CHILDMYTHS: Referencing John Bowlby: Not Your Grandpa's Attach...

CHILDMYTHS: Referencing John Bowlby: Not Your Grandpa's Attach...: Thousands and thousands of articles on attachment theory and research have been published over the last 40 years or so. This topic, with it...

Learning from my mistakes: an English teacher's blog: Speaking and Listening Assessments

Learning from my mistakes: an English teacher's blog: Speaking and Listening Assessments: I am going to put it out there: I was never a big fan of the old speaking and listening assessment. In fact, I hated it. I loathed it. I...

Tom Bennett's School Report: It's still a wonderful job- because teaching saved...

Tom Bennett's School Report: It's still a wonderful job- because teaching saved...: It’s  still  a wonderful job Nb: this is an edited version of a previously published post I usually have a Christmas ritual: I republ...

TDRE Boss Blog: Christmas Lesson (2017 Edition)

TDRE Boss Blog: Christmas Lesson (2017 Edition): The end of term always tempts teachers to go for 'fun' or 'easy' lessons. I remember learning the hard way that student...

TDRE Boss Blog: The Feast of St Nicholas

TDRE Boss Blog: The Feast of St Nicholas: Is there a Santa Claus? This blog first appeared on the BCYS site in December 2016 For some, the start of Christmas is when they...

TDRE Boss Blog: The Great Textbook Battle

TDRE Boss Blog: The Great Textbook Battle: Last week I attended I attended the Policy Exchange event hosted by John Blake and featuring Nick Gibb, Emma Lennard, Robert Orme and ...

Evidence Based EFL: Try this, it works! Written Error Correction

Evidence Based EFL: Try this, it works! Written Error Correction: I've come across a few posts on written error correction recently. ELT research Bites took on the topic in a two part post  ( 2 ) a...

TDRE Boss Blog: The Greatest Story Ever Told?

TDRE Boss Blog: The Greatest Story Ever Told?: The Greatest Story Ever Told? This blog first appeared on the BCYS site Quiz: How did Mary travel to Bethlehem? How long bef...