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Jan 16, 2024 | 
teachwire.net | Robert Tregoning
PrimarySecondaryHealth & Wellbeing What do you do when the behaviour of a child in your class is very challenging? Try these behaviour management techniques… by Teachwire DOWNLOAD A FREE RESOURCE! Positive behaviour support – Classroom guide PrimaryHealth & Wellbeing Want to learn how to deal with challenging behaviour in your classroom?
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Jan 11, 2024 | 
teachwire.net | Simon Hunt |Lucy Starbuck Braidley |Robert Tregoning |Alex Quigley
PrimaryEnglish Pupils need to know that improving on a written draft is not just making a neater version and correcting the odd spelling error… by If I had to identify one important writing process that is too often neglected by pupils, it would be revising their writing. Why, though, is this vital strategy so commonly disregarded? It seems to me that revising writing is commonly misunderstood and confused with editing.
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Jan 10, 2024 | 
teachwire.net | Lucy Starbuck Braidley |Robert Tregoning |Simon Hunt
PrimaryEnglish Want to learn more about your class? Just let them write… by It’s remarkable what you can discover as a teacher when children have the freedom to express themselves in their writing. At the beginning of term, I use creative writing to understand where a child is academically and to help me get to know all the children in my class. Why not just give them a test, you ask? Well, you can learn a surprising amount about a child from a piece of their creative writing.
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Jan 10, 2024 | 
teachwire.net | Simon Hunt |Lucy Starbuck Braidley |Robert Tregoning |Jeffrey Boakye
Primary Do all your colleagues feel accepted and equal at school? Take a little time to give it some thought… by When I started teacher training back in 2007, I was the only black student on my course. Armed with a tweed blazer, leather satchel and head full of bright ideas, I wasn’t going to let my minority status get in the way of making a difference – it was going to be just like the recruitment campaigns said it would be.
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Jan 10, 2024 | 
teachwire.net | Lucy Starbuck Braidley |Robert Tregoning
PrimaryEnglish A more ambitious approach to text selection, and rationales for using them in English lessons, will benefit pupils of all abilities… by Teachwire Have you ever gotten in a knot working through a lesson plan – realising that just when you thought you were done, you needed an extension opportunity for advanced learners?
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Jan 10, 2024 | 
teachwire.net | Robert Tregoning |Sue Drury |Lucy Starbuck Braidley
PrimaryArt & DesignEnglish Comics and graphic novels are a much more versatile teaching tool than you might think… by With homegrown comic artists like Jamie Smart flying off the booksellers’ shelves, it’s easy to see that comics and graphic novels, are experiencing a renaissance among readers in primary schools across the UK. But how can schools harness this excitement for the greatest impact across their curriculum?
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Jan 10, 2024 | 
teachwire.net | Robert Tregoning |Sue Drury
PrimarySecondaryEnglish Improve pupils’ speaking skills by explicitly teaching oracy in the classroom, with these activities, ideas and other teaching resources… by Teachwire DOWNLOAD A FREE RESOURCE! Debate KS2 – Oracy lesson plan Primary Unlock the power of effective communication and help your pupils become confident and articulate individuals with the best oracy advice and resources from education experts… Coined in the 1960s by British researcher and educator Andrew Wilkinson, ‘oracy’...
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Jan 5, 2024 | 
teachwire.net | Sue Drury |Robert Tregoning
PrimaryEnglishHealth & Wellbeing Robert Tregoning reflects on a childhood tinged with shame, but hopes his joyful story of gender expression will give solace to today’s young readers… by DOWNLOAD A FREE RESOURCE! Gender identity and sexual identity – Teacher resource sheet PrimarySecondaryHealth & Wellbeing Five-year-old me wanted so badly to twirl around in a sparkling dress. But back then, in 1991, my joyful boyhood thoughts were laced with shame.
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Dec 30, 2023 | 
visitbrighton.com | Robert Tregoning
Join author Robert Tregoning to celebrate his picture book The Dress in the Window, illustrated by Pippa Curnick, a joyous tale of boy meets dress. This story time event celebrates self-expression and acceptance with an interactive reading and some extra special choreography!Suitable for all the family.
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Dec 6, 2023 | 
teachwire.net | Robert Tregoning
PrimarySecondaryHealth & Wellbeing Tackle some serious issues and open a dialogue about mental health in your classroom with these resources… by Teachwire Organised by national charity Place2Be, Children’s Mental Health Week is all about focusing on the importance of children and young people’s mental health. It’s an important issue, with one in six young people currently experiencing a mental health problem.
