One aspect of teaching we will all need to tackle at some point will be an angry or annoyed parent or guardian. By being open, inviting and personable your students’ parents will be impressed with you and the way you manage your classroom. A miscalculated response can backfire, fan the flames of an upset parent and burn the bridges between home and school. This in turn can cause a lot of damage whether there was a basis for the anger or not. So this encounter needs to be turned into an opportunity for everyone – parents, student and teacher. Although much of this is common sense I have pulled together this ten page booklet with some suggestions for successfully defusing such a meeting before, during and after it arises.

This sheet can help to organise the information you need at your finger tip for a meeting with parents either during parents evening or as an isolated incident.

This booklet goes through the basics of what The New Bloom's Taxonomy is, key terms and words which can help with questioning, quick tips and a quiz for understanding

This booklet gives information about dyslexia and how teachers and teaching assistants can support student's within the classroom. The booklet includes: - A quiz to show understanding - Explains what dyslexia is and why its important to identify - How it effects reading and writing, amongst other information

This booklets explains the importance of feedback for learning and gives some suggestions on how to do this and make life easier for the teacher