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EXPAND YOUR MIND ONE SUBJECT AT A TIME 

The virtual reality be worth almost £10 billion in 

(VR) revolution in 2017. 

education may not Mastering the technology 

quite have landed in before it arrives is going to 

UK state schools just yet, but prove incredibly valuable for 

make no mistake it’s coming educators nationwide. Contact 

and so it’s time to get ahead of your school administrator or 

the curve. 

local council to find out about 

Virtual and augmented teacher-led courses now 

reality technologies are at the sweeping the UK. 

frontier of social development 5 EdTech classroom allies, 

and the market was thought to see page 13 

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eing taught science subjects 

outdoors increases student 

motivation. Shocker! A study 

involving over 300 students 

concluded that offering more 

outdoor instruction at the lower 

secondary level improves learning. 

Professors at the Technical University 

of Munich (TUM) spent two 

years on the study (seriously) proving 

something every teacher on the 

planet could have confirmed inside 

two minutes, before publishing it in 

the journal Frontiers in Psychology. 

So if you’re having trouble 

getting the head to sign off your 

next class excursion pull this study 

out of the hat and put the principle 

in their place once and for all. 

If you’re looking for ideas on 

teaching in the great outdoors, 

check out our feature in Page 68. 

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ith every school budget every school in the country right now 

tighter than ever – funding is that of the business manager, who 

per pupil remains lower than must beg, borrow and steal to ensure 

2015 levels – it’s now more important every penny counts in the classroom. 

than ever to stretch budgets as far as Procurement is key to maximising 

Tips on making the most possible. 

your school budget and we’ve got the 

of your education budget One of the most crucial roles of lowdown on Page 60. 

less to save 

you pounds 

where it really 

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LESSON IDEAS & 

ADVICE 

Embrace the future 

BIG Inteview 

Climbing the 

ladder of success 

In just five years Richard Corner has gone from NQT 

to assistant headmaster – read his fascinating story 

and pick up some handy tips to further your career 

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CLIMB THE 

CAREER LADDER 

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BRING 

ON 

SUMMER 

A complete guide to getting healthy and in shape 

in time for the holidays 

GET FIT FOR THE HOLIDAYS 

BIG List 

P57 

SCHOOL BUDGET ADVICE 

Shopping for 

your school’s 

real future 

MAKING SMART CHOICES WITH YOUR FINANCES 

W 

58 

SPENDING 

60 

SAVING 

62 

INVESTING 

P32 

DYSLEXIA TEACHING 

TIPS 

Teaching dyslexic students doesn’t have to be overwhelming, 

as long as you know what you’re doing 

WORDS: SUZZANNE MURRAY 

BIG Read 

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AL FRESCO 

TEACHING 

TAKING LEARNING OUTSIDE OF THE CLASSROOM 

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CONTENTS 

CURRICULUM ARTS 

HEALTH 

CAPITAL EXPERIENCE 

11 LANGUAGES 

How a tipple could unlock 

your bilingual potential. 

39 BIG DRAMA SHOW 

Why amateur dramatics is 

so important in schools. 

48 NO MORE EXCUSES 

Half an hour before class? 

Here’s a quick workout. 

57 PROCUREMENT 

Don’t waste your budget 

without going national. 

65 AL FRESCO TEACHING 

The study proving outside 

learning really works. 

12 HISTORY 

Making a case for history 

and its role in our future. 

40 THE GALLERY 

Check out the best of one 

Primary’s exhibition art. 

51 FOOD FOCUS 

The ideal packed lunch to 

ensure you’re at your best. 

60 SPENDING 

23 cost-effectve tips to save 

you time and money. 

66 TEACHING OVERSEAS 

How life in Kuala Lumpur 

changed one couple forever. 

14 TECHNOLOGY 

How to embrace EdTech to 

engage your next class. 

42 SIGN OF THE TIMES 

Oscar winning 6-year-old 

on a mission for change. 

52 BLOW AWAY STRESS 

Ancient Asian breathing 

exercises to KO anxiety. 

61 SAVING 

From hotels, books and 

stationary to rail and lego. 

68 EDVENTURE IS HERE 

The former PE master now 

teaching on the Lakes. 

18 GUEST COLUMN 

Throw out the tables and 

chairs and get creative. 

44 PRIMA BALLERINA 

The Scottish ballet queen 

closing in on her dream. 

54 CHASING MEDALS 

The Preston teacher after 

Commonweath gold. 

62 INVESTING 

Advice on how to venture 

into stocks and shares. 

70 BULLIES OUT! 

Why we’ve teamed up with 

the anti-bullying charity. 

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THIS ISSUE’S INVITED EXPERTS FOR EDUCATION 

HISTORIAN 

Thomas Roberts 

Currently head of history at 

Hampton Court House, he 

teaches Years 7-13 about the 

power of knowing where 

you came from. 

ASSISTANT HEAD 

Richard Corner 

From NQT to assistant head 

in five years, Richard leads 

Teaching and Learning at 

The Deepings School in 

Peterborough. 

ASSESSOR 

Suzanne Murray 

A specialist dyslexia teacher 

and assessor, Suzanne has 

got the experience and 

advice to help you engage 

every child in the room. 

Written by 

you for you 

Welcome to the Spring issue 

of HWRK. We hope you will 

agree, it’s our strongest 

issue yet and the key reason 

is that so many more of you 

are getting involved in the 

magazine every day. 

This free publication exists 

to service you, to offer 

teachers and educators from 

across England and Wales a 

voice from the staff room. 

From day one we set out 

to offer every teacher in the 

country the platform to celebrate 

and debate the work 

that goes on in classrooms 

up and down the UK, day 

after day. 

And as the weeks and 

months pass we continue to 

grow as a network and voice 

for eduatcors just like you. 

The incredible teachers 

and industry pros here, on 

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already. But we want more! 

More teachers, classroom 

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and business managers. 

So, please send me an email, 

get involved and let’s celebrate 

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EXPEDITIONER 

Neil Travis 

After nearly 30 years teaching 

PE, meet the man whose 

classroom is now the Lake 

District and the UK’s beautiful 

National Trust parks. 

COLUMNIST 

Sarah Wordlaw 

Primary assistant head 

and Year 6 teacher with 

penchant for computing, 

project-based learning and 

music and performing arts. 

CAPITAL EDITOR 

Jim Parkinson 

After 30 years working in 

Government, specialising 

in procurement, Jim is here 

to provide tailored advice to 

save your school budget. 

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Scientists at Princeton University in New 

York report bilingual infants as young as 20 

months of age can efficiently and accurately 

process two languages just by listening. 

Try a little Dutch courage 

A new study published in the Journal of 

Psychopharmacology conducted by researchers from 

the University of Liverpool, Maastricht University 

and King’s College London, shows bilingual speakers’ 

ability to speak a second language is improved after they have 

consumed alcohol. 

It is well established that alcohol impairs cognitive and 

motor functions, but it also increases self-confidence and 

reduces social anxiety, meaning the effects of low doses were 

under scrutiny. 

Dr Inge Kersbergen, from the University of Liverpool, 

said: “Our study shows acute alcohol consumption may have 

beneficial effects on the pronunciation of a foreign language 

in people who recently learned that language. This provides 

some support for the lay belief (among bilingual speakers) 

that a low dose of alcohol can improve their ability to speak a 

second language.” 

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Hero’s welcome 

The Arts and Textiles 

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Community School 

in Brent, North 

London was named 

as one of the world’s 

top 10 teachers in 

February, after she 

learnt 35 different 

languages to better 

communicate with 

her pupils and their 

parents. 

Andria Zafirakou 

was hailed by judge 

and Microsoft mogul 

Bill Gates for 

helping to build 

bridges in a 

community packed 

with migrant 

families by learning 

languages like 

Gujarati, Hindi, 

Tamil, Portuguese, 

Somali, Arabic, 

Romanian, Polish, 

Urdu and Italian. 

Immigrants shine 

Pupils who speak 

English as a 

second language 

are significantly 

outperforming native English 

speakers at GCSE level across 

the UK. 

A detailed breakdown of last 

summer’s exam results shows 

children who don’t have English 

as their mother tongue get, on 

average, roughly one and a half 

grades higher than those who do. 

The national average point 

score for native English speakers 

was 46.3, while for those who 

spoke English as a second 

language it was 47.7. 

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Bilingual children 

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learning additional 

languages later in 

life, according to 

a study published 

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Bilingualism: 

Language and 

Cognition. 

The study, 

conducted at 

Georgetown 

University Medical 

Center, compared a 

group of English- 

Mandarin bilinguals 

with English-only 

speaking students 

and found the 

former picked up a 

third language far 

more efficiently. 

“There has been a 

lot of debate about 

the value of early 

bilingual language 

education,” says 

lead author Sarah 

Grey, an assistant 

professor at 

Fordham University. 

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small study, we have 

novel brain-based 

data that points 

towards a distinct 

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CURRICULUM 

In Defence of History 

THE HISTORIAN 

THOMAS ROBERTS insists it’s impossible to shape 

minds for the future with no knowledge of the past 

To peer inside any booksellers’ 

window or to take a quick glance 

over the evening’s TV schedule 

provides clear evidence that we 

are fascinated by the past. With cultural 

interest in history so strong it seems paradoxical, 

or at the very least inconsistent, 

that the academic subject continues to 

face the threat of marginalisation in state 

education. 

I’d argue history, as a stand-alone discipline, 

deserves to be a permanent and 

treasured fixture within every school’s 

curriculum. Not only does it enable young 

people to interpret the contemporary world 

around them, it can also serve to help protect 

them from many of the modern perils 

we as a society now face. 

Compared to the rest of Europe, the 

English education system is unique in allowing 

pupils to drop history at the age of 

14. For the majority of European children, 

history is a compulsory subject throughout 

secondary education. Our continental cousins 

place real value in the study of a subject 

that influences every aspect of society and 

helps us to make sense of the cultural and 

political world around us. 

As every teacher knows, covering the required 

content for an examination syllabus 

while at the same time pausing to reflect 

on the knowledge or practice the skills 

that have just been acquired can prove a 

challenge. 

Current 

practitioners 

dealing with 

the newly 

introduced 

GCSE history 

specifications 

will no doubt 

testify to this 

as vociferously 

as 

anyone. 

Despite this obvious difficulty, however, 

a strong case must be made for seizing 

every opportunity to make the study of 

history as relevant to the modern world as 

is possible. 

Take for example the ongoing debate 

over the advent of technology and the replacement 

of humans by robots in the workplace. 

Any students studying the Industrial 

Revolution are presented with fine examples 

of the impact technological changes can 

have upon 

‘You dont know 

where you’re going 

until you know where 

you’ve been’ 

the lives of 

ordinary 

people. An 

understanding 

of the Luddites 

and the 

questions they 

raised about 

the ‘fraudulent 

and deceitful 

manner’ in 

which machinery was being used to exploit 

labour practices can help to inspire and 

inform opinions on the cautious approach 

we must take with our own future. 

A study of boom and bust in the United 

States during the first half of the 20th 

century offers so many direct comparisons 

with policies from the current White House 

administration. 

In a recent Year 10 lesson I had my students 

write a ‘letter of advice’ to the current 

president regarding policies to deregulate 

the economy, pull back from diplomatic 

cooperation and curb immigration. The 

advice they gave drew in part from their 

understanding of the disastrous impact such 

policies had in the 1920s. 

Such an exercise provides an opportunity 

for students to consolidate their knowledge 

and understanding of the period while also 

demonstrating how useful lessons from the 

past can be. 

Whether it’s the Industrial Revolution 

or Republican Party policies of the roaring 

’20s, it’s the job of the history teacher to 

make it clear how up-to-date and relevant 

history can be. 

When talking to parents and prospec- 


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TRUTH REVEALED 

Migration part 

of humanity 

Humans have a rich history of migration, it’s 

in our DNA, quite literally. Thanks to 

advances in analysing the bones of ancient 

humans, scientists have dramatically 

expanded the number of DNA samples 

studied to reveal huge and surprising 

migrations and genetic mixing of 

populations in our prehistoric past. 

“There was a view that migration is a 

very rare process in human evolution,” says 

lead author David Reich, investigator at 

Harvard Medical School. Not so, says the 

ancient DNA. “The orthodoxy – the 

assumption present-day people are directly 

descended from the people who always 

lived in that same area – is wrong almost 

everywhere.” 

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The number of applicants wanting to train 

to teach history has dropped by almost 50% 

since last year, according to data from the 

university admissions service, UCAS. 

tive students of GCSE or A Level history, 

every history teacher will press home the 

fact history demands the development of a 

critical mind. Now more than ever is a time 

when young minds must be encouraged to 

employ caution when presented with news 

and opinion. After all, ‘fake news’ is hardly a 

modern phenomenon. 

We are asking a lot from teenagers in differentiating 

fact from fiction while digesting 

today’s news. Through the study of history, 

students are taught the causes and consequences 

of the same event are very often 

interpreted in contradictory ways. Recount 

the fall of Saigon in 1975 and ask them to 

guess the source before revealing it. 

Such an activity can be effective in challenging 

young minds to be critical rather 

than accepting information at face value. 

A student who has learned the importance 

of considering the motives that underpin a 

particular viewpoint is far less susceptible to 

the persuasive art of political spin or, worse 

still, malicious brainwashing. 

While there’s no need to convince our students 

that every topic must be approached 

from the standpoint of “what does this tell 

us about today’s world”, I’d still argue that 

in a globalised and increasingly unstable 

world lessons from the past, combined with 

the development of critical thinking skills, 

can help equip us for a new and uncertain 

future. 

This should surely be a fundamental part 

of any child’s education. 

BRINGING HISTORY TO LIFE 

Movie magic 

One proven way to bring history to life, 

both in and out of the classroom, is via 

the silver screen. Urging pupils to visit 

the cinema will often leave them with 

more questions than answers. 

Here are three of the best WWII 

movies worth tying into the curriculum: 

1. DUNKIRK 

Depicting the evacuation 

of allied troops from the 

beaches of Dunkirk. 

2. SCHINDLER’S LIST 

Based around the life of 

Oskar Schindler and the 

Holocaust. 

3. DAS BOOT 

The fictional story of 

German soldiers crewing a 

U-boat in battle. 


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Embrace EdTech and 

engage the class 

Schools that fail to embrace 

technology in the classroom 

will find it increasingly 

difficult to capture the 

attention of children, according to Dr 

Patricia Davies, a senior lecturer at the 

University of Wolverhampton. 

An expert in computer science, Dr 

Davies’ new book Enhancing Learning 

and Teaching with Technology says that 

while schools across the country are 

investing huge amounts of money in 

purchasing iPads and other digital 

tools for the classroom, teachers often 

do not know enough about the effect 

they have on children’s learning. 

“We are getting to the stage where 

learning in a traditional setting is 

becoming more and more boring for 

young people and children,” she told 

The Telegraph. “We run the risk of 

losing a lot of them because they are 

not engaged.” 

Analysing the children’s responses 

to the use of iPads, she discovered 

“it was easy for them to become 

disengaged and disinterested in classes 

that did not involve iPad use because 

‘the lessons are boring and [we] find it 

hard to concentrate’.” 

She concluded that the “excitement 

of these new digital technologies has 

the potential to prompt novel ways of 

teaching and learning”. 

Four great teaching apps to add 

to your classroom experience 

1. NEARPOD 

This app hosts tonnes of 

pre-made, fully-interactive 

lessons developed by 

subject matter for all school 

levels and subjects. 

2. KAHOOT! 

A game-based learning 

platform with more than 40 

million monthly active users 

in 180 countries. 

INNOVATION 

Teenage life saver 

Teenage inventor Baran 

Korkmaz picked up the 

Young Engineering Award 

at acclaimed The Big Bang 

UK Young Scientists and 

Engineers Fair for the 

mobile app he designed to 

aid people in emergencies. 

Inspired by the tragedy 

at Grenfell Tower in 

London last summer, the 

15-year-old, who taught 

himself to code using the 

internet, invented iMAREC 

(Indoor Mobile Augmented 

Reality Evacuation and 

Communication) in the 

hope of helping people 

escape buildings in an 

emergency. 

Baran, from Highams 

Park School, explains how 

the app works. “Let’s say a 

user in the building wants 

to evacuate, they would 

simply launch the app and 

evacuate using the 

augmented reality to 

locate the nearest exit and 

also to where the nearest 

extinguisher might be”. 

The annual Big Bang UK 

Young Scientists and 

Engineers Fair celebrates 

science, technology, 

engineering and maths for 

young people in the UK and 

is organized by non-profit 

company Engineering UK. 

Beth Elgood, from 

Engineering UK, added: 

“Baran really impressed the 

judges with his innovative 

project and we are excited 

to see what he comes up 

with next.” 

3. GO NOODLE 

Promotes movement and 

exercise, getting kids out 

of their seats and allowing 

them to be energetic, 

playful and active. 

4. MATIFIC 

A primary maths resource, 

it uses common objects 

in ordinary settings that 

children can connect to for 

a deep understanding. 

5. WAKELET 

Allows you to quickly 

organise and share 

handpicked content with 

your students, set digital 

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PE 

42 

of British adults believe PE is a very 

important subject for secondary 

school pupils in the UK, ranking 

sixth on the list – conducted by 

YouGov – after maths, English, 

science, IT and sex education. 

Dominic’s world record leap 

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before he glided over 2.14m to 

break the 29-year-old former 

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And Dominic proved he’s 

one to keep an eye on in the 

years ahead by going on to 

jump 7.53m in the long jump 

- smashing the UK indoor 

Under-17 record by 31cm. 

Chris Bailey, PE teacher 

at Cardinal Vaughan, said: 

“Dominic was a talented 

athlete when he started here, 

but only with hard work and 

commitment to training has he 

progressed to being a double 

world record holder.” 

INSPIRATIONAL 

Let the Games 

begin for all 

The Commonwealth Games on Australia’s 

Gold Coast this Spring should be the 

perfect springboard for schools across the 

country to introduce pupils to new sports 

and nationalities. 

A total of 24 sports and subsequent gold, 

silver and bronze medals were contested 

during April ranging from athletics and 

badminton through to wrestling and 

weightlifting. 

Most pupils across England and Wales 

will be familiar with the track and field 

events and sports with high profile 

professional platforms like; rugby, cycling 

and boxing. But the event presents 

opportunity to introduce sports like table 

tennis, gymnastics and lawn bowls into a 

school environment. 

Success also breeds success and England 

and Wales’ combined 210 medal haul 

from Glasgow four years ago inspired a 

generation. 

Teenage athletes 

face injury crisis 

Around 75% of elite 

adolescent athletes 

suffer at least one 

major injury each 

year, whilst 3 in every 10 pick 

up an injury every week, with 

girls the worst affected. 

A study from Sweden looked 

at over 680 elite teenage 

athletes who measured injury 

rates alongside things like low 

self-esteem, less sleep and a 

higher training volume. 

The report recommended 

that “medical teams should be 

available for all athletes at every 

sports high school to reduce the 

unhealthy behaviour associated 

with being injured.” 

PED FACTS 

Doping stinks… 

and doesn’t work 

Performance enhancing drugs (PEDs) in 

sports have had no real impact on an 

athlete’s results. Researchers collated 

Olympic and world championship records of 

athletes between 1886 and 2012. 

Comparisons were made between pre-1932 

records – when steroids became available – 

and post, and it was found that the times, 

distances and other results did not improve 

as expected in the doping era. 

“This research looked at 26 of the most 

controlled and some of the most popular 

sports, including various track and field 

events like 100m sprints, hurdles, high jump, 

long jump and shot-put, as well as some 

winter sports,” says author Dr Aaron 

Hermann from University of Adelaide. 

“The average best life records for ‘doped’ 

top athletes did not differ significantly from 

those considered not to have doped. Even 

assuming that not all cases of doping were 

discovered during this time, the practice of 

doping did not improve sporting results as 

commonly believed.” 


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Is your 

classroom 

antiquated 

or a modern 

learning 

zone? 

THE ASSISTANT HEAD 

SARAH WORDLAW says it’s time we 

closed the door on traditional classrooms 

Welcome to the learning zone 

Research suggests 

classroom 

environments can 

boost learning 

performance by up to 16%, 

which is staggering. But how do 

we move away from the seating 

plan and display-wallpaper 

classroom design to something 

more innovative? Simple, take 

inspiration from the best. 

Office spaces at places like 

Google and Apple value the 

impact the physical environment 

has on wellbeing and 

productivity. I know what you’re 

thinking, ‘If schools had the 

budgets Google have, we could do 

amazing things.’ But developing 

a learning zone as opposed to a 

classroom won’t break the budget. 

When was the last time you 

stapled something new on your 

‘working walls’? I know myself, a 

working wall was really a planned 

display that stayed up until the 

next time I willed a couple of 

hours to staple something else 

from Twinkl up. 

This changed when I moved 

school, ripped down my staple 

boards and replaced them with 

magnetic whiteboards. Children 

use them to clarify ideas then 

they’re wiped and changed in 

every lesson, by children. 

There is a lot of talk of 

independent learning at the 

moment within education. The 

teacher becoming the facilitator 

and children seeking to find, 

collect and make decisions about 

their learning. A stimulating and 

helpful learning environment can 

have such an impact upon the 

success of independent learning. 

Well organised environments 

have a direct impact on the 

quality of teaching 

and learning, and 

support raising 

standards. It 

enables pupils 

to develop 

independence as 

learners, and also 

builds on good 

Foundation Stage 

practice. 

Do children 

need a designated seat? Does 

your classroom need tables and 

chairs for all? Why can’t children 

sit on the floor to learn? Why 

can’t they use the walls to clarify 

ideas and map out learning before 

recording it in a different way? 

Learning zones are spaces 

where there are no designated 

seats, there are different ways 

for children to choose how to 

practice their learning, and 

Do children need 

a designated 

seat? Does your 

classroom need 

tables and chairs 

for all? 

resources (both physical and 

human) for children to go to 

when needed. 

There doesn’t have to be 

enough tables for all children. 

In fact, there doesn’t need to be 

any tables at all! Spaces must be 

provided for children to explore 

learning, for example whiteboard 

walls or using lap trays for 

children to lean on, and breakout 

spaces outside the classroom 

or even outside 

the building, are 

also valuable in 

developing your 

learning zone. 

Giving 

children their 

own waist-bags, 

where they store 

their writing 

materials, 

allows them to 

take personal responsibility for 

resources, as well as enabling free 

movement around the classroom. 

At Forest Academy in London 

there’s a climbing frame inside 

one learning zone, where 

children can work at the top of 

the frame. In another zone there 

are a selection of small learning 

hubs where children can break 

away and independently practice 

skills. This allows for teaching 

with less directing, more choice, 

more collaboration and more 

responsibility. 

A help desk needs to be 

accessible for all, providing 

resources both specific to the 

subject but also general resources 

for learning (iPads, QR codes, 

which link to ‘how to’ videos, 

paper, card etc). 

Assigning ‘learning experts’ 

in the classroom, for children to 

go to with any questions about 

learning, is a powerful tool and 

also builds self-esteem of children 

in the class. 

Assigning each child an ‘expert’ 

opportunity, from core subjects 

to art, computing and music, 

allows children to practice the 

3B4Me strategy whilst building 

confidence, questioning and 

spoken language. 

Learning zones are amazing 

spaces for children to learn, 

experiment and being creative. 

Versus a traditional classroom, 

learning zones also reflect the 

future workspaces they may be 

employed in. 

A creative, purposeful space 

lends itself to more productive 

learning, and children who are 

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IN THE 

BLOOD 

TEAM 

SUPPORT 

Growing up, there was 

always a large number 

of teachers in my family 

and I feel that education 

and teaching is in my 

blood. This has been a 

huge influence in my life 

and sparked the dream of 

one day becoming a head 

teacher. 

Now married (to a teacher, obviously) 

with a two-year-old son and 

a little girl on the way, the desire is 

still as strong as ever. The opportunity 

to lead a school and have a 

positive influence on the lives of 

as many young people as possible 

is what motivates me each and 

every day. Now a full term into 

my sixth year, I could never have 

imagined that I would be in my 

second assistant head teacher role 

already. 

Following a PGCE at Loughborough 

University in 2012, I began 

my career as a newly qualified 

science teacher at Ken Stimpson 

Community School in Peterborough. 

I was lucky to be given the 

opportunity to develop by taking 

risks and trying new things without 

the fear of criticism. 

This is something I try to mirror 

in my own leadership now. I was 

well supported by a fantastic 

science team as well as an inspirational 

NQT coordinator, who 

led Teaching and Learning at the 

school; a role that because of this 

man, soon became an ambition 

of mine to fulfil. If I can have the 

same influence on new teachers as 

he did on me, I will be extremely 

happy. 

RAPID 

PROGRESSION 

In April of my NQT year, the first 

chance of progression came in 

the form of a maternity cover for 

‘literacy across the curriculum coordinator’. 

I saw this as a fantastic 

opportunity to further contribute 

to the school. 

I was appointed to the post and 

set about trying to raise the profile 

of literacy across the school. 

I worked with teachers from every 

department; writing policies, 

launching whole school initiatives, 

and most importantly I was making 

a difference and could prove it. 

The position was made permanent 

and I held this role for threeand-a-half 

years, alongside the 

other roles I picked up along the 

way. I am sure this early exposure 

to an important whole school role 

and early experience of middle 

leadership is one of the main 

reasons I’ve been able to progress 

as quickly as I have. 

Towards the end of my second 

year in teaching, I was enjoying 

extra responsibility and keen 

to make a greater impact at the 

department level. The opportunity 

arose to become joint second in 

faculty from September 2014. 

The experienced head and other 

second in faculty supported me 

greatly, they listened to my suggestions 

and supported me in pushing 

through the ideas I had. 

It would have been very easy for 

them to question my inexperience 

and not give me as much time and 

support as they did. As a team, we 

made a huge impact on results the 

following summer. 

As well as the positive impact 

I was making within the science 

department and with literacy, I 

was asked to become involved 

in delivering whole school CPD. 

Alongside the T&L lead, I delivered 

on INSET days, at twilight 

sessions and shared my ideas and 

resources at weekly teaching and 

learning briefing sessions. 

Sharing resources and delivering 

training sessions, to me, was a 

great honour. I felt I was making 

a real difference to the quality of 

teaching and learning within the 

school. 

I did these things because I 

wanted to, I gave up my own time 

to prepare and enjoyed every 

minute. This is something I would 

recommend to anybody looking 

to further their career. It gives 

me a great sense of joy when I 

see practical ideas and resources 

I’ve shared being used by other 

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Bits of advice that have served me well so far, by Richard Corner 

1. CLASSROOM 

COMES FIRST 

Never lose focus on what 

goes on in your own classroom. 

Lead by example in 

everything you do. 

2. WHOLE SCHOOL 

INITIATIVES 

Whole school roles give 

you a greater breadth of 

experience compared to 

working in one 

department. Get involved. 

5. BE SOLUTION 

FOCUSSED 

It’s very easy for people 

to sit in staff rooms, find 

problems and moan about 

them. Be the one to suggest 

solutions and make 

them happen. 

8. NETWORK WELL 

Don’t just surround yourself 

with likeminded 

people that are the same 

age and have the same 

interests and ambitions as 

yourself. 

3. EVIDENCE YOUR 

IMPACT 

Keep a record of what you 

are doing and the impact 

it’s having. Be reflective. 

6. STAY UP TO DATE 

Set aside time, no matter 

how small to read up on 

leadership / management 

books or documents. 

9. WORK AMONGST 

FRIENDS 

We can’t and won’t be 

friends with everyone, 

but it makes work a lot 

more enjoyable if you 

have some good friends 

to turn to. 

4. DEVELOPMENTAL 

FEEDBACK 

When giving feedback to 

colleagues, identify areas 

for improvement but, 

more importantly, give 

suggestions of how it can 

be done. 

7. THE JOB AFTER 

THE NEXT JOB 

Think about what skills 

and experience you need 

for the job after the next 

one. If you make sure 

you’re prepared, you will 

progess quickly. 

10. SWITCH OFF 

Make sure you find time 

shut down, whether it be 

in the evening or at weekends. 

You must get some 

rest. 

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‘EM ALL 

In the summer of 2015, I applied 

for an internal assistant principal 

position. Although only coming to 

the end of three years as a qualified 

teacher, I knew I wanted this 

next step. I focussed my letter of 

application on how I could make 

further improvements to teaching 

and learning across the school. 

The interview day was intense. 

It included delivering an assembly, 

an ‘in tray’ activity, a data task and 

a presentation on the challenges 

and opportunities facing the 

school over the next three years. A 

pretty standard interview schedule 

for this type of role. 

Ultimately, I was unsuccessful 

on this occasion, but received 

some very valuable feedback and I 

was offered the chance to be part 

of the extended leadership team 

for a year. 

What a fantastic opportunity. 

I was part of the SLT, I attended 

briefings, meetings and contributed 

to the decisions being 

made across the school. Extended 

leadership isn’t easy; a lot of 

work whilst still teaching a hefty 

timetable. But absolutely crucial 

to development. 

Don’t let anybody talk down the 

importance of these positions to a 

school and to individuals’ progression. 

I was responsible for marking 

and feedback across the school 

and coordinating weekly T&L 

briefing sessions. These responsibilities 

were perfect for me and 

I was desperate to improve these 

areas of the school and therefore 

move the school forward. 

HARD WORK 

PAYS OFF 

In April 2016, Ofsted arrived and 

the school was judged ‘good’ in 

all areas. This was yet another 

fantastic learning experience. I 

was able to meet an inspector with 

the assistant principal responsible 

for T&L to talk about how we were 

working to improve T&L across 

the school and show the evidence 

of the impact we were making. 

To my delight, when the report 

was published, marking and 

feedback was identified as a key 

strength of the school to enable 

students to make good progress. 

Many people had put a lot of hard 

work into this area of the school 

before I took it over so I can’t 

claim this to be solely my success, 

but to read this following the work 

I’d put in made me very proud. 

That summer, another opportunity 

for an assistant principal 

came up. This time, with a greater 

wealth of experience and demonstrable 

impact within my role, I 

was successfully appointed to the 

position. I was an assistant principal 

after only four years, something 

my family were very proud 

of, if not a little surprised. 

IN AT THE 

DEEP END 

The job was going well and I was 

happy with the work I was doing 

and the impact I was making at 

the school. But, in early 2017, 

a fantastic opportunity came 

up at The Deepings School. 

Making the decision to apply, 

interview and accept the job at a 

new school and leave behind the 

pupils and colleagues that had 

been so good to me and shaped 

my career so far was one of the 

hardest decisions I’ve ever had to 

make. 

But now seven months into 

the job as assistant head, I know 

it was the right move at exactly 

the right time. The experience 

of starting again at a new school 

and working with different 

people in different situations has 

been incredible and invaluable to 

my personal development. 

I am now leading Teaching and 

Learning and trying to follow in 

the footsteps of my mentor. 

I’ve always had the goal of 

becoming a head teacher and I 

know I may still be a long way 

from realising this dream. But 

the skills I have developed and 

the experiences I’ve had have 

only further fuelled my desire to 

get there. One day. 


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here: DIE. Most people who go on diets 

DIE not eating or eating tree bark or some 

other disgusting food with chemicals in it. 

Doesn’t that sound like fun? Not so much. 

So, what are we supposed to do if we want to look 

good on the beach? The answer is quite simple. 

One of the best plans I’ve ever seen and I personally 

have been on for over 10 years is what is 

called a rotating taxonomy diet. It’s really simple 

and if we were still roaming the plains like our 

ancestors we would still be eating this way. 

If you look at most Asian cultures they tend to 

follow the seasons. They eat what is available at 

that time of year. Asian medicine is almost 3,000 

years old. Food, exercise and breathing can all 

help heal the body and keep it healthy. 

You were not meant to be overweight. It’s society, 

chemicals in foods, processed food, and eating 

on schedule that’s caused us to become obese. 

Plus, we are more stressed out than our ancestors. 

We’re not in any danger of being eaten by 

wolves or sabre-toothed tigers. Yet we have these 

little pocket devices we constantly have to check. 

Believe it or not stress and fight or flight hormones 

cause more weight gain then actually 

eating. 

Now that we understand that we can do something 

about it. Here are my recommendations for 

dropping pounds and keeping it off. 

1 

BREAKFAST 

Just like a fire that dies down at night you will need to throw 

another log on it to get it going. In the morning it’s the same 

thing with your metabolism. People will squawk and say, “I’m not 

hungry in the am.” That’s because your biggest meal was at 8pm 

at night. You need to reverse it. 

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ROTATE YOUR FOOD 

If you have eggs and toast for breakfast why not have that for 

dinner instead? Better yet, how about having that turkey dinner 

for breakfast. You’ll be less hungry at night. You will see me 

plenty of times have buffalo burgers for breakfast with veggies. 

Why not? 

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Veggies have close-to-no calories and you need the vitamins and 

minerals daily. Now your vitamin and mineral needs will change 

daily as well. This is why a rotating diet is the best. It keeps your 

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HAPPY BALANCE 

Eating an even amount of carbs and protein is essential. This 

keeps your blood sugar on an even level and causes you not to 

overeat or overindulge. 

TODAY’S MENU 

Here’s a simple rotating meal plan 

Breakfast 

2 turkey burgers 

1 yellow pepper 

1/2 sweet potato 

Cup of tea 

Mid-morning 

Apple slices with peanut butter 

Glass of water 

Lunch 

3–4 egg whites 

Spinach and tomatoes 

1/2 serving of oatmeal 

Water or a cup of tea 

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Water, water, water. In order to shift weight it’s imperative 

you hydrate. If you don’t hydrate your body can’t process and 

function optimally. 

Mid-day (if needed) 

Protein shake with coconut milk and strawberries 

Dinner 

Grilled or baked chicken 

Green salad 

Brown rice 

Water 

COACH KEARNS SAYS: 

“There is no reason you can’t flip-flop this menu 

around. The key is to mix it up, manage portion 

control, exercise daily and mindset.” 

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1. Squats 

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then you start building real strength. I’m a big 

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Now that we’ve established the base phases we are going to progress 

to a HIIT (high intensity interval training) circuit consisting of 

three rounds, each featuring eight excersizes. Race through all eight 

exercises per round and aim to complete 3-5 circuits with minimal rest 

periods between. 

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workout. Aim for 30 seconds or 20 reps of each drill. 

ROUND 1 ROUND 2 

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en years ago, the British Dyslexia Association Management 

Board approved the following definition: 

‘Dyslexia is a specific learning difficulty that mainly 

affects the development of literacy and language 

related skills. It is likely to be present at birth and to 

be life-long in its effects. 

‘It is characterised by difficulties with phonological 

processing, rapid naming, working memory, processing 

speed, and the automatic development of 

skills that may not match up to an individual’s other 

cognitive abilities. The definition is deficit-based and 

it’s hard to see the individual within it.’ 

The literal meaning of dyslexia is: 

‘dys’: difficulty, ‘lexia’: with words. 

Most people might think of it as a 

difficulty with reading. Others still 

believe letters move around. And 

some insist dyslexia doesn’t exist at 

all. Whatever you call it, the difficulty 

or difference exists. 

Dyslexic people, unlike most people, 

can be thought of as processing 

language in the ‘mind’s eye’, which 

is where ‘thinking in pictures’ comes 

in. Dyslexic thinking typically mushrooms 

outwards instead of focusing 

in. This is the big picture style so 

often referred to. 

They have a tendency to see 

potential and possibility, not just 

what is. The connections they make 

are circuitous and do not serve 

them well within the environment of 

formal education. 

If you can begin to accept this, 

you might start to understand dyslexic 

thinking. 

“With dyslexic children, that 

lightbulb moment can have a 

blinding intensity” 

The first thing I do when teaching 

is to try to build self-esteem by 

aligning myself with the child’s 

perspective. 

Whilst it’s often said that no two 

people with dyslexia are the same, I 

find they have many similarities when 

it comes to teaching and learning. 

Moreover, my sessions are a bit like 

rehabilitation; reconstructing self-esteem, 

scaffolding until confidence as 

a learner is regained. 

The ‘lightbulb moment’ is much 

referred to in teaching. With dyslexic 

children, that lightbulb moment can 

have a blinding intensity. I cannot 

express their hunger to learn and the 

powerful impact of an interested, 

skilled adult that wants to understand 

their unique perspective. 

Success breeds success and from 

small steps significant progress can 

often be made, self-esteem grows 

and the child starts to understand 

how they need to learn and that they 

can learn. 

So often at first, they will say, “I 

can’t remember” and look apologetic. 

It seems their memory has let them 

down so often that they have learnt 

not to rely on it. 

Why? Under pressure and time constraints, 

dyslexic children will not be 

able to remember. Give them thinking 

time. Teach them how to remember 

and watch their confidence grow. 

The process can transform a child 

from a passive to an active learner. 

The fact letters have names and 

sounds generally needs to be taught 

to dyslexic learners explicitly and 

this is one of the key components of 

any structured programme. When 

practising letter sounds, it is very 

important learners make ‘pure’ 

sounds, i.e. that no additional vowel 

sound is made. I always include 

games and children enjoy this: 

mixing up letters, taking them away; 

close eyes and point to a letter. 

After this, an hour’s session will 

typically include memory work, 

reading and spelling packs, handwriting 

practice, reading, revision of 

previous teaching point (a point of 

grammar or spelling) and discovery 

learning for the new teaching point. 

All sessions are multi-sensory and 

sequential. 

Whilst overlearning is considered 

essential for dyslexics, i.e. lots of 

practice doing the same thing, what 

interests me is finding creative 

ways to help the student learn and 

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I ask a lot of questions, I teach, 

question and rephrase, repeat. I 

throw them lots of lines to catch: 

make it funny, tell a story, make up 

a character, give the history and 

etymology of language. Give them 

the semantics, meaning. Give them 

the why, they are very hungry for 

this. I give them visuals. 

Dyslexia might be thought of as 

a sensory difficulty: eyes, ears, and 

touch are involved in processing, 

naturally this impacts on attention 

and arousal. 

If a student is looking sleepy, 

I include activities that involve 

movement. If they seem over-active, 

I might ask them to stand to 

learn or engage in a sorting activity 

that will help them to focus. 

I also ensure that, at times, the 

student is involved in something 

totally independent with no interference 

from myself, and this is 

important. The rest of the time, I’m 

like a detective, looking for clues: 

how does this child need to learn? 

I am a coach too: giving the 

child a belief in their ability, in their 

particular approach to learning 

and in their strengths. It’s very 

much about noticing the small 

parts that make the whole. 

In handwriting, I will focus on 

one join or letter shape and model 

it. I choose my favourite and so 

does the child – they begin to 

apply care and attention to all 

writing. I give lots of praise and 

encouragement and gradually the 

motivation starts to come from 

within. 

In the summer of 2016, we went to 

London for an exhibition on colour 

at the Natural History Museum. The 

exhibition, though slightly disappointing, 

did serve to crystallise 

some of my thoughts on the nature 

of dyslexia. 

My main takeaway was that 

insects, such as dragonflies have incredibly 

sophisticated, complex eye 

structures but very simple brains. 

In contrast, humans have fairly 

simple eye structures but highly 

complex brains, so complex that we 

are only just beginning to understand 

them. 

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outh theatre holds the 

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and resilient child, as 

discovered in a study conducted 

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parents and alumni. 

“Building mental wellness 

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Before it goes on show at the Ashmolean Museum 

in Oxford, HWRK managed to get a sneak preview 

of the work on offer from Kingham Primary School 

A 

rt subject leader Mrs Liz 

Mahony, who is a lead teacher 

for art for Oxfordshire 

Teaching School Alliance, said: “Our 

pupils are encouraged to celebrate their 

achievements amongst a wider 

audience too, such as; the classroom, 

the communal areas and the school 

website. We enjoy participating in 

‘Young Art Oxford’ – a competition 

which rewards its winners by featuring 

their art in a public exhibition at the 

museum. 

“When those children realise that 

over 3,500 entries are submitted, they 

soon realise they have created 

something special when their work is 

selected.” 

As you can see the school also has a 

flair for producing sculptures, and 

prides itself on relationships with local 

artists who come in and offer advice. 

Mrs Mahony adds: “Owning a 

creative curriculum enables teachers to 

discover the opportunities afforded by 

such a topic. But if they lack the 

confidence to organise and plan in 

detail help is always at hand via the role 

of the art co-ordinator. 

“There is no right or wrong way to 

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Meet the schoolgirl from Swindon who’s 

hoping to bring sign language into classes 

aisie Sly, the six-year-old star of 

the British short film that won 

an Oscar in March, has called on 

Theresa May to allow deaf children to 

study sign language in schools. 

Writer Rachel Shenton and her fiancé 

Chris Overton, the film’s director, joined 

Maisie’s parents, Elizabeth and Gilson, 

who are also deaf, in signing a Sunday 

Times letter calling for schools to teach 

GCSE sign language. 

The Silent Child has attracted 

worldwide acclaim since the 

Academy Awards and work has now 

started on the sequel, which will tell 

Libby’s story as she grows up. Maisie 

has been asked to reprise her role. 

The 20-minute drama, about a 

caring social worker who teaches 

a deaf child to use sign language 

walked away with the Best Live Action 

Short statuette during a glitzy 

night with the stars at Hollywood’s 

Dolby Theatre. 

The Times’s letter states 97% 

of young people believe British 

sign language should be offered in 

schools. 

It said the success of The Silent 

Child shows that “when society, 

family and government reach out to 

support deaf children, there is absolutely 

nothing they can’t achieve”. 

At the Oscars Rachel made her 

acceptance speech in British Sign 

Language – after having made a promise 

to Maisie. 

Rachel said at the time: “I made a 

promise to our six-year-old lead actress 

that if we won I’d sign this speech, but 

my hands are shaking.” 

She added: “Our movie is about a deaf 

child being born into a world of silence. 

It’s not exaggerated or sensationalised 

for the movie. This is happening. Millions 

of children all over the world live 

in silence and face communication barriers, 

particularly in access to education. 

“Deafness is a silent disability. You 

can’t see it and it’s not life threatening so 

I want to say the biggest of thanks to the 

Academy for allowing us to put this in 

front of a mainstream audience.” 

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children all 

over the 

world live in 

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Six top tips for smashing an audition and 

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W 

hether you’re a student 

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selling popstar, or an Oscar 

winning actor, or even a drama 

or dance school teacher 

looking to get your Year 12 

ready for the uncompromising 

world of auditioning, HWRK is 

here to help. 

We’ve teamed up with 

Stephanie Wallace Carr, 

Creative Director of Musical 

Theatre at LMA on Merseyside 

to offer some tips and advice 

on how to smash a theatre 

course audition. 

So, dress to impress, head 

back, chest out and pull back 

the curtain before giving it 

your best shot. After all, a star 

is born every day. 

1 PRESENTATION 

Overall appearance is an 

important part of auditioning. 

You must go to your audition 

as the best version of yourself. 

Be neat, tidy, stylish and 

comfortable. 

2 

BE 

PREPARED 

Dress for the activity you 

may be undertaking. Don’t 

try and be something you 

are not with outfits, hair and 

makeup. Take all your dance 

shoes! 

3 

SUITABLE MATERIAL 

Choose a monologue/song 

that relates to the course. If 

it’s musical theatre choose a 

song from a musical you can 

belt out. It’s important to sing 

the most impressive part of 

the song. 

4 

DO 

YOUR RESEARCH 

On both the college or 

university and the course. 

Impress by researching the 

audition material. Know 

your shows so you can also 

discuss the pieces you are 

performing. 

5 

SHOW 

ENTHUSIASM 

We all love an enthusiastic, 

energetic, friendly student. 

This is the place for you, so 

kill them with confidence 

and likability. 

6 

BE 

PUNCTUAL 

Arrive at least 20 minutes 

early to ensure you can fully 

warm up and prepare. This 

shows you are dedicated and 

reliable. Being late gives off a 

bad impression. 

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PRIMA BALLERINA 

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B 

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with a silver medal in the seniors at the prestigious 

South African International Ballet 

Competition in Cape Town. 

Originally from Yokohama, Japan, the 

third-year degree student was awarded the 

Royal Academy of Dance’s highest award, 

the Solo Seal, last year while also reaching 

the finals of the BBC Young Dancer of the 

Year competition. 

Gillian Barton, principal of Ballet West, 

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the senior division silver medal at this 

important international competition against 

competitors of the highest calibre from 

across the globe doesn’t happen without 

many years of dedication, discipline and 

hard work - not only from the dancer but 

also from our teachers at Ballet West.” 

Before moving to the UK, Uyu trained at 

the Kudo Ballet School, where she achieved 

a distinction in her Royal Academy of 

Dance exams and reached the finals in the 

2014 and 2015 Genée International Ballet 

Competitions. 

A IS FOR ARMANI 

A public school in Japan 

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apologise to parents after 

pupils were harassed in 

the street by passers-by 

due to their new 

high-priced uniforms 

made by Georgio Armani. 

Taimei Elementary 

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introduced the new £550 

uniforms earlier this year. 

But after insisting the 

expensive togs were 

befitting the local 

community, the school 

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security guards to protect 

students who have 

become the target of 

abuse from strangers and 

tourists. 

Uniforms are not 

compulsory in Japanese 

public schools but are 

socially held in high 

regard. 

5.9% 

According to a study 

conducted by The Stage, less 

than 6% of drama school 

teachers working at the 

leading 13 drama schools in the 

UK are from black, Asian and 

minority ethnic backgrounds. 

None of the schools were 

found to employ more than 

10% of staff from BAME 

backgrounds. 

REEGAN, 6, HITS THE RUNWAY 

A pupil at Cwmfelin 

Primary in Maesteg, 

Wales, is having a 

fabulous time walking 

the runways of some of 

the world’s most 

glamorous fashion shows 

– and she’s yet to turn 

seven! 

Reegan Davies hit the 

catwalk at London 

Fashion Week at the start 

of the year and quickly 

followed that up with 

work at further shows in 

Milan. 

Mum Lisa told Wales 

Online: “She loves to act 

and perform and has also 

been attending a drama 

school since she was 

three. As parents we are 

so proud of her and she 

truly is beautiful inside 

and out. She takes 

everything in her stride 

and sees it as an 

opportunity to meet new 

friends and has fun 

wearing clothes.” 


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HEALTH 

Blow away 

your stress 

O 

n average you can expect to 

take 12 breaths per minute, 

960 per hour, 23,040 breaths 

per day and 8.4 million per 

year. So, do yourself a favour, take deep 

relaxing breaths rather than short 

anxious ones and with it see your stress 

levels drop dramatically. 

With a little help from Ancient 

China, this month’s HEALTH section 

includes some tips on the art of Qigong 

and how simply controlling your 

breathing can help to combat rising 

blood pressure and anxiety. 

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HEALTH 

Breakfast 

2 

GO-GO! 

HOLA GRANOLA! 

Maple, peanut and sour cherry mini 

morning motivators 

You’ll need (makes 14) 

2 cups old-fashioned 

oats 

1 cup peanuts, 

unsalted and chopped 

1 cup sunflower seeds 

1 cup unsweetened 

coconut shavings 

½ cup flaxseeds 

½ cup sliced almonds 

½ cup wheat germ 

1 cup dried sour 

cherries 

¾ cup pure maple 

syrup 

⅓ cup light brown 

sugar 

3 tbsp coconut oil 

1½ tsp vanilla extract 

½ tsp sea salt 

1 large egg white, 

beaten 

Instructions 

1. Preheat oven to 200-degrees. Mix 

your oats, peanuts, sunflower seeds, 

coconut, flaxseeds, and almonds before 

spreading across a baking tray. Toast, 

stirring occasionally, until coconut is 

lightly golden brown, around 12 minutes. 

2. Reduce oven temperature to 160 

degrees. Transfer oat mixture to a 

large bowl and stir in wheat germ and 

cherries. 

3. In a small saucepan, bring the maple 

syrup, brown sugar, coconut oil, vanilla, 

and salt to a boil. Keep stirring until 

sugar dissolves, around 4 minutes. Then 

allow to cool for 15 minutes before 

whisking in the egg white. 

4. Pour syrup over oat mixture and 

stir until coated. Scrape onto a baking 

paper-lined lipped tray and bake until 

deep golden brown, 45-55 minutes. 

Allow to cool then cut into bars. 

5. Store in an airtight container and 

consume within a fortnight. 

BREAK TIME FITNESS 

A 15-minute workout for the classroom 

WONDER WALL 

Tables and walls, the ideal gym 

partners for busy teachers 

S 

o, you’re between classes and only 

have 10-15 minutes to squeeze 

in a workout. You don’t have 

any equipment and you’re in 

dress pants or a skirt and a dress shirt. No 

problem. 

Bodyweight drills are super versatile and 

can be done literally anywhere. Plus, you 

don’t have to be in your gym kit to get a 

session in. 

An old friend of mine would to count 

how reps he did in a year versus during the 

workout. I think that is a great concept. 

First, make a bit of space, enough to move 

around in a six-foot radius. We are going to 

start with the larger muscle groups. Aim for 

three sets up to 20 reps per exercise with 

minimal rest between each. 

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SQUATS (10 reps) 

Stand up tall with a chair 

positioned behind you. Bend 

your hips first and your knees 

second as you lower yourself to 

touch the chair on a count of 

four seconds. Pause for two 

seconds then stand again. 

2 

KNEE-UPS 

Face the wall with yours hands 

on the surface. Bring one knee up 

to your hip and then return it to 

the ground before raising the 

opposite knee. That’s one rep. At 

some point you should find 

yourself skipping. 

3 

TABLE PUSH-UPS 

Lean into a table with your 

arms positioned 90 degrees 

to the ground. Elbows and 

wrists lined up. Now lower 

yourself towards the table 

and breathe in on a count of 

four seconds. Lift yourself off 

the table as you breathe out. 

4 

TOE RAISES 

Stand in front of a wall with 

your hand palms down on 

the surface. In one motion, 

raise your heels of the 

ground until you are on your 

toes. Then lower your heels 

back to the ground for one 

rep. Now try whilst facing 

the wall. 

5 

SPLIT LUNGES 

Grab the edge of a table or a door 

knob. Have one leg forward and 

one back in a ‘split stance’. Lower 

your knee towards the ground on 

the back leg, as you bend the 

front leg, taking care not to let 

your front knee go past your toes. 

Repeat on opposite side. 

6 

WALL SIDE PLANK 

With the wall in front of you turn 

to your side and place your 

forearm and hand on the wall. 

Bring your feet slightly out and 

away from you so you are leaning 

on the wall. Now press up with 

your one arm until your hips are 

parallel again. 


HEALTH 

1 

PLAYGROUND DUTY 

Tone your torso with just a bench and 

dash of motivation 

STEP UPS 

(3 SETS x 5 REPS) 

Stand in front of the bench, feet 

shoulder width apart. Step up 

with your right foot to a 

standing position, and bring 

your left foot up also. Step down 

with right foot first. Repeat, 

alternating legs each time. 

Targets: belly and legs 

2 

JUMPING JACKS 


Spring off the ground and spread 

your legs and raise your arms at 

the same time. Land with your 

feet shoulder width apart and 

your hands should above your 

head. Jump again to return to 

start position. 

Targets: heart rate 

3 

BIRD DOG CRUNCH 


Drop into a press-up position but 

with your bum in the air. Extend 

your left hand out in front of you at 

shoulder level while extending 

your right leg behind you at hip 

level. Bend your right knee and 

bring it under you while bending 

your left elbow and drawing it in to 

touch the knee under your 

stomach. Repeat alternative leg 

and arm. 

Targets: belly, bum and shoulders 

4 

ELBOW PLANK 

(3 SETS x 60 SECS) 

Lie face down, resting on your 

forearms, elbows and knees. Lift 

your knees off the ground by 

keeping your legs and back 

straight. You should be resting 

onto your toes and your elbows. 

Targets: belly, back and bum 

5 

SEATED DIPS 


Sit on a bench, hands on the 

seat next to your bum. Support 

your weight in your arms as you 

slide your hips forward off the 

bench. Lower your torso until 

your upper arms are parallel 

with the ground. 

Targets: arms and belly 


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artist turned personal trainer 

SCHOOL YARD CALISTHENICS IN 30 MINUTES 

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LUNCHBOX FOR... 

FOCUS 

Take control of your energy and mood levels 

and ensure you are at your best after lunch 

BLUEBERRIES 

The antioxidants in blueberries 

stimulate the flow of blood and 

oxygen to the brain – and keep 

the mind fresh. 

WATERMELON 

Water gives the brain the 

electrical energy for all 

functions, including thought 

and memory processes. 

AVACADOS 

These little green gifts from 

Mother Nature enhance blood 

flow, offering a simple, tasty 

way to fire up brain cells. 

DARK CHOCOLATE 

The magnesium helps you 

de-stress and stimulates the 

release of endorphins and 

serotonin, heightening mood. 

NUTS 

Nuts and seeds are good 

sources of the antioxidant 

vitamin E, which is associated 

with reduced cognitive decline 

as you age. 

SARDINES 

Fatty/oily fish contains 

omega-3 fatty acids that aids 

memory, mental performance 

and behavioural function. 

LEAFY GREEN VEGETABLES 

Full of antioxidants and 

carotenoids, which boost your 

brain power, while the 

B-vitamins aid brain health. 

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third fastest-growing UK 

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FLAX SEEDS 

Grind them up and sprinkle 

over your salad for a delicious 

super-food all-in-one brilliant 

brain ally. 

GREEN TEA 

Contains caffeine and 

L-theanine which, combined, 

produce a better ability to 

focus attention, speed and 

accuracy. 

FOOD GURU 

Nutritionist George Lockhart 

works with the military and 

in professional sports 


HEALTH 

BLOW AWAY 

STRESS 

Why the ancient Chinese practice 

of qigong should be part of your 

healthy daily regimen 

SPICE UP YOUR LIFE 

A low-carb, low-fat noodle delight that will keep you 

motivated to lesson plan like a master 

Spicy noodles with omelette 

You’ll need (serves 4) 

4 eggs 

3 tsp coconut oil 

400g fresh wholemeal noodles 

1 onion, thinly sliced 

150g sugar snap peas 

150g green beans, sliced 

4 garlic cloves, crushed 

1 tbsp soy sauce 

Instructions 

1. Combine the soy sauce, 1.5 

tablespoons of chilli paste and 

4 teaspoons of fish sauce with 

water in a bowl. Whisk the 

eggs and remaining chilli paste 

and fish sauce in a jug. 

2. Heat 1 teaspoon of oil in a 

non-stick wok over high heat. 

Add half of the egg mixture, 

tilting the wok to cover the 

base and side. Cook for 1 

minute or until just set. 

Transfer to a board. Repeat 

HEAD CHEF 

Chef Ian Leadbetter has spent 

20 years in restaurants across 

Europe and works as a 

nutrition consultant 

2 tbsp chilli paste 

5 tsp fish sauce 

1 tbsp water 

1/2 lime 

with 1 teaspoon oil and 

remaining egg mixture. Roll 

up each omelette and thinly 

slice. Set aside. 

3. Place noodles in a 

heatproof bowl. Cover with 

boiling water. Stand for 4 

minutes. Drain and refresh 

under cold running water. 

4. Wipe wok clean with paper 

towel. Heat remaining oil in 

wok over high heat. Add onion 

and stir-fry for 1 minute. Add 

peas, beans and garlic and 

stir-fry for 2 minutes or until 

tender crisp. Add noodles and 

chilli/sauce mixture. 

15-minute dinner 

s I become older and, hopefully, 

wiser I’ve realized breathing and 

A being able to control your breathing 

is paramount in feeling healthy and 

healing yourself from your mind to your body to 

your being. Research concerning qigong has been 

conducted for a wide range of medical conditions. 

With millions of practitioners worldwide, 

this ancient Chinese holistic system of moving 

breathing and mediation should not be 

overlooked as a simple way to reinvigorate your 

mind, body and soul. As a two-year practitioner 

who was full of doubts with this practice initially, 

I now realise it’s just as important as strength 

training or cardiovascular exercise. 

Just recently, a US study revealed this type 

of exercise is one of the best ways to keep your 

arteries strong and flexible as the constant 

blood flow strengthens and protects against 

deterioration. 

It’s interesting to note that chi, and the flow of 

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medicine is only 300 years old - and they 

are just starting to tap into alternative 

medicine or ‘biofeedback’. 

Here are seven ways qigong can improve 

many aspects of your health and wellness: 

1 

Centred & focused 

The art of controlling your breathing 

while doing these exercises is just 

that, an art. This translates to all parts of 

your life. 

2 

Improving digestion 

The Chinese have long believed 

humans have two brains. The one in 

your skull and the one in your gut. Proper 

breathing massages your internal organs. 

3 

Balanced hormones 

Much of the new literature on stress 

indicates that one of the largest 

factors in determining stress levels is your 

emotions. Deep regulated breathing allows 

the body to calm down and turns off the 

stress hormones that naturally occur. 

4 

Increasing flexibility 

The more the body is able to relax at 

the most visceral level, the more the 

tightness or stiffness in the muscles are able 

to subside. When you are under anaesthetic 

a doctor can move your joint wherever they 

want. The fact that you’re so completely 

relaxed allows this mobility. Now, imagine 

the possibilities for your own overall health 

and wellness if you could tap into that on a 

regular basis. 

5 

Strengthening muscles 

Power comes from the explosive 

contraction of your muscles; the 

more relaxed, the greater the explosive 

movement. 

6 

Prevents injury 

Qigong is like a good gentle stretch 

and an acupuncture treatment 

combined, which improves the circulation 

of fluids and energy in the body to lessen 

the impact of injuries and allow more rapid 

healing. 

7 

STReNGTHEN connections 

A primary way chi flows is along the 

nerves of the body, which makes it 

a hugely effective technique for relieving 

stress on a day-to-day basis, as well as rebuilding 

bodies that have broken down due 

to long-term stress. 


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1. OPEN LOTUS 

Stand with your knees bent 

and tailbone tucked under. 

Place your hands in front of 

you like you’re holding a bowl 

of water. Breathe in slowly 

through your nose as you 

bring the bowl towards your 

face and over your head. Then 

turn your palms out and push 

your hands away to your sides 

of the body. 

AN INTRO TO QIGONG 

Here are some simple exercises to try with this method. 

All breathing should be a two and four count 

2. PYRAMID 

In a push-up like position, 

drive your hips up in the air. 

Now as you fold forward 

breathe out as you bring your 

body down and arch your 

back and neck towards the 

ceiling. 

3. TRUNK 

Stand with both feet shoulder 

width apart and your knees 

flexed. Hold your hands at 

your navel in a bowl-like 

position. Breathe in and inflate 

your belly, raise your hands, 

and then breathe out. 

4. KNEE TO CHEST 

Stand straight, legs shoulder 

width apart, with your hands 

palms down towards your 

feet. Breathe in as you pull 

both hands towards your 

chest along with your knee, as 

if you were pulling your pant 

leg up. Now reverse your 

hands and bring them back 

down. Count and focus on the 

timing of your breathing. 


HEALTH 

fittest faculty 

CHASING MEDALS 

Tyler Spence is swapping the 

computer room for the rugby field at 

the Commonwealth Games 

taff and pupils at 

Penwortham Priory 

S Academy in Preston 

went Commonwealth 

Games crazy in April in support 

of one of their own. 

Computer Science trainee 

teacher Tyler Spence was due 

to represent England at the 

Games on Australia’s Gold 

Coast after being selected 

in the 15-man squad for the 

rugby league 9s team. 

The 22-year-old full-back, 

who played for Wigan St Patricks 

in the National Conference 

League, said: “It will be 

tough to win a medal as all the 

other teams are professionals 

and we are amateurs. 

“England is the only team 

which is made up of amateurs 

and the favourites will be 

Australia.” 

He added: “England are in 

a group with Tonga, Samoa 

and Papua New Guinea, who 

were champions in 2014 so it 

certainly won’t be a walk in 

the park! 

“I can’t wait really, it will be 

the first time I have been to 

Australia and it’s fantastic that 

it’s to play rugby.” 

Penwortham Priory pupils 

helped to fund Tyler’s trip, 

with fundraisers held at the 

school including a raffle while 

family and friends got behind 

a crowd funding scheme. 

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MAKING SMART CHOICES WITH YOUR FINANCES 

58 

SPENDING 

less to save 

you pounds 

60 

SAVING 

where it really 

matters 

62 

INVESTING 

in your future 

outside of school 

Shopping for 

your school’s 

real future 

Tips on making the most 

of your education budget 

W 

ith every school budget 

tighter than ever – funding 

per pupil remains lower than 

2015 levels – it’s now more important 

than ever to stretch budgets as far as 

possible. 

One of the most crucial roles of 

every school in the country right now 

is that of the business manager, who 

must beg, borrow and steal to ensure 

every penny counts in the classroom. 

Procurement is key to maximising 

your school budget and we’ve got the 

lowdown on Page 60. 


SPENDING 

Money saving tips 

23 cost effective ways to save your time and cash 

A 

lack of time and 

financial support on 

a national scale is 

threatening the quality of 

education in our classrooms. 

But don’t allow a decreasing 

budget to inhibit your drive 

for educating. Utilise these 

simple and proven moneysaving 

ideas to ensure your 

learning zone doesn’t feel 

the pinch. 

1. Start the school year/term by 

asking parents for their emails 

or to join a class WhatsApp 

group, to save on paper letters. 

2. Ask at your local newspaper 

for leftover newsprint for arts 

and drawing paper. 

3. Cut back on meetings. Focus 

on what you want to achieve 

and devise actions to let you 

achieve those goals. 

4. Swap and share with 

other teachers rather than 

buying duplicate supplies. 

5. Check magazines and 

newspapers for coupons and 

free offers. 

6. Invest in whiteboards for 

your classroom walls and wipe 

clean regularly to start 

learning over. 

7. Save every type of grocery 

container – margarine tubs, 

coffee cans, jam jars etc. for 

storing games, craft supplies 

and stationary. 

8. Don’t be afraid to ask parents 

to save things also, for art and 

science projects. 

9. Check local media for 

travelling theatre groups and 

museum exhibits and don’t be 

afraid to ask for complimentary 

tickets. 

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10. Use macaroni for cheap 

counters and art projects. 

11. Ask supermarkets for used 

advertising displays — 

Valentine’s hearts, Easter 

bunnies and Christmas stuff – 

and chop up and save for seasonal 

bulletin boards. 

12. Use the plastic popcorn from 

packaging for arts and craft 

projects or counters. 

13. Ask students to bring any 

surplus games from home to 

use on rainy days. 

14. Ask parents and students for 

used books to grow your 

classroom library. 

15. Look for children’s books at 

car boot sales and add them to 

your classroom library. 

16. Combine salt, flour and 

water to make cheap 

modelling dough. Store to reuse 

in airtight containers or bake 

to keep as class ornaments. 

18. Check through the junk mail 

in the staff room as they often 

contain posters, maps or 

stickers. 

19. Keep leftover activity sheets 

and reuse the backs for scratch 

paper. 

20. Keep school computers 

switched on to avoid wasting 

time every lesson booting up. 

21. Cut back on the number of 

emails you send and especially 

avoid the ‘cc’ action to free up 

your inbox. 

22. Don’t purchase classroom 

supplies without going through 

your team leader or school 

business team. 

23. Don’t forget, time and money 

are interchangeable. Spend time 

to save money. 

17. If you buy treats for your 

class, purchase them in large 

quantities at discount stores. 


SAVING 

Spending once 

spending wisely 

Three factors to consider before 

blowing your next school budget 

O 

ver the last five years there has been 

mounting pressure to reduce public 

spending and there’s every indication 

this will continue in this parliament. 

Schools in particular have been hit hard and 

things are only going to get worse with this government’s 

new funding formulae. Expect to see 

budgets fall again on top of the existing cuts. 

So, I thought it would be prudent in this issue 

to highlight what steps schools can take to try 

and ensure budgets go a little further. 

Having worked in public sector procurement 

for over 25 years, I’ve been responsible for awarding 

and managing a wide range of commercial 

contracts, all of which were aimed at delivering 

good value for money. 

Furthermore, when spending public funds, 

we must also be sure the contract terms and 

conditions are appropriately robust to ensure we 

receive the goods and services we purchased, and 

to protect us when things go wrong. I’ve heard 

many horror stores, with schools in particular, 

who have made some large value purchases only 

to be stung by the supplier. 

Here are three key factors to consider when 

you embark upon making a specific purchase: 

1. WHERE TO START 

Firstly, it’s always good practise to examine 

your current spending commitments and 

rank them in order of value. This information 

should be fairly easy to obtain from various 

sources. Once you have this information you 

can then consider which areas of spend you 

need to attack first. From memory, outside 

the cost of paying for the rent or mortgage 

on your buildings the largest costs usually fall 

into salaries, temporary labour and utilities, 

often with a very long list of low value purchases. 

Typically referred to as tail spend. 

2. KEY FACTORS 

Before we can make decisions on the next 

steps you also need to consider existing contractual 

commitments. For example, should 

you be tied to an existing telecoms agreement 

for say five years, then there’s little you can do 

to get out of that contract. 

Likewise, you must also consider when 

is the best time to go out to the market to 

make a purchase - if you know prices rise 

every January for a certain product or service 

you should be mindful of this and make your 

purchases during the latter months of the 

previous year. 

Other factors to consider are the internal 

procurement policies of your establishment. 

A well organised school will have a set of 

policies to follow before making a specific purchase. 

These policies will outline when and 

how to obtain formal quotations and when to 

conduct formal tendering exercises. 

Where spend exceeds circa £105,000, then 

there is the EU Procurement Regulations 

to consider, which sets out how you should 

approach the market in a predefined way. 

3. WHERE TO BUY 

Where to buy can be as equally challenging 

as considering Key Factors, and as such many 

organisations prefer to use the professional 

services of an established procurement organisation, 

who in essence do all of the legwork 

for you. Two worth considering are: 

Crown Commercial Service (CCS) is a 

well-know, well-established central procurement 

agency that’s part of the Cabinet office. 

With over 600 staff that procures a range of 

contracts and framework agreements across a 

wide range of products and services including; 

utilities, professional service, ICT & telecoms, 

printers and multi-functional devices, fleet 

and travel. CCS has over 90 framework 

agreements in place, all of which offer full 

compliance and excellent value for money. 

Crescent Purchasing Consortium (CPC) are 

very similar to CCS, albeit their main focus is 

the education sector, offering a range of procurements 

covering: estates & facilities management, 

office supplies & equipment right 

though to ICT and telecoms. CPC currently 

have in excess of 50 frameworks in place. 

Both CCS and CPC promote their offering 

to be fully compliant to various regulations 

while offering great value for money, which 

in-turn will generate real savings for your 

school. 

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Capital section editor? Then email: 

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INVESTING 


It’s a marathon, not a sprint 

Make your first job of 2018 improving your school’s mission statement 

w 

hen it comes to investing your 

hard-earned money in the stock 

markets there is never a right or 

wrong tie to start, the key is to only do it when 

you can invest in the long-term to ensure 

maximum results. 

Keeping your exposure to equities when 

markets fall is a more profitable approach than 

looking to time the market for a swift return. 

Riding out the peaks and troughs over many 

years is more likely to provide higher returns 

overall, analysis shows. 

“We’ve looked at data that shows someone 

investing £10,000 in the UK stock market in 

1997 would have seen their investment more 

than treble to £32,000 in 2017 if they left it 

untouched over that time,” says Martin 

Lawrence, Investment Manager at Wesleyan. 

“This 20-year period encompasses the 

dotcom crash in 2000, the 2003 recession and 

the 2007/08 credit crunch, so it would have 

been tempting at many points to divert money 

into a safer home with a plan to re-invest at a 

later date. 

“Had that happened the investor would have 

found themselves in a less profitable position 

as it is likely they would have missed out on the 

‘best days’ in the market. These best days occur 

typically when the market is recovering from a 

nasty drop.” 

Analysis shows missing out on just five of 

the best days in the UK stock market would 

have seen that £10,000 investment grow to just 

£22,000. While missing out on the 10 best days 

and the investment would be down to £17,000, 

meaning the investor would be £15,000 worse 

off than if they kept their money invested over 

the full period. 

If you need access to your cash within the 

next few years and don’t have the luxury of a 

long-term horizon, now may not be the best 

time to invest. But if you are in a position to 

make your savings work for you, the risk vs. 

reward here may be worth examining. 

Lawrence adds: “For anyone wanting access 

to equity markets but uncomfortable with 

weathering the roller coaster ride of the 

markets, with profits products may be a good 

alternative. 

“This is a type of investment fund that 

spreads capital across a number of asset classes, 

with the aim of softening sharp rises and falls 

by smoothing returns. It aims to provide a 

bonus that increases with the value of the fund 

over time.” 

As ever, each financial situation is unique 

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TEACHING IN KUALA LUMPUR • DISCOVER EDVENTURE • BULLIES OUT ARE HERE 



Kuala Lumpur 

Luca Rocco and his girlfriend 

traded in the classrooms of 

the UK for a life truly Asian 

he tourism strap line is 

‘Malaysia – truly Asia’. And, 

to be honest, I couldn’t agree 

more. Kuala Lumpur is a hotbed 

of different Asian cultures, religions 

and nationalities, all of which seem to 

interact and cohabit with no fuss. A true 

microcosm of what the world should 

be like. 

I look back now to those frosty 

mornings in the UK, scraping the 

ice off the car, with dismay. The dark 

nights coming in, OFSTED lurking just 

around the corner… I did two years at a 

fantastic school at home, but it was time 

to move on and me and my girlfriend 

couldn’t have chosen a more magical 

place. 

As adjectives go, ‘cool’ isn’t the most 

adventurous, but when asked what 

Kuala Lumpur is really like, it’s my go to 

word. This city really is a cool place to 

live. Different districts are packed with 

hipster cafes, boutique shops, vegan 

restaurants, and new styles of yoga. 

At times you have to remind yourself 

you’re not in New York or London. At 

other times, however, it’s strikingly 

clear. I wouldn’t say the gulf between 

rich and poor is large, but in among 

the high rise shopping malls exist 

small Kampungs – local Bahasa dialect 

for village – where corrugated iron 

forms the shell of primitive housing. A 

stone throw away from Starbucks and 

McDonalds. 

Another thing to note is the local 

way of life. Malaysian’s are, shall we say, 

relaxed. The bureaucratic efficiency of 

the UK is streets ahead. Buses are late, 

post is late, a 6:30 meeting is usually 

7:30. The deadline for housing bills are 

not enforced, parking fines are seen 

as optional and traffic jams are just 

expected. I guess it all adds to the fun! 

Or as the locals say: “That’s Malaysia, 

lah.” 

Travel was a huge driving force in my 

decision to move, and it’s in the perfect 

place to hop aboard cheap flights 

to other destinations. So far, we’ve 

explored Vietnam, Singapore, Thailand, 

Malaysia, Australia and Indonesia, with 

many more still on the list. Thanks to 

AirAsia’s remarkably cheap prices, every 

pay packet is subsequently spent visiting 

somewhere new. 

But beyond all of this, the main 

positive for me is the school. I’m 

extremely fortunate to work in a place 

where I love coming in every day. 

The makeup of staff is predominantly 

British, meaning friendships are easy 

to forge and the atmosphere within the 

school is one not too dissimilar to the 

UK. 

The school is also driven by 

technology, where students 

from Year 3 upwards operate 

on a 1:1 iPad scheme, which 

has completely changed my 

approach to teaching. My 

current class has 12 different 

nationalities and behaviour 

management isn’t an issue. 

The Asian parental culture 

at times is demanding, with 

the mindset being “top of the class” 

and “homework equals success.” But 

as is the case with any teaching job, 

parental engagement is a huge part of 

it – you have to find ways to connect on 

a personal level. 

I teach Year 6, without the usual 

SATs test at the end of the year. Quite 

Luca’s 

snaps 

from Kuala 

Lumpur, 

including 

one with 

girlfriend 

Kate after 

a Batik 

painting 

workshop 

I can see myself 

teaching and 

exploring the 

region for the 

foreseeable future 

simply, it’s great. Students and staff are 

not pressured by the results of SATs 

scores and students working ‘below, 

expected, exceeding’ the prescribed 

UK government levels (even though we 

are told they are now without levels, 

it’s really the same thing). This means 

I have more freedom to teach content 

thoroughly without rushing through a 

syllabus, or teaching to a test. 

My use of assessment is now 100% 

focussed on the students as students, 

as opposed to falling into the trap of 

viewing students as pieces of data that 

I have to justify at every performance 

management meeting. Yes, I am still 

identifying students who have strengths 

and weaknesses, and adapting my 

practice accordingly. But 

I can actually enjoy them 

as learners, and as young 

people. 

So, I’m 18 months into 

my overseas adventure and 

loving every minute of it, 

both professionally and 

personally. 

I can see myself teaching 

and exploring the region for 

the foreseeable future. My 

advice for those considering it would be 

to research the school before you move. 

Does its philosophy and ethos suit 

yours? Read reviews. Remember, 

it’s different living somewhere and 

holidaying. Have an open mind, you 

never know, you might just surprise 

yourself. 


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If you are inspired 

by Neil and wish 

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Edventure is out there! 

Discover the PE teacher who swapped gym 

benches and mats for the great outdoors 

former PE teacher has embarked 

upon an adventurous and 

inspiring journey of his own. Neil 

Travis, who previously headed 

the sports department at Castle View 

Enterprise Academy in Sunderland, 

has launched his own business called 

Discover Edventure. 

After 29 years of teaching PE, Neil 

decided to turn his hobbies – walking 

and cycling – into a dream job, encouraging 

people into the countryside 

to educate, involve and inspire them 

through outdoor activities. 

After spending many years with 

family, friends and students in the 

Lake District and other national parks, 

it was on such a school trip when he 

was inspired by an outdoor instructor 

during a residential week at Derwent 

Hill near Keswick. 

He recalls: “The students were 

from the football team at school. They 

were taking part in a GCSE course on 

mountain and moorland walking. The 

instructor, Andy, began the course by 

taking the group to a small hill called 

Castlehead near Derwent Water. This 

is a beautiful vantage point over the 

lake. 

“He began teaching the boys about 

basic map reading and how far the 

different islands were away from the 

group. As the boys were trying to 

work out the distances, he stopped 

everything, waited for everyone to 

listen and said to me, ‘Isn’t this the best 

classroom in the world?’” 

That sentence never left Mr Travis, 

in fact it became the inspiration behind 

Discover Edventure. “It captured the 

moment perfectly,” he recalls with a 

smile. “It was actually a life changing 

moment as the very next day I got 

involved in very basic hill walking 

following a knee injury.” 

His new career is all about making 

access to The Lake District and 

other national parks in the UK easy 

for groups, whether it be sports teams, 

school children, college or university 

students, groups of friends or work 

colleagues. Experiences can be social, 

exciting, educational, adventurous and 

challenging. 

And the 54-year-old has already 

scored a winning goal after securing 

Middlesbrough Football Club Academy 

as a client - taking their under-18 squad 

to the lakes for challenging team bonding 

activities with a unique football 

related theme. 

“The coaches and staff from Middlesbrough 

were impressed by the 

skills it brought out in the players. 

When you take the players away from 

their normal environment, they can 

find new skills that they didn’t know 

they had, and then they can take it 

back to their usual environments,” Neil 

says. 

“That’s one of the reasons I wanted 

to start this. I’ve found that kids want 

to learn, they want to go outdoors and 

get away from their normal life. It’s fantastic 

to see them shine in an unusual 

setting and it provides the best job 

satisfaction ever.” 

When talking about going self-employed, 

Neil adds: “If you’re thinking 

about it then I would say just go for it. 

It’s a big commitment, but the stresses 

are good ones. I had great support and 

advice from the BIC (Business and Innovation 

Centre), and now I’m loving 

my job more than ever. 

“I’m passionate about what we can 

offer people in terms of group togetherness, 

improved communication, leadership 

development and improved team 

dynamics and I have a huge desire to 

succeed. It’s also got the amazing benefit 

of being done outside in incredible 

environments.” 


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Why we are backing the nationwide anti-bullying 

charity every step of the way 

School-age bullying is a serious societal 

concern that affects the lives of half of the 

UK’s children and young people. Going to 

school can be fun, but it can be stressful too. 

Learning new concepts, taking standardised 

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programme objectives 

EDUCATION 

Through innovative, interactive workshops 

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AFTER FOUR DECADES IN EDUCATION, WE’VE UNLEASHED 

THE BEAST TO SHARE SOME OF ITS FUNNIEST TRUE TALES 

The apple doesn’t 

fall far from the tree 

R 

ob Whatmore was feeling rather pleased 

with himself. He’d just completed his 

first-year teaching and was standing in the 

assembly hall at the end of a successful 

parents evening. It was 1975 and his 

timetable showed, out of a 40-period 

week, he’d taught 37 – and 34 of them 

were ‘third years’ (Year 9s in new money). 

It’d been tough, but he was content with 

his efforts. 

He was shaken out of his daydream, 

however, by a sudden commotion at 

the far end of the hall, from which two 

fellow members of staff were gesticulating 

wildly. They were waving their arms about 

and pointing to his nearest exit with no 

little degree of urgency. 

Rob, still not quite sure the signalling 

was for him, was baffled. Yet they became 

even more animated and pointed at a 

large woman who was heading straight to 

Rob’s part of the hall. Even his colleagues 

gesture of a finger drawn across the throat 

failed to communicate the impending 

danger. 

The ample and irate lady drew closer 

and only when she was 20 feet away did 

Rob spot his nemesis – Denise Brown 

– smirking in a self-satisfied way, with 

her head tilted slightly backwards as she 

trailed behind (Rob guessed) her mother. 

It was now too late to move. 

“Where’s this Mr Whatfore?” the 

woman asked. Nervously, Rob replied: 

“That’s Whatmore.” “I’ll give him 

Whatfore!’ Mrs Brown was a formidable 

looking woman who most people would 

stand aside for if she was pushing into 

a queue. 

“I am Mr Whatmore,” Rob offered, 

if now a little sheepishly. “How 

dare you!” she bellowed. 

Rob looked for 

help from the 

staff around him. 

Amazingly they had 

all become occupied and were in deep 

conversations or scouring the mark 

books diligently. 

“How dare I what?” he asked, 

catching a glimpse of young Denise 

still smirking behind her mum’s 

shoulder. “How dare you write this 

about my daughter?” she replied, holding 

a report book aloft before passing it to 

Rob. 

Rob read his summary of Denise’s 

year, which read: ‘Denise is probably the 

rudest, laziest and most 

disruptive pupil in the 

year and possesses the 

foulest mouth I have 

encountered in the 

school. Her manners and 

respect for others are nonexistent.’ 

Rob made his decision. 

Failing to have enlisted 

any support from his 

colleagues he went for 

it. “Well Mrs Brown, any 

pupil who comes into my 

room shouting, ‘I f***ing 

hate maths and I’m going 

to knock the s***e out of 

Amanda Brooks. Come 

her you little b***h, you’re 

going to get the f***ing 

s*** knocked out of you, 

you f***ing t***’ has, 

in my book, the foulest 

mouth I’ve come across in a 14-year-old. 

On top of that, she hasn’t completed one 

homework and is on a report card due of 

her lack of work and poor behaviour.” 

“I haven’t seen that,” Mrs Brown 

“YOU FOUL 

MOUTHED LITTLE 

C***. WAIT ‘TIL I 

GET YOU HOME I’M 

GOING TO KNOCK 

SOME F***ING 

MANNERS INTO 

YOU, YOU LITTLE 

MADAM!” 

snapped, turning back towards Denise, 

whose expression had gone from 

smugness to one of quiet terror. “Why 

haven’t you shown me your card, you 

f***ing little b***h? Who did you get to 

sign it?” 

Before Denise could 

answer, Mrs Brown 

turned back to Rob. “She 

didn’t say all that did 

she?” 

“She did,” he replied. 

“She didn’t!” countered 

Mrs Brown. “Oh yes she 

did, and some more,” 

replied Rob, feeling more 

confident and also a little 

like a pantomime prince. 

Mrs Brown turned to 

Denise once more. “You 

foul mouthed little c***. 

Wait ‘til I get you home 

I’m going to knock some 

f***ing manners into 

you, you little madam!” 

Denise hung her head. 

Mrs Brown turned 

back to Rob once more, 

and softly offered: “I’m so sorry she’s been 

like that with you Mr Whatfore. Any more 

trouble with her, just let me know… I 

really don’t know where the f*** she gets 

it from.” 

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