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Planning Ahead: How to find a work-life balance as a teacher

July 24, 2019July 24, 2019Oxford Education

By Gemma Bott At last the final half term of the year has arrived.  The time of year when you can get caught up with all of those jobs you’ve been putting off or just not had time to do. For secondary school teachers, exam classes have left, hopefully leaving extra PPA time in the […]

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Putting yourself first this September

July 10, 2019July 22, 2019Oxford Education

Andy Chandler-Grevatt Back to School. The end of the summer break and the new term. New students, new timetable, new you? What will you do differently this school year? An often neglected part of our ambitions, planning and targets is looking after ourselves. How are you going to look after yourself this year? Teachers are […]

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Why is planning so important for effective teaching?

July 10, 2019July 12, 2019Oxford Education

Professor Chris Kyriacou I have spent more than 30 years teaching about and doing research on what constitutes ‘effective’ teaching. Over the years I have become more and more convinced that the key to being a successful teacher, both in terms of the quality of learning you promote, and in terms of maintaining your own […]

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Collaborative Working – the Singapore Approach to Teaching Maths

December 6, 2017December 6, 2017Oxford Maths 1 Comment

In November I was in the UK delivering talks on the Singapore approach to teaching secondary mathematics.  While I’ve been delighted to share some of the details of our system during these talks, the real pleasure for me has been to interact with UK teachers and to learn how things are done over here. From […]

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