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Welcome to the University of East London, Initial Teacher Education and Training blog. This site offers opinion pieces on all things education, from both UEL's Teacher Education team and partnership teacher colleagues.

Peer modelling as a way of encouraging maths proficiency: an example from a primary PGCE placement

Dr Huw Humphreys

May 20
6 min

Peer modelling as a way of encouraging maths proficiency: an example from a primary PGCE placement

This is Huw Humphreys talking to Sidra Saeed, having a conversation about Sidra’s great work from the first Master's level assignment...

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Boys still being "boys" in the classroom!

Jonathan Cairney

May 20
3 min

Boys still being "boys" in the classroom!

Experiences of Jonathan Cairney , a teacher of a 20 years having taught History, English and Maths in London and Scotland! I have been...

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Decolonising French Curriculum: increase linguistic & cultural appreciation & reshape perceptions?

Sophie Lockwood

Apr 11
4 min

Decolonising French Curriculum: increase linguistic & cultural appreciation & reshape perceptions?

Can decolonising the curriculum in French increase linguistic and cultural appreciation as well as reshape the perception of the French...

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Qasim Hussain Ali

Dec 9, 2021
4 min

Adaptive Teaching within the Neurodiverse Primary Classroom.

by Qasim Hussain Ali PGCE Primary Trainee UEL As a child, I do not remember seeing other children as different, in my eyes we were all...

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Neutrality: who decides what is neutral? Political: who decides what is political ?

Marwan Elfallah

Dec 9, 2021
3 min

Neutrality: who decides what is neutral? Political: who decides what is political ?

The term neutral sounds nice. Not taking a side. You do expect neutrality in certain cases. You would expect a referee in a football...

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Nabila Ilyas

Oct 8, 2021
3 min

Why we should employ Neurodiverse Teachers?

by our Guest Blogger Nabila Ilyas ( Social Sciences Teacher, Aspiring Speech and Language Therapist) “Before we talk about the autism, we...

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Red Pill or Blue Pill: ITE Placement #1: The first day…

Dr Neil Garner

Oct 8, 2021
4 min

Red Pill or Blue Pill: ITE Placement #1: The first day…

by Dr Neil Garner , Senior Lecturer ITE and Subject Lead for Secondary Music Education It was a crisp autumn morning. The early...

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Ramon Chesney

Jun 28, 2021
3 min

BSc (Hons) Computer Science WITH QTS??????

There is always going to be difficulties about teaching/training people who aspire to joining a challenging profession. Whether you are...

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Sobia Iqbal

Jun 28, 2021
7 min

Sky Diving is a lot like Leadership

by Sobia Iqbal Perspective and Planning It’s important to maintain perspective throughout the process of a sky dive. The first time I did...

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Andrea McMahon

May 18, 2021
3 min

Moving out of Lockdown in the Further Education (FE) Sector: thoughts of 3 trainee teachers

Training to teach is a highly rewarding experience, but it can often bring challenges that trainees, through trial and error, learn to...

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Dr Stephen Palmer

May 18, 2021
5 min

If not now, when? Knowledge, Diversity and the English Curriculum

Each year I sit down and wonder what it is I am teaching English teachers to teach. Like many perhaps, I came to the role of...

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Catherine Conner

May 18, 2021
6 min

Inclusion – an anecdote

Catherine Connor, Senior Lecturer PGCE Drama. I have been leading the PGCE Drama course for five years and before that, teaching...

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Janev Mehmet

Apr 9, 2021
3 min

Impacts of using the concept of Maslow’s Theory of Hierarchy on children with SEMH

I have been dedicated to education for over thirty years and am currently undertaking my Doctorate in Educational Leadership and...

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Aniqa Khaliq

Apr 9, 2021
4 min

Taking Care of Me: Let’s Talk Mental Health

It’s taken a long time for me to accept that travel anxiety and panic attacks are part of who I am. I didn’t struggle with my mental...

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Alison Baker

Apr 9, 2021
4 min

Addressing poverty and social class in initial teacher education

By Alison Baker, Senior Lecturer, BA Early Childhood Studies and BA Primary Education with QTS. As teacher educators, it is our duty to...

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Marwan Elfallah

Mar 5, 2021
4 min

PSHEophobe or PSHEophile?

That question can apply to teachers, students and parents. My name is Marwan Elfallah and I am the Subject Leader Secondary Computer...

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Shrehan Lynch

Mar 5, 2021
3 min

Physical Education in School ...important?

Hello Fellow Colleagues in Education, Thank you for taking the time to read our ITE blog, it is with pleasure that I am writing this...

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David Wells

Mar 5, 2021
1 min

Teaching on the Front Line

https://www.millionplus.ac.uk/news/blog/guest-blog-teaching-on-the-front-line

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