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.
I have recently won a TES prize for the creative teaching of Shakespeare. Here's what TES said: 'Hannah embraced the challenge of bringing Hamlet, Shakespeare’s longest play, to life in her KS2 classroom by adopting an original, cross-curricular approach. Featuring learning opportunities in and outside of the classroom, learners were fully immersed into this epic tragedy in every subject area and demonstrated their understanding in a variety of ways. From video retellings and word count pie charts to song writing and unique artistic interpretations, her teaching is the perfect example of how Shakespeare can be made accessible to pupils of all ages.'
In this activity pack, there are ideas for 16 lessons and learning journeys. Many subjects are featured, including: Science, Maths, English, D&T, Art and more. The pack is made-up of resources, photos of when I did these activities with my class and planning. One of the 16 above is a cross-curricular learning journey for D&T and took us three weeks to complete - the children loved it! There are 46 pages in total.
This was used with a Y5 class but can easily be adapted to support pupils from Y3 - Y8. The progress that my class made throughout this project was phenomenal!
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!*
Phase 5 sounds - one per slide with three images for each sound. A fabulous resource for recapping sounds and initiating speaking or for use in interventions.
Each sound has two slides. On the second slide there are three images linking to the picture. This resource supports vocabulary building - there are easy and more complex words to broaden pupils' mental word banks
Three week scheme of work/15 lessons/three learning journeys on George's Marvellous Medicine, includes: plans (starter/main/plenary), writing to model to pupils, many resources for activities and three homework activities for the three weeks. These are fun and engaging lessons that pupils will enjoy. The English topics covered are: spell poems, diary entries and adverts. Resource is suitable for KS2 and lower-KS3.
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!*
Save yourself a lot of time! Laminate some of these resources and take them with you year after year.
A range of phonics resources to support the teaching of phonics.
-Sound flashcards for all three phases
-Word flashcards
-Word flashcards with images
-Power point presentations with images
Find yourself with little time to plan the weekly assembly? Then this primary pack is for you!
An assembly pack, which covers topics throughout Autumn 1 . Your pupils will learn about: Growth Mindset, International Peace Day, E-Safety, Lokking after our Environment, British Values and National Poetry Day.
All assemblies are visual and fun and are jam-packed with information with some fun facts and quizzes.
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!
This assignment includes my: blood, sweat and tears! This is my NPQSL assignment and is focused on improving writing in a primary school. I really wish I’d had an NPQSL example assignment to look at while I was writing mine as it would have stopped me second guessing myself. However, I passed with flying colours and am now offering mine to you to make the process much easier.
I uploaded the assignment on 8.2.16 and received feedback on 29.3.16. Feedback (as shown on first page) awarded all of the 9 competencies as passed at the required level. The written feedback was excellent and only includes strengths, no areas for development.
I have deleted several appendices because they included photographic evidence of specific events/individuals. I would recommend that you consider doing this also as visuals are always a nice break from a lengthy piece of text. However, I have kept my action plan and report to the Headteacher in the appendices as I feel these are important for your reference.
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!
A section from my written feedback:
'Strengths were demonstrated in Delivering continuous improvement as your priorities for improvement were clearly linked to your vision for the project. You regularly reviewed progress and reflected on actions and achievements of pupils in writing. The Action plan and strategies were fully implemented and you skilfully monitored planning, teaching, learning and assessment data. Throughout the project you remained solution-focused. In terms of Modelling excellence in leadership of teaching and learning you demonstrated
excellent leadership of teaching and learning. You set up and embedded the writing initiatives and adapted the teaching and learning approaches to suit the needs of pupils. It is evident that you have high expectations, model excellence and vision and have shared ideas and practice very effectively. Staff have been provided with the clarity they need in order to feel empowered and accountable in their role. Strengths were demonstrated in Learning focus as you set up and embedded the writing initiative and applied theory and knowledge of learning to improve outcomes for pupils. It is evident that you are committed to learning and achieving excellence and led valuable inset for staff to improve their subject knowledge in grammar, planning and writing. ’
Find yourself with little time to plan the weekly assembly? Then this primary pack is for you!
An assembly pack, which covers topics throughout Summer 2 2016. Your pupils will learn about: Euro 2016, Ramadan, Wimbledon, International Joke Day, International Day of Friendship and Summer holidays.
All assemblies are visual and fun and are jam-packed with information. Different assemblies feature: songs, stories or quizzes.
If you have any questions or need any support, please send me a message!
Please 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.
Save yourself a lot of time by downloading this pack of assembly powerpoints, covering: the environment, Halloween, International Day of Friendship, International Joke Day, International Peace Day, British Values, Ramadan and Summer Holiday.
Any questions, just ask. Thank you.