos of me...