Blog Archives - Douglas Wise

Mistakes I’ve Made: Head of Year

26th May 2019 Wise Head of Year

I became Head of Year 11 in my third year as a teacher. Looking back, I think it was probably

19th May 2019 Wise My NQT Year

I did my NQT year at the school I was placed at during the second half of my PGCE year.

11th May 201911th May 2019 Wise

During the initial stages of my PGCE course, shortly after I had started at my first placement school, I taught

7th May 20197th May 2019 Wise

One of the posts I’ve read this year that has really influenced my thinking is What do students think about

1st May 2019 Wise

Click here to access a simple guide to some of the arguably more obscure allusions in Jekyll and Hyde. I’ve

I recently published a guide on punctuation marks (a compilation of some of my old literacy posts from a few

Rhetoric, broadly defined, is the art of persuasion through the manipulation of language – both written and spoken. The passage

A few years ago, I published a series of literacy-themed posts. You can access them by clicking here. I’ve compiled

Last month, I published a short post on the benefits of using multiple-choice quizzes. Since then, I’ve made a few

I’m never really sure about how much stuff to give my wards over the Easter break. The temptation is to