My third book, ‘Try Not To Laugh’ is now out both as paperback and in kindle version. Eight years in the making, the method(s) I detail within are the result of nearly 30 years of using in education (classroom and private) with a long and proven track record of significantly improving grades for students of… Read More Book Announcement: Try Not To Laugh (How to Revise, Memorise and Survive Exams)
The Silk Roads: A New History of the World by Peter Frankopan My rating: 5 of 5 stars It is not normal to say this about a book of history but: ‘The Silks Roads’ is one of the most exciting and illuminating books I’ve ever read. By ‘exciting’ I mean the way a novel should… Read More Book Review: The Silk Roads: A New History of the World by Peter Frankopan
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark My rating: 2 of 5 stars There are some books in this world which, I must surmise, have achieved a cult-like status among the older generation who remember the impact they created when first published but, in truth, have not been read afresh in many a… Read More Book Review: The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark
Keren Wilde was a magnificent specimen of a woman. She exuded power from every pore and everything about her said control. With her incredible power-dressing which was both sexy and professionally formidable. She never wore her flaming red hair up, never tied back to appear stern and strict but instead allowed it to flow freely… Read More 18 – A Life Lived Through Stories: The Head
I’m guest posting at Expatsincebirth today on the joys of using VAK in the classroom! If you’re a teacher in the UK you almost certainly know VAK but if not then you might want to head over and have a look. It’s a model I’ve used not just to shape my classroom teaching over the last 16… Read More Guest Post at Expatsincebirth
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