Author: James Manwaring

Behaviour Mental Health Students 

To Smile Or Not To Smile?

13th December 201813th December 2018 James Manwaring 624 Views 0 Comments Culture, Difficult Conversations, happiness, leadership, observation, Parents, Parents' Evening, Performance Management, science of smiling, smile, smiling, Wellbeing

Reading Time: 3 minutes Do you smile enough?

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CPD Students Teaching and Learning 

Finding Time To Innovate

15th November 201815th November 2018 James Manwaring 820 Views 1 Comment Innovation, metacognition, productivity, Relationships, That Boy Can Teach, time-management, work schedule, Workload

Reading Time: 3 minutes Are you too busy to innovate?

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Staff Well Being Staffing Students 

The 5 Wonders of Teaching

6th November 20187th December 2018 James Manwaring 1831 Views 0 Comments Anxiety, career opportunities, Challenges, Change The Narrative, community, Creativity, curiosity, Frustration, get into teaching, inspiration, love, Parents, passion, Rewards, Stress, Students, Teacher Training, teaching, teaching for life

Reading Time: 3 minutes Why is being a teacher so wonderful?

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Behaviour Staffing Teaching and Learning 

How To Be An Effective Form Tutor

12th June 201812th June 2018 James Manwaring 2825 Views 1 Comment community, Expectations, Family, Form Tutor, Relationships, standards, Tutees

Reading Time: 3 minutes How can you be the best form tutor to your students?

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Psychology Resources Teaching and Learning 

Improving Your Classroom Environment

9th June 20186th January 2019 James Manwaring 2664 Views 0 Comments chairs, Classroom, classroom displays, Classroom Management, Classroom Walls, Desk, desks, displays, ecosystem, environment, Learning, Music, Music teaching, technology

Reading Time: 3 minutes How can you improve your students’ learning environment?

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Behaviour Teaching and Learning Workload 

20 Ways To Manage Your Classroom

7th April 20187th April 2018 James Manwaring 2329 Views 0 Comments Classroom Management, Clever Classrooms, display, seating plan, time-management, Wellbeing, Workload

Reading Time: 3 minutes What strategies can you employ to manage your classroom?

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Psychology Staff Well Being Teaching and Learning 

The Power Of Perhaps To Improve Decision-Making

4th April 20187th April 2018 James Manwaring 1667 Views 0 Comments awareness, challenge, experiment, investigate, mistake-making, opportunities, perhaps, status quo, teaching strategies, trial and error

Reading Time: 3 minutes How could we all embrace the power of ‘Perhaps’ and become better at decision-making?

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Behaviour Exams Students 

Don’t Let Your Students Give Up

24th March 201824th March 2018 James Manwaring 2693 Views 2 Comments @Actionjackson, Attitude, Feedback, GCSE, Growth Mindset, personalised approach, pressure, Progress, Psychology, Relationships, Revision

Reading Time: 3 minutes How can we help students persevere?

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Psychology 

5 Things That Motivate Teachers

26th February 201819th February 2018 James Manwaring 3673 Views 4 Comments children, Classroom, colleagues, environment, motivation, School Blues, Students, teamwork, welling

Reading Time: 3 minutes Is it impossible to motivate teachers?

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Psychology Staff Well Being 

Let’s Ban The Word BUSY!

16th January 201814th February 2018 James Manwaring 3139 Views 9 Comments achievement, Anat Keinan, Behaviour, lifestyle, Neeru Paharia, productivity, Relationships, Silvia Bellezza, That Boy Can Teach, time-management, work schedule, Workload

Reading Time: 3 minutes How busy are you?

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Behaviour Policies Teaching and Learning 

10 Tips For Creating Classroom Rules

14th October 201725th October 2017 James Manwaring 5452 Views 2 Comments Behaviour, boundaries, consistency, discipline, inclusive, Learning, positive, Respect, rules

Reading Time: 3 minutes How do we create rules to benefit the whole school?

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Staffing Teaching and Learning 

How To Support Weak Teachers

30th September 201729th September 2017 James Manwaring 6424 Views 5 Comments Appraisal, areas for development, Capability, mentor, mentoring, performance, Stress, support, Under-Performance, weakness, Wellbeing

Reading Time: 3 minutes How do you support teaching staff that are underperforming?

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Students Teaching and Learning 

The Biggest Barrier To Learning, Is The Classroom Itself!

15th September 201714th September 2017 James Manwaring 3046 Views 2 Comments Dead Poets Society, desks, drama, English, History, Music, outdoor learning, Outside, Robin Williams, science, The Dead Poets Society

Reading Time: 3 minutes Is your classroom ‘holding back’ learning?

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Seasonal 

Back To School Hacks

29th August 201728th August 2017 James Manwaring 3673 Views 0 Comments Back To School, Chris Hadfield, CPD, evaluate, mission statement, New Term, Newsletter, planning, September, social-media

Reading Time: 2 minutes How do you prepare for the new term at school? 

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Teaching and Learning 

Who Needs Tables?

20th June 201720th June 2017 James Manwaring 4080 Views 2 Comments Collaboration, desks, Education, lean, Learning, Schools, tables, teaching

Reading Time: 3 minutes Do we really need tables in our classrooms?

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Curriculum Leadership 

Music Must-Have No.2

22nd March 201723rd March 2017 James Manwaring 3853 Views 0 Comments extra-curricular, Impact, marketing, moaning, Music, positive, potential, senior leadership team

Reading Time: 3 minutes Do you have a healthy musical relationship with your Senior Leadership Team?

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Curriculum 

Getting Extra-Curricular Music Right

13th March 201723rd March 2017 James Manwaring 1827 Views 0 Comments community, cross-curricular, Culture, Curriculum, extra-curricular, focus, Music, Progress, variety, www.studio-music.co.uk

Reading Time: 4 minutes How do we get the extra-curricular music ‘right’ in our schools?

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