You don't become friends with every random stranger you come across at university, however when I met one guy the spark was immediate! It was 2010 and I was wearing my Internazionale jersey on campus while he was wearing a Bayern Munchen shirt (the two had just played against each other in the … [Read more...] about Mates Through Football
Enthusiasm for Science and Maths
It has been a great start to the year in Stage 4. The most impressive thing in my eyes has been the students enthusiasm for the subjects of Science and Maths which have been team-taught on Mondays and Wednesdays with laboratory work conducted on a Thursday rotation. We have had a specialised team … [Read more...] about Enthusiasm for Science and Maths
Building Confidence in STEM
I'm currently completing a step of my BOSTES (Board of Studies Teaching Education Standards) accreditation which involves focusing teaching practice around seven set standards that a modern teacher must follow in order to be an effective teacher in a contemporary classroom. To be honest … [Read more...] about Building Confidence in STEM
Students going the extra mile
Coming to IFS last year I made the false assumption that the students would only ever be interested in the football education offered by the college. I thought the kids would have little interest in the academic program and would simply be focused on getting any college work done as quickly as … [Read more...] about Students going the extra mile
Kanga Cup 2015
I feel the most important role of a teacher is student engagement, in the form of students being engaged in their learning and the less obvious form of my being engaged in a student's interests. I always make sure to find out what appeals to a student and what makes them happy. Whether it is sport, … [Read more...] about Kanga Cup 2015
Learning in a Laboratory
The last few weeks of Term One have seen students from Stage Four working in the new science laboratory at IFS. For myself it was fantastic to be in a familiar environment. After spending so much time in rundown labs at university and other colleges, coming into a new science lab was like … [Read more...] about Learning in a Laboratory