Here I though I’d share some of the questions I was asked during my eight 45min interviews on iday. To be honest, I never really prepare for interviews, so my answers for these were completely on the fly (just the…
Read More »Part of the interview process in London involved teaching lessons at two of the schools I interviewed with, in the hopes of impressing them enough to land a job. It was also an opportunity for me to experience what it…
Read More »Disclaimer: In order to keep things professional I won’t be naming the schools involved with iday here – if you’re interested to find out please contact me directly. After the intense day of interviews, on the CPD day (see previous…
Read More »This was the day where we got to do a bit of learning ourselves, in terms of what it’s actually like in the education system over here. I was very keen for this day – the difference in curriculum is…
Read More »iday morning dawned bright (kinda) and early (very). As we were leaving the hotel at 6:30am, we had organised a take-away breakfast from the hotel the day before, without realising that breakfast in the form of an egg and bacon…
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Students love doing something a little different, so give them the opportunity!
Read More »‘There is no point reinventing the wheel’ is a saying that relates incredibly well to teaching. Of course you will probably tweak things a little to suit your class and individual students, but we don’t all need to create brilliant…
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Research has long shown the benefits of playing games, not just for enjoyment’s sake but because they provide a vast array of educational benefits. Students love nothing more than to play games, even if they know they’re meant to be…
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