The Pobble blog

Images are a powerful tool for inspiring writing in the classroom. When it comes to igniting the flames of creativity, visual stimuli can work wonders. As the saying goes, a picture is worth a thousan...

Jess Reynolds is a KS2 Class Teacher and English Subject Leader at Kellett School in Hong Kong. Here she shares her top tips for English Leaders.

It’s almost Christmas! Time to treat your class with a festive gift? Let’s not break the bank though… Let’s face it, you spend enough of your hard-earned cash on classroom supplies as it is. We’ve dis...

We don’t need to tell you how important it is for you as teachers to look after yourselves and the rest of your team. We can’t look after our pupils properly if we aren’t mindful of our own health and...

Do you feel like you work constantly, but never get anything done? Being a teacher is often wonderful, but all-consuming. The workload is huge and it’s very easy for things to feel like they’re gettin...

Ever dished out money from your own pocket on resources to improve your classroom? I’m guessing the answer is yes. According to the UK Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) over 90% of teachers ...

Your class are engrossed in activities. There’s chitter-chatter and the buzz of excitement all around. Now, you want the whole classes attention and quickly. What do you do? These class attention grab...

Bullying is a major issue for schools and there are oodles of great resources out there to help educators combat it. To further promote friendship and kindness in your school, a display in a frequentl...

Sometimes you just see a classroom idea that is so simple, yet so ingenious, that you want to kick yourself for not thinking of it. Let’s face it, we’ll give anything a try to make our lives easier in...

What does your school do to boost staff morale and ensure teacher wellbeing?