Tag: Education

  • Is Punctuation Important?

    We had a very interesting discussion this morning. Is punctuation important. Beth, the teacher I’m working with at the moment, was frustrated by the way children expect to get maths and sport right, because there are defined goals and targets. There’s a right way and a wrong way to both score a goal and get…

  • Editing

    I’ve had a very positive morning with my yr5 writing group at Whitchurch Primary School. I was acting as editor with my chosen group, working my way through 15 minute individual sessions – I even put my phone timer on! Each child is a different stage, has different talents and they all see the world…

  • Fashions in Education

    I’m being asked to talk about the writing a lot these days. I’m very happy to do so. I write and plan in a very controlled but chaotic way. Visually minded boys quite often respond to my methods especially when they see me writing dyslexically on the flip chart. They realise they are not alone.…