One of the things which has given me the most comfort in my teaching career is hearing teachers swear in the staffroom. It sounds strange but it’s a funny sort of therapy - knowing that someone else is also having a bad day. Sometimes we just need a bit of reassurance that we’re not alone in whatever’s going on in our professional lives. We all have bad days but sometimes it’s easy to think we’re the only ones. This collection of stories, confessions, grievances and all-out ‘fails’ written by an online community of real teachers is a little window into the problems of teachers around the world. Some will make you cringe, some will make you smile. We’re not endorsing, condoning or condemning anything you read here. Some of the actions described could not be described as ‘best practice’ while some seem like the musings of criminal masterminds. Take some comfort and draw your own conclusions...

“Numbers Document” suitable to iPads, iPhones & Mac. Automatically Track & Graph: Pupil levels Test scores & analysis Homework & spelling scores Automatically calculate ages and percentages of SEN/FSM pupils in the class Plus: organise class trips & keep a track on costs, payments received and who owes what.

Simple but very effective. Print onto yellow paper/card and position of the door of your classroom to remind students that only positive, 'can do' attitudes are acceptable in your classroom.

Simple but very effective. Print and position of the door of your classroom to remind students that only positive, 'can do' attitudes are acceptable in your classroom.