A child’s school years should be some of the happiest of their lives. However, if your child is starting to find some subjects challenging, the experience can turn into a nightmare. The pressure that students put on themselves as well as that which they receive from their peers, teachers, or Read more…
There’s often a thin line when it comes to discussing certain ideologies in the classroom. Under UK Human Rights Laws, Veganism is a protected philosophical conviction, and every parent has the right to provide an education for their children that’s in line with their personal and moral beliefs. Although vegan Read more…
Nelson Mandela once said: “Education is the best weapon you can use to transform your world.” While every nation on earth has its own unique education system, it is worth asking which are the countries with the best education system in the world and which is the best teaching country Read more…
Do you enjoy teaching, working with children and travelling the world? If so, then working as an international teacher might be the right career path for you finding jobs abroad. Living in interesting and exotic countries with the opportunity for cultural immersion is appealing for many. However, international teaching is Read more…
Did you know that there are more than 2,500 independent schools in the UK including almost 300 world-leading HMC schools? You may be looking to kickstart a teaching career in an independent school or be considering your next career move. But what are independent schools? What makes HMC schools unique? Read more…
If given the opportunity, most of us would jump at the chance of teaching English in another country. Living and working abroad gives you the chance to open your mind and immerse yourself in a culture that you are not used to. Teaching English abroad offers this and so much Read more…
On 20 June 2019 Lord Agnew spoke at the Festival of Education at Wellington College in Berkshire, England. In his speech, he considered the current state of education in the UK, as well as looking at how far it has come and where it needs to get to. This wide-ranging Read more…
A parent’s involvement in their child’s schooling always has a great impact on that child’s academic success. In other words, clear and effective two way communications between both the parents and teachers are imperative not only to the academic excellence of the child but also their mental health. However, with Read more…
Teaching is just as much an affair about emotional & psychological classroom management as it is about pedagogical skill – something I’ve learned over the course of my long teaching experience. I have been teaching as a secondary school teacher for some time now. About 18 years to be exact. Read more…
John Dewey rightly quoted, “If we teach today as we taught yesterday, we rob our children of tomorrow.” Adapting to the changes with the evolving time develops us into someone better and brighter than we were yesterday. The transformation from apes to humans, bullock carts to cars, Stone Age to Read more…