What is it like to work in a Ministry of Defence School?
Our 36th interview on the Teacher Toolkit podcast is with Ben Turner, headteacher at a Ministry of Defence school in Germany. Ben’s school teaches students whose parents are in the armed forces.
Podcast Summary
In this episode, you can hear Ben and Teacher Toolkit founder, Ross McGill:
- describe an average day at Ben’s school
- recount Ben’s education background and key school memories
- list Ben’s career highlights
- explain the unique workload challenges they there are in a Ministry of Defence school
- share workload tips for teaching primary school children
- reveal how teachers can pursue careers in Ministry of Defence schools
- give suggestions for things Ben would like to implement and remove from the world of education
- discuss something that Ben’s learnt recently and how he got into blogging.
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You can find out more about Ben and Ministry of Defence schools on his blog and follow Ben on Twitter.
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Fantastic portrayal of MOD Schools – a wonderful organisation to work for. If you are teacher and see a vacancy for an MOD School, I urge you to find out more as you won’t regret it. Outstanding students and behaviour, a wealth of resources and lots of CPD regularly on offer: excellent!