because of the words and because of the books because of the woman in the anorak at the swimming baths … More
Category: PGCE
The class of my dreams
The Class to the Class of 2014 after Raymond Carver The class with beautiful scarves The class who learned … More
Scribbling With Delight
When I speak to trainee primary school teachers about their views of poetry I am often struck by their divergent … More
Finding ‘And Yet the Books’
One year I decided that I would decorate one of my teaching rooms with my collection of Poems on the … More
On Saying Goodbye to Primary PGCE Students
For the last nine years at the end of the first week in July I have been saying goodbye to … More
Writing and Silence
Originally posted on Lifesaving Poems:
I love the silence that descends on a classroom full of people who are all engaged…
Originally posted on Lifesaving Poems:
For the last nine years at the end of the first week in July I have…
In Praise of PGCE Students
PGCE students are so dedicated. They burn with desire to be amazing. They hand in their work and have beautifully … More
Joan Miro, teaching and freedom
Last week I had the privilege of taking my Primary PGCE English specialists on a trip toLondonfor the final … More
Why initial teacher education needs to stay in universities
Artwork: Kate Vaughan What Michael Gove says about trainee teachers having the opportunity to observe and learn from teachers in school … More
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