Hi! I currently work in London as a Deputy Headteacher. I love all things teaching and learning! I am extremely passionate about education and find researching and creating new strategies and ideas exciting. The world of teaching and leading in England is highly stressful and it's up to all of us to look after each other's well-being...I hope my resources save you some precious time.
Hi! I currently work in London as a Deputy Headteacher. I love all things teaching and learning! I am extremely passionate about education and find researching and creating new strategies and ideas exciting. The world of teaching and leading in England is highly stressful and it's up to all of us to look after each other's well-being...I hope my resources save you some precious time.
An important assembly for the end of the year. This assembly thinks about how children can stay safe in the sun, safe if they are playing on their own and safe if they are using the Internet. It also asks pupils to reflect on the year that has just been. Included are songs and a quiz. A chance to say goodbye for the year...
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International Joke Day is celebrated in July. Here's an opportunity to lead an assembly that will get pupils giggling! The powerpoint goes through the history of jokes, different kinds of jokes with examples and also gives pupils the opportunity to tell their own jokes. I have also included a clip to a funny animal video, which will have children in a good mood for the rest of the day! A fun presenation for an assembly, suitable for KS2 and lower-KS3. The presentation can also be easily adapted for a lesson on joke writing!
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Please do review my resources. Thank you!
A supporting / personal statement (containing blood, sweat and tears!) for the post of Headteacher.
This supporting statement, of over 3000 words, ensured that I was shortlisted. I was subsequently appointed as Headteacher in a 2-form state primary.
I have removed specific names and replaced with XXX.
There is copy write on the document. Please do not simply lift statements. The purpose of the document is to support your understanding of how to write a supporting statement, including the language to use and how to show your impact as a leader. It also shows how you can structure a supporting statement, using the headings provided in the person specification. I prefer this layout style myself and feel that it shows that you are organised, as well as, making the shortlisting process easier for governors/trustees.
This is my own personal statement for the position of Assistant Headteacher for Teaching, Learning and Curriculum - a job which I got.
Being able to download someone else’s personal statement while writing mine, would have been a huge help. Therefore, I thought offering mine, would give practitioners an option to view one before they start writing their own and thus having new ideas and a clear structure.
Obviously, every personal statement should be tailored to the person specification but it is easy to use ideas from this personal statement and shuffle them around accordingly. I have removed specific names from the personal statement and instead typed, XXX.
This presentation was created for SLT and governors to consider how to improve the mental well-being of their staff; a topic, which I feel strongly about. In the current climate, it is more important than ever to look after the mental well-being of staff. This presentation has: an intro, facts and figures, a look into what mental well-being is and how it impacts a school and some tips for getting started on how to improve the mental well-being of your staff.
This presentation can be adapted to suit other audiences by changing some of the wording.
If you have any questions or need any support, send me a message and I'll do anything I can to help.
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An activity booklet with 9 thought-provoking activities to support your pupils to improve their mindset. These activities are designed to encourage pupils to dig deeper and understand themselves better. Guide them through these activities and alongside teaching, they should start to understand how to improve their mindset. There are two questionnaires, one for the beginning of the project and one meant for when you have promoted a growth mindset for a few months. You can use this to analyse change.
Any questions, just ask!
CPD feedback form, staff to fill in when they return from a course. Forms then evaluated as to whether their training can be passed onto staff in a training session. If worthwhile.
A presentation for assembly or lesson on mindsets. The presentations helps primary-aged pupils to understand what a growth and a fixed mindset are and how they can work towards developing a growth mindset. The presentation also talks about comfort zones and Carol Dweck, who created the theory of mindsets. Having a growth mindset plays a vital part in being happy and successful, if you haven't already, I would suggest definitely developing a growth mindset programme for your school...this presentation is a great introduction to that!
If you have any questions or need any support, send me a message and I'll do anything I can to help. My resources use English spelling.
Please do review any resources that you download - many thanks!
International Day of Friendship is celebrated in July. Here's an opportunity to lead an assembly that will get pupils thinking! The powerpoint goes through what International Day of Friendship is, how to be a good friend, what friendship means etc. There are clips, quotes and famous friend pictures included.
If you do have any questions or need any support, please send me a message.
Please do review my resources. Thank you!
A great way to start planning a topic. Get all of your ideas down on a colourful and visual topic map.
Included is an example map created for my topic on Hamlet and a blank version, which can be adapted and tailored to suit your needs.
If you're running CPD on planning a topic, this is a good way to get staff thinking about cross-curricular links.
If you do have any questions or need any support, please send me a message.
*My resources always take me a lot of time and effort to create so I hope that they help to save you some precious time - please do review my resources. Thank you!*
I recently ran a very successful British Values Day. I began the day by inviting parents/carers/governors in and delivered the attached assembly presentation to them as well as to pupils. I then gave each class a value of their own (see guidance). Classes were able to be as creative as they liked but were asked to give me one outstanding piece of display work so I could create a British Values display at the entrance of the school (see photo of display). Pupils dressed-up in their cultural clothes or wore red/blue/white and all brought in a 'gold coin donation' to give to charity.
The assembly goes through each of the British Values and their meanings. There is a song and video clip attached as well as a short quiz at the end. Promoting British Values is extremely important, Ofsted say: 'Pupils’ spiritual, moral, social and cultural development and, within this, the promotion of fundamental British values, are at the heart of the school’s work.'
Powerpoint could also be used for a KS2 lesson on British Values.
If you have any questions or need any support, send me a message and I'll do anything I can to help.
Please do review any resources that you download - many thanks!
A presentation for assembly or for a lesson on Notting Hill Carnival. The 13 slide presentation explains what a carnival is, what inspired the Notting Hill Carnival, the history of the carnival, what happens at the carnival and lots of fun facts. The presentation is finished with a 8 question quiz and answers.
If you have any questions or need any support, please send me a message! My resources all use English spelling but can easily be adapted. Please review my resources - thank you!
Many of hours of work went in to creating this whole-school curriculum map. Am uploading is to hopefully save you lots of time as you can simply edit it rather than start from scratch.
A editable pupil survey to better understand primary school pupils’ thoughts and feelings about their lessons, class and school. The survey uses for cats’ faces for a bit of fun! There are closed 16 questions and 2 open questions at the end. I have used this survey from Y1-Y6. I read and explained the questions to classes.
A short presentation to explain to pupils what Black Friday is. As we know, Black Friday has almost appeared from nowhere and pupils are confused by the emphasis on Black Friday by the mass media. This presentation explains what Black Friday is and where it's come from.
There are many fun activities, which can be done around Black Friday. Included are three activities: design a Black Friday shop window, design a Black Friday shopping bag and reduce prices in your shop (percentages).
Any questions, please just ask. Thank you for looking.
67 flashcards covering all sounds from Phase 2 - Phase 5 in Letters and Sounds. This is one resource, which has been a saviour for many years now. Cut out and laminate the sounds and you have a great, durable set of sounds to aid the teaching of phonics.
Phase 2 - blue border
Phase 3 - orange border
Phase 5 - green border
One key element in the teaching of phonics is to revisit previous sounds taught - using these flashcards is a great way to do just that! Lots of games can be played using flashcards, including, 'your pile, my pile'.
I have uploaded them as a PDF file and also as a word document, in case you wish to edit.
Any questions, please just ask! Please check out my other resources...
A presentation for assembly or a lesson on who will follow David Cameron as the next Prime Minister of the UK: May, Gove, Leadsom, Crabb or Fox. The 17 slide presentation explains why we will have a new Prime Minister, who Boris Johnson is, it gives information on the 5 candidates, on the electoral process and next steps and is concluded with a quiz (with answers).
If you have any questions or need any support, please send me a message! My resources all use English spelling but can easily be adapted. Please review my resources - thank you!
