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Teacher of English, Maths, Science, Geography, RE and resilience through Food. Occasionally throw in French and a bit of cultural capital too
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Joined April 2017
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I leave my school in 1 week. The best thing has been the comments from staff and students alike who tell you how they like what I have done, how they think I am âsoundâ. You donât hear this normally.
Quote of the day âI knew my revision was excellent and would pay offâ from a y7. Y11, are you listening?
Saving the best for last - the final Y9 street foods class were fabulous. Itâs been time consuming organising ingredients for 190 students cooking their own choices but worth it - Korean, French, Argentinian and Mexican food were some cuisines we visited this week
Showed my second y10 class some fruit tarts that the other y10 class made. Tomorrow is their chance to show us what they can do in an hour. Love a bit of healthy competition between classes đ
Y8 practical assessments this week - 6 veg pasta sauce. When I started many students balked at using vegetables, now they pick them up (onion, garlic, leek, courgette, carrot, mushroom, aubergine and tomatoes) and just cook đ©âđł âIt smells really goodâ.
Y10 seemed really keen to collect their food at lunchtime rather than after school today⊠I feel rather sorry for the families that missed out on their profiteroles
Mixed emotions handing my letter of resignation today as I move schools for a promotion, but proud that my continuing effort for our students was recognised and promoted on schoolâs socials
Some fabulous cooking this week, with students stretching themselves to pack in the skills in 1 hour lessons. A y10 produced this individual fraisier cake
And another y9 made menemen, a Turkish brunch dish. So excited that these Preston kids are experimenting with cuisines and flavours
Food and Nutrition retweeted
'In any classroom someone is always in charge: if it is not the teacher, it will be the loudest student. In the worst classrooms, the class bullies are in charge...the most vulnerable students feel unsafe. It is heartbreaking. Silence as a default transforms the culture'.
*New* - Set them up for success.
Four whole-school strategies to maximise student attention.
My favourite is strategy 4: the âInstruction Sandwichâ. Transformative for behaviour.
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Rewarding end of term with y10 creating their own recipes using chicken they portioned. Faultless work ethic throughout the class, all prepared to work through lunch to be able to upskill
Portioning a chicken is such a great lesson for students realising what they can achieve if they step (or are pushed!) outside their comfort zone. Doesnât matter they arenât perfect, y10s leave feeling proud (and a bit amazed)
2nd week of empanadas. Y9 girl came asking to collect her âpastiesâ. âCan you remember what we called them, emâŠ.â Her reply âMbappesâ đ€Łđ€Ł
4 x1hr lessons, 90 students making empanadas in 2 days. Exhausting but worth it hearing one girl say âI made these all by myself. The pastry, the filling, everythingâ
Our Big Question in Form today: How can school help you achieve your career goals? âWe need more than 1 hr/ week of DT/ Food. We could learn so much moreâ. Yup, Iâm with you there