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Mean Girls from studentteacher83 5 days old

On Wednesday my year ten class seemed to metamorphose into a scene from the film Mean Girls. I had to step in to prevent an all-out war between the goths ...

Fond but not in love from studentteacher83 37 days old

My ears seem to have been burning this week, and it's not as the result of a unfortunate incident with a Bunsen burner during a science cover lesson. The ...

Quote of the week from studentteacher83 48 days old

Modern day teenagers are very aware of the need to keep hydrated and like to use this as justification to get what they want. They often ask to go for ...

Pi from studentteacher83 72 days old

Over the summer I was fortunate enough to obtain a kitten - who at this very moment is trying to walk all over my keyboard - from a colleague whose cat ...

Hey Ho Let's Go! from studentteacher83 73 days old

The first week back is probably the best week on the year for behaviour, but the worst for lesson planning, frankly it all seems a bit of a chore and ...

Sex Education: 19th century style from studentteacher83 120 days old

'Sir where do babies come from?' 'Well, when a mummy and daddy love each other very much they pray to God to send them a baby and if they're lucky the ...

That's not what I meant from studentteacher83 188 days old

My year nines are immature. This isn't exactly a revelation as children are allowed to be immature sometimes, it goes with the territory. On occasions ...

Brilliant Tits from studentteacher83 213 days old

Working with teenage girls is all too frequently a terrifying experience. I find a policy of don't-go-within-three-yards-of-them works quite well most ...

A whole bunch of issues from studentteacher83 230 days old

One of the best things about teaching is working with children who say the silliest things. Each term we get a magazine from the council to give our ...

Rude from studentteacher83 257 days old

'I said exclude me you knob!' I have one lesson a fortnight where I man the Isolation Facility, in other words I keep an eye on any pupils who have ...