Chris BakerWe need to talk about e-mail and meetings: Planning your school’s internal communicationSo we all know e-mail and meetings suck right? They do. But they don’t have to. The tools don’t suck, the way you use them sucks.May 14, 2020May 14, 2020
Chris BakerTeaching with a presentation — The power of big pictures and story tellingHow presentations can be used to improve teachingApr 24, 2020Apr 24, 2020
Chris BakerGrade Allocation AdviceOfqual have just issued guidance on what schools need to do to allocate GCSE and A level grades this year (Friday 3rd April —…Apr 3, 2020Apr 3, 2020
Chris BakerTeaching Physics: EnergyEnergy is definitely a topic that scares teachers, both physics specialists and non. The ‘new’ IOP language can seem confusing, and I…Jun 8, 20192Jun 8, 20192
Chris BakerTeaching Physics: Terminal VelocitySome thoughts on how to teach terminal velocity.Mar 10, 2019Mar 10, 2019
Chris BakerBecoming an NQT – transitioning from ITTFirstly: well done! Teacher training is so hard, and you’ve survived! Take a moment to pat yourself on the back and reflect on how far…Jun 11, 2018Jun 11, 2018
Chris BakerHow can we improve the process of applying for teaching jobs? For schools and teachers.It’s really common to hear, both online and offline, the phrase “if you’re not happy at your school then just move to a new one”. I’ve said…May 10, 2018May 10, 2018
Chris BakerWhy I don’t like Collaborative Learning StructuresAs a teacher I never really ‘got’ collaborative learning. I couldn’t ever get it to really work effectively with any class.Mar 1, 2018Mar 1, 2018
Chris BakerUsing Ofsted reports to lead your schoolMany teachers moan about Ofsted, but I think we clearly need some way of schools to be quality assured.Oct 17, 2017Oct 17, 2017
