Teacher's Manual

Good morning #edutwitter, With pleasure, I’d like to announce the publication of my 4th book, Building Relationships in Schools. Relationship building is often described as being key to a teacher’s success in and outside the classroom…. (1/2)

There was a time when every mass media outlet in the world believed every word that Israel and its allies put out. Not anymore. That’s one thing that’s changed.

New teachers, #PGCE #ECT Whatever you do in September (and beyond) don’t ever use the phrase: ‘They behave for me!’ Unfortunately, you may be on the receiving end of it. Here’s how to respond: open.spotify.com/episode/6zP4Gx…

I have reached the age where going to the tip in the summer hols is an ecstatic experience, unparalleled.

New teachers, Has the pace of your lesson(s) ever been described as ‘too slow' but you're not quite sure what that means? In this episode we explore the nature of lesson pace and offer 5 tips for maintaining it. #PGCE #ECT #edutwitter open.spotify.com/episode/6P5ZZv…

Just landed in Heathrow Airport T3. Went into M&S. Three staff working. I said to them: “Tell me why?” None of them responded with "Ain’t nothing but a heartache.” I have a voice recording & their names to report to M&S. We must confront them every time.

This episode’s guest on The (Un)official Teacher’s Manual Podcast is popular, best-selling author - and perhaps the most quoted person in any discussion on literacy - @AlexJQuigley Here, Alex offers 5 tips for teaching vocabulary. open.spotify.com/episode/1sBIU7…

Hey, @grok , who was the most famous person to visit my profile? It doesn't need to be a mutual, don't tag them, just say who it was.

Listening to this as we speak and nodding my head at every sentence!

New teachers, Allow me to be direct: Your biggest problem from September is going to be low level disruption. Constant talking, interruptions, etc. In this episode, @Strickomaster and I share strategies on how to manage it. Get listening! open.spotify.com/episode/0ZDuAl…

UK School summer holidays are considerably less than both the bulk of Europe and the US, yet silly suggestions like this are still being in made. Here’s a thought: maybe find out what those countries do to make childcare possible? Wild idea, I know! #edutwitter

Yamina Bibi @msybibi is an English teacher, assistant headteacher and education author. In this episode, Yamina discusses 5 tips from her book - Thriving in Your First Years of Teaching. 12 mins. #ECT #PGCE open.spotify.com/episode/4VldH9…

Good morning new followers and thanks for the follow! Looking for some easy, but useful summer reads? Check out my books on Amazon! 1 and 4 are particularly useful for #PGCE #ECT #edutwitter

Whilst the holidays give us time to think and reflect, for many, they can give us too much time to think and reflect! Check out my 5 tips for managing anxiety during the hols: #edutwitter open.spotify.com/episode/5oo4Wg…

Oh still a teacher! - just changing location. Thank you!

Today marks my 20th teaching year 💪🏼. But also, it was my final day at my beloved school after 9yrs service. Moving on due to life changes- all good! Emotional 🥹. KFC needed. #edutwitter

Shout out to that one teacher who is the sole reason for ‘gentle reminder’ emails and if you don’t know who that teacher is it’s probably you. #edutwitter

I don’t know which teacher needs to hear this, but giving the kids a ‘free lesson’ is way more headache than it’s worth. #edutwitter