How to compare texts
Mark Roberts, Head of English at Tavistock College, shares 7 tips to help students better link together different texts.
Blog posts by Guest
Questioning – Challenge & engagement
Gary King, Assistant Principal at Tavistock College, unpacks how to make questioning engaging & challenging for all learners.
Anxiety used to get the better of me
Anxiety severely restricted the rational thinking skills of this blogger. Here, they suggest how you can ensure this doesn’t happen to young people today.
Confessions of a PE teacher: Breaking the mould
Ben Baines, assistant principal at SSAT member school The Duston School, highlights the importance of PE in improving the mental health of young people.
The role of the teacher should be privileged over any leadership role
Carl Hendrick, English teacher at Wellington College, argues that not all teachers can be, nor want to be, leaders.
In trying to do so much we do too little
Andy Tharby, English teacher at Durrington High School, with ideas on how to achieve more by doing less.
Teaching Assistants; Unsung heroes of the classroom
How to ensure your teaching assistants are valued and effective members of your teaching staff. By Gary King, Assistant Principal at Tavistock College.
Changing lives through learning
The English department at SSAT member school West Lakes Academy reflect on a journey that has led to them winning a prestigious National Teaching Award.
Closing the gap, raising the bar
An excerpt from Amjad Ali’s intriguing account of his experience at SSAT NC15.
Computer science as crucial as Latin once was
Ahead of his keynote at SSAT NC15, Ian Livingstone argues that computer science is as important as any other science currently being taught in schools.
