The 100Word Challenge…Live!

I have been a fan of the 100 Word Challenge for a long time. For those that aren’t aware, this is a weekly prompt provided by Julia Skinner (@theheadsoffice).  The idea is that children will then write 100 words based on the prompt which may be a picture or...

A Tour of my Classroom

This post has come about because I was commenting on a blog post from Teacher’s Pet about buying equipment from Ikea and I posted a photograph of my reading area. Someone asked a question about it, then soon after there were more questions asking where I had got...

Moving On

This coming week sees a huge challenge and a big change in my teaching career. After three years at St John’s, I am moving to be a Year 3/4 Leader at Riders Junior School. So why the change? I have been teaching eight years and have worked in three different...

Autumn CPD

The term hasn’t even begun yet and I have got 3 events in the calendar where I can meet with other teachers and share ideas. I thought I’d share them in one place to make it easier to find the links: #tmpompey – Teachmeet Pompey...