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If you’re thinking about moving into senior leadership in education, qualifications alone won’t get you there.

The reality? Stepping into roles like Assistant Head or Senior Leader requires a combination of leadership experience, strategic thinking, confidence, and the ability to communicate impact...

At this year’s BETT conference, I had the chance to meet Sarah Cooper and Curtis Scott from The Sixth Form Bolton—and honestly, I was blown away.

Their session on Canva Education wasn’t just inspirational. It was practical, strategic, and laser-focused on one thing: improving teaching and learning ...

This isn’t a “quit teaching overnight” story. If you’re side-eyeing your career this January and wondering what life could look like beyond the classroom, this is for you. My journey took six years—six years of juggling full-time teaching, parenting twins, and building something on the side. I did n...

If a student fidgets, forgets equipment, interrupts, or struggles to start work, it’s easy to label it as poor behaviour or low motivation. But for many students, what you’re actually seeing is a nervous system working harder than everyone else’s just to stay regulated.

ADHD is not a lack of effort...

The UK is currently debating whether social media should be banned for under-16s. Australia has already introduced restrictions, and Spain is moving in a similar direction. This is no longer a hypothetical discussion—it’s a real policy conversation that could directly impact our students and our sch...

If you’ve ever tried to set a mock exam and thought, "I can’t use past papers because students have seen them… but I don’t trust random questions online or have the time to write a full paper myself," you’re not alone. That exact problem is why I ended up writing brand new A-level Biology practice p...

Teenagers get a bad reputation. They’re often labelled rude, ungrateful, distracted, entitled… the list goes on.

But here’s the honest truth: that hasn’t been my experience at all.

Since creating my student-facing platform for A-Level Biology, I’ve worked with thousands of teenagers online. And ti...

Ever feel like your PowerPoints take forever to make, and still end up looking a little…beige?

If so, you’re going to love this.

In this post, I’ll show you how to use Canva’s presentation generator to create beautiful, engaging lesson slides in minutes, no graphic design skills required. It’s fas...

Most students think the required practicals are all about memorising the 12 experiments.
But here’s the secret: the real assessment focus is hidden in a single, often-overlooked table in the specification: the apparatus and techniques table.

Understanding that table (and helping students master it)...

We’ve all been there. You hit the 40th multiple-choice question of the same homework or quiz and think, there must be a faster way to mark this.

Good news: there is.

In this post, I’ll walk you through how to use Google Forms to create class tests and homework that practically mark themselves, sav...

AI can write lesson plans, mark quizzes, and even draft your emails in seconds. But is it right to use it?

In recent years, artificial intelligence has crept into almost every part of education. Teachers are using it to save hours, personalise feedback, and streamline communication, but others worr...

If you open Outlook and instantly feel your stress levels rise, you’re not alone. Between parent emails, admin reminders, and those all-staff updates that never end, a teacher’s inbox can feel like organised chaos (minus the “organised” part).

In this episode of Teach & Tell, I’m sharing five Outlo...