Recruiting teachers and teaching staff can be costly. And after having read this article in TES on the increasing number of students and decreasing number of pupils, we thought it would be good to share some great ways of recruiting teachers 1. Tell Everyone about it! The more people hear about your vacancy the more candidates […]
Creating a Positive Learning Environment at Home can have a big impact of your child’s development. A child’s development is affected by a variety of things such as parent attitudes, inspirations, education level, home learning environment, school influences, child’s characteristics and personal qualities. Just remember as a parent, you can make a difference! An unhealthy home […]
Children can become distressed for many reasons – some of which are incomprehensible to adults – and it’s important that adults understand how to help a child calm down. Time alone: Many families use the ‘naughty step’ technique. This works for some but not for others. Sometimes trying new phrases can be beneficial such as […]
Or do Educational Apps really work (we’re a bit biased)? This is a question that many parents wonder. It was great being able to quickly type in YouTube ‘Peppa Pig’ and moments later there was complete and utter silence… or perhaps the only way to get them to eat dinner was to let them have […]
Rewards can affect student behaviour but when is it ok to use them and why? Rewards are a motivating factor for all and especially children. It can make them very productive in completing their work. If you are finding it difficult to get everyone involved using rewards can raise volunteers in doing a task or […]
Do you have disaffected students? Do some students seem tired and restless? Do you find yourself having to constantly tell the back row to stop leaning their chairs against the wall? Day in and day out you think why my class can’t be the enthusiastic bunch like the year below, where’s the motivation in them? […]
While types of learners have fallen out of fashion, it can be a useful tool to systematically come up with new approaches to explaining topics in the classroom. Everyone has their own way of learning and the truth is not one way of learning can be applied to everyone. Do you remember a time where […]
It’s inevitable that there comes a point in our lives that we want to run away from our problems. But…we’re not here to sympathise about you or to cry about it but to act on it. Let me fill you in with some teacher tips on keeping a positive work balance. Why is it important? […]
We have arrived in Dubai for the GESS 2018 event and the Emile team are very excited to be exhibiting our product from the 27th Feb-1st March. If you’re curious about what we do or looking for inspiration be sure to come by and say hello! GESS Dubai is the largest education event in the […]
Emile has accomplished many awards and recognition over the last few months and thought we had better tell someone! We got off to a great start in November by being selected as one of 5 Edtech Innovations of 2017 by the world-famous Bookseller. The Bookseller magazine is a prestigious publication and has a huge online […]
