Tag Archives: wisdom

Coming out in School- a young person’s story

Posted on March 26, 2014 by milkwithtwo

Being gay and deciding when and who to ‘come out to’ can be a very traumatic experience leading some young people to self harm and depression. As Head of Year, it can be extremely difficult to tackle especially when the … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Services, education, Head of Year, Parenting, Teaching, teaching and Learning, Uncategorized | Tagged advice, Afro-Caribbean, beliefs, bullying, C4, civil rights, Confidence, consequences, counsellor, culture, Cure me, Dr Christian Jessen, gay, gender, Head of Year, heterosexual, homophobic bullying, homosexual, I am Gay, inclusion, language, lesbian, mental health, ONS, pastoral support, race, raising confidence., religion, safeguarding, same-sex families, same-sex marriage, Schools Out, self confidence, self harm, self worth, sexual orientation, Stonewalls, success, support, trust, wisdom | 1 Comment

My Reflective Journal- GTP 2004/2005.

Posted on January 28, 2014 by milkwithtwo

The following is my journal from my first full year of teaching. I took up post in April 2004 and taught for the summer term. The Year 11s had study leave, there was no real pressure on me, two of … Continue reading →

Posted in education, Teaching, Uncategorized | Tagged advice, aspirations, behaviour management, English First post, failure, Full time teaching, GCSE, GTP, Initial Teacher Training, lesson planning, mentor, mentoring, MOCKS, PGCSE, Pupil Motivation, SATS, secondary school, sense of humour, struggle, survival, teach first, Teaching, teenagers, tough young teachers, trials and tribulations., Tutor Groups, wisdom, Year 10, Year 11, Year 7, Year 8, year 9 | 3 Comments

Homecoming- how two tragedies united a year group beyond classroom walls.

Posted on January 10, 2014 by milkwithtwo

My return to Britain at Christmas was filled with the usual family and friends gatherings, but this year was filled with a sense of sadness; I felt compelled to meet with some of my ex-pupils to share in the tragedies … Continue reading →

Posted in education, Head of Year, Teaching, Uncategorized | Tagged advice, aspirations, Confidence, consequences, death, education, Ethos, family values, Head of Year, Pastoral, pastoral care, Pupil Motivation, self worth, self-esteem, teenagers, wisdom | 1 Comment

White, working, class boys: why it is poverty and not teaching that fails them.

Posted on December 11, 2013 by milkwithtwo

In my beloved mark book, I used to have a code for EAL, SEN and FSM* which Ofsted/SLT** wanted to see being targeted in lessons across the school- these are the areas which attracted additional funding for the school and … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Services, education, Head of Year, Parenting, Teaching, Uncategorized | Tagged abuse, advice, alcohol, aspirations, Assessment, Class, communities, Confidence, consequences, domestice violence, drugs, education, education failure, Employment, Empowering, Ethnicity, Ethos, exclusion, failure, family values, funding, Head of Year, housing, inclusion, intervention, Joseph Rowntree Foundation., local government, London Challenge, neighbourhoods, Ofsted, over occupancy, parental support, Pastoral, pastoral care, Pixkl, policing, poverty, promoting self confidence, Pupil Motivation, RaiseOnline, results, secondary school, self-esteem, Standards, success, support, Teaching, teenagers, wisdom | 8 Comments

Do teachers make better parents?

When I came back from maternity leave, a lot of my pupils said I had changed. Apparently I was a lot calmer, nicer even more understanding (ha, I guess the 2am feed was a great leveler). I remember a parent … Continue reading →

Aside | Posted on December 3, 2013 by milkwithtwo | Tagged advice, Confidence, consequences, early years, education, failure, family values, maternity leave, myths, parenting, returning to teaching after a baby, success, support, Teaching, tennagers, wisdom | Leave a comment

Failed. Must do better.

Posted on October 12, 2013 by milkwithtwo

BBC Headline: Thousands of teenagers fail in GCSE English and maths Well I was one of those failed teenagers who failed Maths, did it make me an out right failure or did I get that grade when I was able … Continue reading →

Posted in education, Head of Year, Parenting, Teaching, Uncategorized | Tagged 5A-C, aspirations, behaviour management, Curriculum, English teaching, Gove, inclusion, intervention, lessons, personalised learning, Pupil Motivation, self confidence, self-esteem, success, teacher training, teaching and learning, teenagers, wisdom | 6 Comments

Mrs W.

Posted on September 9, 2013 by milkwithtwo

As a teaching Head of Year 7, my usual day would start at 7am and finish when the site manager jangled his keys and asked me whether I had a home to go to. Mrs W became my assistant at … Continue reading →

Posted in education, Head of Year | Tagged assistant, child protection, education, Head of Year, inclusion, intervention, loyal, Pastoral, pastoral support, prevention, safeguarding, school, secondary school, teenagers, wisdom | 1 Comment

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Tag Archives: wisdom

Coming out in School- a young person’s story

My Reflective Journal- GTP 2004/2005.

Homecoming- how two tragedies united a year group beyond classroom walls.

White, working, class boys: why it is poverty and not teaching that fails them.

Do teachers make better parents?

Failed. Must do better.

Mrs W.

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