PinnedI’m collecting rejections. If you don’t read this, I actually win.“You mustn’t mess me about. I know I may look like a rhinoceros, but I’ve got quite a thin skin really.” Benny, Circle of FriendsMar 31, 2022Mar 31, 2022
What I’ve learnt after eight successful kickstartersFundraising — the ultimate rollercoaster. Persuading people to essentially invest in your idea is one of the hardest challenges there can…Sep 18Sep 18
Taskmaster Education: A solid injection of joyAh, the good old teaching days of 2012, when it became a competition for the most creative ‘learning’ activity as possible. Who remembers…Jul 22Jul 22
My Kickstarter was fully funded in just eleven minutes: here’s howYes, the title is real and it’s not clickbait. I really did fully fund my project in just 11 minutes. Here are five ways that I managed to…Jun 29, 2023Jun 29, 2023
Three transformative Kickstarter campaign strategies (and two that sucked)I’m midway through a Kickstarter campaign for my game Notable Remains, and have been blown away by its success. Buoyed by the advice I’ve…May 30, 2022May 30, 2022
How to lose weight quickly and easily* in 2021(* Is not quick, or easy, but it works and is sustainable)Dec 28, 2020Dec 28, 2020
Celebrity Teacher Lesson Observations*How are the Celebrity Teachers getting on?Mar 25, 20201Mar 25, 20201
Five Myths about Modelled WritingModelled writing should help to improve the pupil’s understanding and knowledge. If it doesn’t do this, then it is a very visual…Aug 15, 2019Aug 15, 2019
Developing habits for self-goalsThe traits of a student who operates using learning goals as their primary motivation enable that student to succeed, or fail, with…Oct 27, 2015Oct 27, 2015
The Ten Commandments of Questioning in the classroomIt is estimated that teachers can ask up to 500 questions a day — but how many are actually any good? Measure up against these ten…Oct 23, 20152Oct 23, 20152
