Author: Emma Mattinson-Hardy

Things that make me happy By @ChocoTzar Maybe it’s the time of year, that half-way point before spring’s evidence is apparent, that makes teachers turn inwards to question wellbeing more deeply. With perfect timing, ChocTzar reminds us that “like many of the people I know, keeping myself happy can be extraordinarily tough”. But this is […]

Minding the gender gap from both sides @DanielGibney As a teacher and feminist I, like this blog, have questioned why we are so concerned about the number of girls in A-level subjects such as physics, maths and computer science compared with the “under-representation of men in careers such as social work or primary school teaching”. Surely […]

Our guest blog reviewer of the week is Emma Hardy, primary school teacher and union activist @emmaannhardy The Subtle Art of Giving Praise by @theprimaryhead Following the “controversial” blog on rewards written by an inexperienced primary teacher recommended in last week’s paper, @theprimaryhead wrote a dignified and intelligent reply. In the first piece, Quirky Teacher […]

Our guest blog reviewer of the week is Emma Hardy, primary school teacher and union activist @emmaannhardy The Hunt for a teacher’s oath by @Surreal_Anarchy On Sunday morning teachers reacted to Shadow Education Secretary Tristram Hunt’s proposal for a teacher oath (see page 4). Posts on social media ranged from horror, disbelief, anger and a […]

Our guest blog reviewer of the week is Emma Hardy, primary school teacher and union activist (@emmaannhardy)   Can I be that little bit better at….understanding why I might be getting differentiation wrong? : @davidfawcett27 Since Liz Truss’s speech referring to the link between “false differentiation” and teachers having low expectations an increasing number of teachers […]