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Secondary Teaching: Troublesome Teenagers!
16-05-2012
Gareth is a Secondary Teacher from Australia currently working in West London schools through Protocol Education.
“The Great Unwashed” – a phrase supposedly coined first by novelist and playwright Edward Bulwer-Lytton. One might wonder whether Bulwer-Lytton taught a Year 9 Geography class, looked across a sea of unmotivated faces, and coined the phrase there and then.
Alas, he did not. And no doubt he spent little time with the great unwashed, instead opting to socialise with the best of the best building his political and literary career.
Not so for all of us.
A Year 11 student recently put this thought to me:
“Sir. If you’re so intelligent, why did you want to become a teacher and waste your time looking after dumb teenagers who don’t care about learning?”
I’m not sure how he knew I was intelligent. I must have been absent-mindedly using words that had more than five letters. But he makes a valid point. This question is not uncommon in the classroom and, after much time pondering it, I have concluded a few things.
Don't be unsettled
Firstly, one must not be unsettled by the question. It is another attempt by teenagers with low self-esteem trying to outsource their self-doubt to the nearest adult in the room. Don’t allow such a comment to make you doubt your career choices. There is a tendency as a teacher to fall into the psychological trap of feeling you have ‘gone back to school’. You haven’t – not as a student anyway. You’re now there performing a job, as important as any other in society.
More importantly has been the realisation that some of the most educated people have to work with some of the daftest people. Why? Because that is their job.
A doctor spends many years learning the intricacies of the human body. They develop their bedside manner. They spend years in a highly stimulating academic environment learning their craft. They communicate precise and technical information with their colleagues, only medical practitioners understand. Then they perform a liver transplant on someone who enjoyed the bottle too much – Educated people working with daft people.
An accountant spends years learning the tax system. They perform massive calculations. Many will pay attention to the financial markets and talk about economics with their professional offsiders. They know how to use complicated accounting software. Then they have a seventy-year-old pensioner walk into their office with a biscuit tin full of receipts – Educated people working with daft people.
Comedians spend years honing their craft. They are culturally aware people, satirising the political world. They understand how an audience works and can read moments for comedic timing. Then they perform to a room full of drunken hecklers – Educated people working with daft people.
Don't dwell on these moments
It’s best not to dwell on these moments. It will only get you down. Instead use the moment as an opportunity to impart some intellect that others may have been unable to access in their own being, or too unfortunate to be exposed to. Make the time to feed your own soul with culture, art, conversation and food. And make sure you have a bath, to exclude yourself from the ‘unwashed’. If you do that you’ll have the energy to deal with the daft, ignorant, uneducated and plain stupid.
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Canadian Blog: Teaching in London Schools
14-04-2012
Meaghan is a Primary Teacher from Canada who is currently teaching in East London through Protocol Education. This is her first ProtoBlog! My Teaching Adventure I have to say that moving to London for me was originally a small part of my so...Tags:
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Classroom Fibs Part Two: The Secondary Blog
01-04-2012
Gareth is a Secondary Teacher from Australia, currently working in West London schools through Protocol Education. In his previous post Gareth wrote about the possibilities of having CCTV in the classroom! The favourite uncle A...Tags:
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SEN Challenges: New Government Changes
31-03-2012
Steve is a Primary Teacher currently working in London through Protocol Education. An SEN Challenge This evening I find myself helping prepare evidence for a tribunal which the local authority have suddenly brought forward. Given that it is...Tags:
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Classroom Fibs: The Secondary London Blog
28-03-2012
Gareth is a Secondary Teacher from Australia, currently teaching in West London schools through Protocol Education. Students can be chronic liars. Here are some ways of pinning them down and extracting the information required from them. Hidden...Tags:
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East London Supply Teaching: Early Mornings!
18-03-2012
Bev is a Primary and Secondary Trained Teacher from Canada, working in East London schools through Protocol Education. Hectic Mornings as a Supply Teacher I would say 20% of my mornings as a supply teacher are hectic...Tags:
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My Saving Grace: An Australian Teacher in London
02-03-2012
Cathryn is an Australian Teacher living and teaching in London schools and nurseries through Protocol Education. My Saving Grace Half-term has finally finished, and – just like at home – the last two weeks of term mean ratty kids. ...Tags:
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Teaching Religious Education in London Secondary Schools
15-02-2012
This is a debut blog from Gareth, a Secondary Teacher from Australia who is currently working in West London through Protocol Education. Teaching RE “Excuse me sir, my mother says I’m not allowed to write about Islam.” Another...Tags:
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Secondary Teachers: Have You Tried SEN?
25-01-2012
Krissy is a Secondary-Trained Canadian Teacher currently working through Protocol Education, and this is her first entry to the Protocol Blog! Have You Tried Working in SEN? I spent Saturday night at home with my two flatmates (who also...Tags:
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Why Teach Primary in South London?
24-10-2011
Why Teach Primary in South London? We are based in our Wimbledon office which is just 20 minutes by train into Central London. We have a large and dedicated team ready to look after our teachers and support workers living south of the...Tags:
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Morning Assembly at Primary School
23-10-2011
You’ve been there, right on the side of the assembly hall watching over your class like a hawk. It’s enough to induce at least a yawn but you cover it as a cough so the kids don’t see. They are not a perceptive as people give them...Tags:
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Just a Teenage Dirtbag? The Secondary Teaching Blog!
16-10-2011
In the wake of the London Riots it is easy for people to rehash the same old stereotypes about teenagers. They’re selfish, rude, undisciplined. Society is doomed if this is the group of people who will one day be in charge. We weren’t this...Tags:
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Early Years Antics: Eat More Fruit!
29-09-2011
Eat up, it’ll make you grow nice and strong… Trying to getting a child who won’t eat to take a nibble of their food can be like trying to get blood out of a stone. I, personally, find banging my head against a brick wall...Tags:
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Teaching Tips for Day-to-Day Supply
24-09-2011
It’s September! I thought in honour of the new school year, I’d share a bit of what I learned in my first year on primary supply teaching in England through Protocol Education. Day-to-day supply teaching always worked well for me, and I...Tags:
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The End of Term: Clearing up the Classroom
18-08-2011
Packing up the Classroom Last day of term. Waved goodbye to the kids at 1.30 and trekked back to the class. Rolled up our sleeves and broke open the chocolates. It was time to pack up the classroom. Every single item in the classroom had...Tags:
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Teaching Lower Secondary: Lateral Thinking Puzzles
04-06-2011
Alana continues her Lateral Thinking Blog Series with an entry suitable for using in a lower secondary classroom setting. Time-Fillers for Years 7 and 8 One of my favourite items in my supply teaching box that comes to school with me each...Tags:
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Teaching Assistant Survival Guide
31-05-2011
Tom's latest ProtoBlog acts to prepare teaching assistants for the school days you least expect... Expect the Unexpected I currently work in a long term Teaching Assistant position through Protocol Education, but occasionally there are...Tags:
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Supply Teaching: Getting the Children Settled
26-05-2011
Stephen's latest ProtoBlog outlines helpful information and preparation needed for when you are doing supply teaching through Protocol Education. Activities Useful for when taking a Year 2 class KS1 The start of each day on a Protocol...Tags:
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Part 7 of the Early Years Blog Series: Part 7
25-05-2011
Elizabeth's latest entry to her Early Years Antics Blog Series is about the funny conversations you witness as a teacher amongst 'little ones'! 'No, You Are A Scaredy Cat' Any teacher worth their salt will tell you that...Tags:
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A Male Teaching Assistant
24-05-2011
Simon B.'s latest ProtoBlog is about being part of the minority - a male teaching assistant at a primary school. Finding the Gents! A few years back there was an advert on TV for a beer company which has stuck in my mind ever since. In...Tags:
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Working at a Mainstream Primary School, by Fiona
21-05-2011
Fiona is a great teaching assistant who works in both mainstream and SEN schools through Protocol Education. Her latest ProtoBlog is about her experience working supply in mainstream UK schools. My Job as a Teaching Assistant I love working...Tags:
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Supply Teaching: Shakespeare for Secondary School
18-05-2011
Georgina's latest ProtoBlog is about teaching Shakespeare, not only as a teacher, but as a supply teacher, in UK schools... Teaching Shakespeare in UK Schools As an English teacher one of the hardest things you have to teach is something...Tags:
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Upper Primary : Great Puzzles!
16-05-2011
Following on from her blog Lateral Thinking Puzzles for Middle Primary, here is Alana with another great blog. Lateral Thinking Puzzles One of my favourite items in my supply teaching box that comes to school with me each day is my Lateral...Tags:
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A Secondary Teacher is Surprised!
12-05-2011
Rebecca's latest ProtoBlog discusses the uncomfortable subject of the protection and loss of a child's innocence. Rebecca is a secondary teacher working in UK schools through Protocol Education. The Loss of Innocence... One of the...Tags:
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Teaching in Nursery at a UK Primary School
08-05-2011
Elizabeth's latest ProtoBlog is a celebration of new life, as well as an article focussing on working in an Early Years school setting. Good Old Sibling Rivalry The birth of a sibling can be a difficult time for a child. Especially if,...Tags:
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Supply Teacher - The Handover Notes
06-05-2011
Stephen's latest blog is about the dreaded 'handover notes' written by a class teacher to the supply teaching covering the lessons in their absence... "Here are the Notes on the Class..." How often have Protocol supply...Tags:
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Teaching Assisting in a UK School, by Fiona
21-04-2011
Fiona writes again about being a teaching assistant in an SEN environment - click here to read more by Fiona. Working in Mainstream Schools During my experience in mainstream schools with Protocol I have worked with quite a few students which...Tags:
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A Fairytale for Teachers, by Georgina
19-04-2011
Georgina's latest ProtoBlog puts into fairytale context the battles a secondary teacher faces when teaching in the UK. An Educational Fairytale... Once upon a time there was a girl named Little Teacher. She longed for adventure so she...Tags:
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Great Teaching Puzzles for Middle Primary, by Alana
18-04-2011
Alana's latest ProtoBlog is about stimulating the brains of young children, in order to improve their learning experience. Lateral Thinking Puzzles for Yr 3/4 One of my favourite items in my supply teaching box that comes to school with...Tags:
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Teacher Training - The Challenges! By Ciaran
15-04-2011
Ciaran's latest ProtoBlog is about the trials and challenges of going through teacher training, and the rewards of getting to the other side as a newly qualified teacher! Surviving Teacher Training... During teacher training there is...Tags:
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Early Years Antics, Part 5, by Elizabeth
14-04-2011
Elizabeth continues her Early Years Blog Series with a mother's day celebration. Elizabeth is a supply teacher working in UK schools through Protocol Education. The Run Up to Mother's Day... In the run up to Mother’s Day we,...Tags:
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Classroom Hierarchy, by teaching assistant Tom
13-04-2011
Tom's latest ProtoBlog is about the struggle to find the balance in the classroom, between teachers and support workers. Tom is a teaching assistant working in UK schools through Protocol Education. Hierarchy in the Classroom... In can...Tags:
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Help - Lost in London!! By New Zealand teacher Alana
11-04-2011
Alana's latest ProtoBlog is about the trials of living and teaching supply in London, and the confusion that ensues... Getting Lost in London... After finally making the decision to go ahead with the big move from New Zealand to London,...Tags:
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Sticks and Stones Will Break My Bones, by Canadian teacher Rebecca
07-04-2011
Rebecca's latest ProtoBlog is about how the latest crazes change the behaviour of children! Rebecca is a Canadian teacher currently teaching in the UK through Protocol Education. Those Sticks and Stones... Once in a while, a book comes...Tags:
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Working in SEN Schools, by teaching assistant Fiona
06-04-2011
Fiona's second blog is about being a teaching assistant working in special needs schools. Protocol Education finds Fiona teaching assistant work in London. SEN School Experience... Special needs Schools are fun and rewarding places to...Tags:
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My Heavenly Classroom...by Secondary teacher Georgina
01-04-2011
Georgina's second ProtoBlog is about overcoming the difficulties of working as a Secondary teacher. Equal Parts Heaven and Hell... It’s on days like today that you find yourself wondering: why the hell did I become a teacher? Your...Tags:
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Riding the London Underground...by Canadian teacher Kathryn
30-03-2011
Kathryn's latest blog, though not about teaching, is still interesting as it highlights the importance of the London commute! Kathryn is a Canadian supply teacher currently teaching in London through Protocol Education. How to Avoid Looking...Tags:
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Early Years Antics, Part 4, by Elizabeth
29-03-2011
In the latest entry for her Early Years Antics Blog Series, Elizabeth, a primary teacher working through Protocol Education, reflects on the meaning of projection. Projections... Freud wrote extensively on the subject of projection, whereby...Tags:
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Catholic School Teacher in London, by Canadian teacher Rebecca
28-03-2011
Rebecca's latest ProtoBlog is about her teaching experiences before coming over to the UK. Rebecca now works as a supply teacher in London through Protocol Education. Catholic School Teaching A little background on my religious experiences...Tags:
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Primary School Red Letter Days, by supply teacher Stephen
25-03-2011
Stephen's latest ProtoBlog is about the World of Work day held at a primary school he recently taught at. Stephen is a primary supply teacher working through Protocol Education. The World of Work Had a great day recently in an Epsom and...Tags:
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Getting to Know Your Local Area, by Australian teacher Karla
24-03-2011
Karla's second blog is about the importance of local knowledge when it comes to getting a long-term teaching position. Karla is a supply teacher currently working through Protocol Education. Getting to Know Your Local Area... If you get...Tags:
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The Double-Edged Sword for Australian Teachers, by Georgina
23-03-2011
Georgina's first blog is about the trials of being an Australian teacher, currently teaching in the UK through Protocol Education. Teaching in the UK “Are you Australian?!” comes the cry. It’s tainted with a mixture...Tags:
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The Unique Position of a Teaching Assistant, by Tom
22-03-2011
Tom's first ProtoBlog explores the different tasks and responsibilities of a teaching assistant. Working as a Teaching Assistant I work as a teaching assistant at primary level, usually with younger years, and I'm currently placed...Tags:
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A Teaching Assistant in London, by Fiona
21-03-2011
Here is Fiona's first ProtoBlog, all about the benefits of being a teaching assistant. Fiona currently works as a teaching assistant through Protocol Education. Being a London Teaching Assistant Hi I'm Fiona & I have been working...Tags:
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Primary School, Listen to me!
21-03-2011
Selena's latest ProtoBlog is about getting children to just LISTEN to you in the classroom! Selena is a supply teacher working through Protocol Education. Just LISTEN!! For the first time ever I have lost my voice. It is due to overuse,...Tags:
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Shake Your Grove Thang, Year 3! By Aryme
20-03-2011
Here is a debut ProtoBlog by Aryme, a Canadian trained teacher currently teaching in the UK through Protocol Education. Getting Year 3 into Shape With childhood obesity being a growing issue in North America, I was intrigued when I came to...Tags:
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Early Years Antics, Part 3! By Elizabeth
20-03-2011
Elizabeth's latest ProtoBlog continues her Early Years Antics blog series, and goes on to talk about embarrassing classroom situations... Spoonerisms You know when you’re talking and you lose control of your mouth and get all your...Tags:
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Where's My Me Time? By Canadian teacher Michael
19-03-2011
Here is a second ProtoBlog by Michael, a Canadian teacher currently working in East London through Protocol Education. Getting the Balance Right... I recently wrote about how to impress your schools, but I wanted to step back from the job...Tags:
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Reasons to be Cheerful, by SEN Teaching Assistant Simon B.
18-03-2011
Here is a second ProtoBlog by Simon B., an SEN teaching assistant currently working in London through Protocol Education. A Cheerful SEN Teaching Assistant... I'm not a natural early bird, so getting up in time to be at school by 8.30am...Tags:
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Early Years Antics, Part 2! By Elizabeth
17-03-2011
Here is a ProtoBlog by Elizabeth that continues her thoughts from her previous blog, Early Years Antics. Early Years Antics, Part 2! It’s been a struggle to write this week. Not through lack of material, motivation or spare time but...Tags:
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Remember My Name! By supply teacher Ianthe
16-03-2011
Here is the first ProtoBlog by Ianthe. Ianthe is currently as a Primary Supply Teacher through Protocol Education South London. Getting them to Remember Your Name... I have had work from Nursery to Year Six through Protocol Education and...Tags:
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Thrown in at the Deep End! By primary teacher Helen
15-03-2011
Here is a great first blog from Helen, a primary teacher currently doing supply work through Protocol Education. Teaching a Reception Class I've never done supply work before and after registering with Protocol Education, I was eagerly...Tags:
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SEN is worth a try! By supply teacher Alana
13-03-2011
Here is a great first blog by Alana. She is a New Zealand Teacher currently teaching in West London through Protocol Education. SEN is worth a try! Like many others of you out there, I am just new new to London and supply teaching. Having...Tags:
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What's Private Education got to do with it? By supply teacher Maria
12-03-2011
Here is a ProtoBlog by Maria, a supply teacher currently working through Protocol Education North London. Private vs State Schools When I first embarked upon my teacher training course, I would whimsically look at the class I was in and absorb...Tags:
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Extra Curricular Learning, by primary teacher Angela
11-03-2011
Angela is a Primary Teacher currently working as a supply teacher in North London through Protocol Education. Here is her first ProtoBlog! Online Courses Although I love supply teaching, as an NQT I also need to know the best latest practice...Tags:
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How I Hit the Ground Running...by Australian teacher Karla
09-03-2011
Below is a debut ProtoBlog by Karla, an Australian Teacher currently teaching in the UK through Protocol South London. Hitting the Ground Running... Excursion with 30 relatively unknown children to unknown destination. Parent teacher interviews....Tags:
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Life as a Supply Teacher, by Paula
08-03-2011
Here is a debut ProtoBlog from supply teacher Paula. Paula is a primary teacher currently working through Protocol Education South London. Being a Supply Teacher As a newly qualified teacher, I have been supply teaching for just over five...Tags:
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Getting That Booking and Making a Good Impression! By Michael
07-03-2011
Here is a debut ProtoBlog by Michael, a Canadian Teacher currently working through Protocol Education East London. How to Make a Good Impression and Get More Teaching Work Recently I turned a four week booking into a 5 and a half month booking...Tags:
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Day in the Life: SEN Teaching Assistant, by Simon B.
05-03-2011
Here is a debut ProtoBlog by Simon B., a Teaching Assistant working in an SEN school through Protocol Education in South London. An SEN Teaching Assistant I have spent most of this term working as a T.A. in a secondary school for children...Tags:
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Protocol Staff Mini-Interview...Anna!
02-03-2011
Here is the latest Protocol Staff Mini-Interview where we let you put a face and a story to the name! Today's Mini-Interview is with Anna, a consultant at Protocol Education who finds jobs for primary teachers in South London. Click here to read...Tags:
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Early Years Antics, by primary teacher Elizabeth
27-02-2011
Here is a debut ProtoBlog from Elizabeth, a primary teacher currently in a long-term teaching position through Protocol Education. Early Years Antics... I’ve always felt I could write a book of ‘Teacher’s Tales’, filled...Tags:
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Supply Teacher Survival Guide!
26-02-2011
Here is a debut ProtoBlog by Maria, a supply teacher working through Protocol Education in North London. Survival Guide for the Supply Teacher...Top Tips to get you Safely to 3.30pm! Whether you have just qualified and need valuable teaching...Tags:
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Mandy Comes to the Rescue Again! By supply teacher Stephen
25-02-2011
Here is a debut ProtoBlog by Stephen, a Primary Supply Teacher working through Protocol Education Wimbledon. Mandy to the Rescue! I love my work as a Protocol Education supply teacher working across Surrey, West Sussex, LB of Kingston and...Tags:
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Making Teaching Relevant, by Australian teacher Ciaran
23-02-2011
Here is a debut ProtoBlog by Australian teacher Ciaran. Ciaran is currently working in the UK as a Secondary Teacher through Protocol Education. Making It Relevant So you have devoted an inordinate amount of your life to socially unacceptable...Tags:
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Primary School Games, by primary teacher Kathryn
17-02-2011
Here is a blog by Canadian supply teacher Kathryn. Kathryn is currently teaching in the UK through Protocol Education. Primary School Games The promise of a game at the end of the day can be a great classroom management tool. The thing to...Tags:
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Protocol Staff Mini-Interview...Steve!
13-02-2011
Here is a Protocol Staff Mini-Interview with Steve. Steve is a Senior SEN Consultant working at Protocol Education in London. Meet Steve! Protocol: Where are you based and what do you do? Steve: Our head office in Chancery Lane,...Tags:
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My Full-Time Teaching Position, by Rebecca
11-02-2011
Here is another ProtoBlog by supply teacher Rebecca. Protocol Education recently found Rebecca a full-time teaching position in London. My Full-Time Teaching Position I've recently started full time at a secondary school. In a lot of...Tags:
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What's My Name Again? By Canadian teacher Rebecca
09-02-2011
Below is a ProtoBlog by Canadian teacher Rebecca, who is now teaching in London, UK, through Protocol Education. What's My Name Again? Having taught in Canada, you get used to being called ‘Miss Dobbs’. We often joked that...Tags:
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You Can't Please Everyone, by Sarah
25-01-2011
Below is a debut ProtoBlog from supply teacher Sarah. Sarah trained as a teacher in Canada, and is now teaching in the UK through Protocol Education. Read more by Sarah. You Can't Please Everyone I had never taught in Canada before moving...Tags:
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Life Lessons, by drama teacher Erik
20-01-2011
Below is a ProtoBlog by Drama teacher Erik. Click here to read more by Erik. Life Lessons I got the inspiration to write this post while I was walking to the train station from the secondary school I’m currently working at through Protocol...Tags:
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Protocol Staff Mini-Interviews...Daisy!
13-01-2011
Welcome to our weekly Staff Mini-Interview, this time with Daisy, one of our team leaders at Protocol Wimbledon. Meet Daisy What is your absolute dream job (aside from working at Protocol, of course)? ... But Protocol is my dream job!...Tags:
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Protocol Staff Mini-Interviews...Karin
06-01-2011
Welcome to the first instalment of Protocol's Staff Interviews, this week featuring a member of our London SEN Team... Karin is a Consultant working in our London SEN Team, and she finds jobs for teachers and support staff who are looking...Tags:
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Teach Primary in North London
25-11-2010
Welcome to the first Protocol London Blog! We hope you find the blog both useful and entertaining, as there will be both staff and teachers blogging on here. This ProtoBlog is all about our North London branch. Teach Primary in North...Tags:
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