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Classroom featured in West Essex Life

As part of our commitment to our local area following our move, we have recently advertised in the West Essex Life Magazine. We will be advertising in the magazine in September and January as well as part of the education section of the magazine.

You can read our advert…

New School Challenges for 2017/2018

There are several factors affecting the new academic year. Some are external pressures but there are also matters that have a real impact within the classroom. Let’s look at a few:

 

Interviews - Preparation

Interviews — Preparation

Introduction
‘Failure to prepare is preparing to fail.
John Wooden.

The interview is an opportunity for both sides to gather the additional information needed before a commitment can be made. At this…

CV Writing, putting the meat on the bones!

CV Writing. Putting the meat on the bones!

What is the point of a CV?

A CV is designed to get you an interview, not a job. Your whole focus regarding your CV is to get you to the interview stage at a particular school and it should therefore be tailored for every job…

CV Writing Introduction!

CV Writing Introduction!

Your CV is the gateway to employment. It is how you introduce yourself to your potential employer and an opportunity to make an excellent first impression. We strongly advise that you spend time adjusting your CV to make it specific to each job application. Given the…

Welcome! Have a look around. Let us know what you think

Welcome! Have a look around. Let us know what you think

The day has finally arrived. We have been working on this website for a while now, trying to make it as user friendly and as interesting as possible. However, it is really important to us that this works for you, whether you are…

Are grammar schools the way forward?

Are grammar schools the way forward?

We have been hearing a lot from the government in the last week about grammar schools. Prime Minister May has personally made the case for the reintroduction of selective schools, citing the example of Kent, the only place in the country…

A new term, a new start

A new term, a new start

First of all, I want to say a big hello and welcome back to everyone. I hope you have all had a fantastic summer break and you are looking forward to a new school year! Can you believe we are here already? If you are anything like me then your Facebook account…

What do Classroom do during the holidays?

What do Classroom do during the holidays?

Classroom will be open for business throughout the summer break from 10 - 4 every day. I wanted to give you a taste of things that will be doing during this period to make sure that we in the best position to help you get as much work…

8 Ways to reduce your marking workload

8 Ways to reduce your marking workload

Ryan Wilson in the Guardian writes about how to reduce marking. Here are his top 8 tips:

Marking was identified as the single biggest contributor to teachers’ unsustainable workload in the 2014…