"Business and the media are constantly screaming that problem solving skills and creative thinking are the keys to innovation and success (and the beat the robots trying to take your job), yet many teachers feel that the skills and opportunities to develop them are often an add-on, an after thought, or taught in isolation during special activities, like a STEM week. Even these activities have a particular expected method which the pupils must 'discover', rather than completely new and unique solutions. How can we develop the skills to help our pupils think of the unexpected?"

"Jon Tait's book "Senior Leadership", is a great guide for those considering entering senior leadership position, reminiscent of some of the areas covered on the NPQSL (National Professional Qualification for Senior Leaders)."

"Whether you are an experienced teacher, just starting your training, or starting in your own classroom as an NQT for the first time, beginning the year right will make things so much easier for the rest of the year. By now you have probably meet your class(es) and have begun some lessons, but how can you keep that initial momentum going?"

"An online tool for practising spelling patterns for primary pupils. Spellings are arranged in over 60 categories."

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"Enter a noun into this website and get a range of words to help you describe it. Superb for creative or descriptive writing projects."

"Fun Google Maps powered game where players drop a pin in a location to answer a question."

"A simple online group buzzer, where pupils can connect using any web-enabled device to 'raise a virtual hand' to answer quick-fire quiz questions. Connect as many pupils as you wish, see who presses first, while the others are locked out."

"There are many mobile app creators out there. This one stands out because most features are free and it uses coding blocks to build the app you want without prior coding knowledge. Great for pupils to use who have been introduced to coding on Scratch."

"An interest twist on the online timeline creator. Create an interactive multimedia timeline to embed or share with a url by changing a Google Document template. Great for quickly creating timelines around a common format or asking pupils to adapt from a timeline you create."

"The world is changing and that is nothing new. To quote a great prophet, "It was always burning, since the world's been turning." But the rate of change coupled with the explosion of data and media means that information from and about the world around us has turned from a manageable stream to a continual barraging flood. We can either give our pupils the skills to set up a self-sustaining hermitage in a mobile signal black spot, or we can provide them with the managed explosure and then skills to assess and deal with what is being hurled at them."

"A YouTube channel with a great collection of maths GCSE explanations."