Meetings can be useful. I know, I know – sometimes they are the bane of people’s lives. Not only in schools, but in many jobs. They can feel like: wasted time repeated thinking done to keep up appearances (..of ‘listening to staff’ etc. BUT there is one behaviour that can make an immediate difference asContinueContinue reading “How To Make A Meeting Effective With One Simple Behaviour”
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How To Find Your Talents (And Do More With Them)
You’re amazing at things. Teachers do so much in so little time when in other careers it would be shocking to do the same thing. Before I became a teacher, I worked for a media planning agency. We would have time to prepare for a pitch or meeting. It would feel pressured, but there wouldContinueContinue reading “How To Find Your Talents (And Do More With Them)”
Work/ Life Balance Is An Illusion
Our chosen career is tiring. It can be filled with pointless tasks (updating a scheme of work?) that can seem to have no relevance to the classroom experience. But I have heard colleagues (and teachers more widely) talk about work/ life balance. I used to think it was a laudable aim. Not any more. ForgetContinueContinue reading “Work/ Life Balance Is An Illusion”
Is being a teacher taking over your life?
Teaching is a profession that can become all-consuming. Which is fine if you’re ok with that. This post is different. As a teacher, perhaps you’ve had experiences where you: …have so much to do (lesson planning, marking, replying to emails, responding to parents) that you just don’t know where to start …feel your stress levels riseContinueContinue reading “Is being a teacher taking over your life?”
James D'Souza 