Secondary School

I am retired teacher of science with over 43 years on the job in various roles. I have privately tutored students for A level chemistry and GCSE chemistry and physics for a number of years. I recommend various websites to my students such as PMT and Chemrevise. I have always admired how teachers on these platforms can make videos of revision sessions and run through exam papers. Now that I have more time on my hands I would love to know how to produce these videos to use with my private students and to even perhaps publish on Youtube and earn an extra bob or two. Anyone got any advice as to where to start I have trawled the internet and found nothing that meets my needs.

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Are you a secondary school teacher or Headteacher in the UK (England and Wales) or overseas? Would you like to participate in an exciting new research project investigating what makes effective student writing?  The University of Bath is embarking on the British Academic Written English Secondary School (BAWESS) project.  This is a three-year project to collect student texts in the exam years (GCSE/A level/iGCSE/IB) with the intention of building a vast database of texts (a “corpus”) which can be used to examine the development of disciplinary literacies and ascertain what makes effective student writing. 

The findings will inform the creation of educational resources, teacher training and CPD with the intention of fine-tuning the writing skills of students from all backgrounds, and to empower them to achieve their full potential in secondary school, higher education and beyond. 

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My name is Ben and I’m currently studying a degree in Human Behavioural Studies.

For my dissertation I’m investigating individual differences within teachers and teaching assistants, specifically looking at whether personality type and motivation type can affect their suitability for their career.

As I’m sure you are aware, the education system is currently experiencing a staffing crisis. Recent studies indicate that only 33% of teachers who qualified in the last 5-years are still teaching, while 44% of current teachers and 73% of current teaching assistants are considering a career change.

The overall aim of my study is to suggest that personality and motivation assessments could be used as part of the recruitment process for both teachers and teaching assistants. With the potential outcomes being improved teacher retention rates, more engaged teaching assistants, and ultimately an improved education setting for students to thrive.

I’d very much appreciate it if you would…