Start as you mean to go on

Start as you mean to go on. It’s a common English expression and never is it more relevant for teachers than at this time of year, when we are full of enthusiasm, good intentions and ideas of how to motivate and connect with our students.   If we really do succeed in starting as we mean to go on, then we will continue to work throughout the whole school year and consistently maintain this enthusiasm with which we start in September.

Ending the lesson

As a primary school English teacher I teach in 9 classes: some for just one hour, others for two or three hours a week.

I am always very conscious of the importance of handing over a quiet, calm and orderly class to the colleague who follows me.

Diary of an English English teacher

Dear friend

Dear Readers, I have a great friend from my schooldays, Louise. She is one of those truly lovely people who has refined the art of being a friend to perfection. She is a good listener, advice giver, night out organiser, holiday planner, birthday card sender, (she even remembers to send my mum a birthday card) and she can make me laugh till I cry!

Countdown to Christmas - The Advent Calendar

Whenever I don’t feel like planning my lessons, I always remember my tutor at teaching training college in England who would constantly remind me that planning and preparation was the only key to a successful lesson.