Sentences with phrase «teacher at my grammar»

A man called Ted Washington was partly responsible for that — a blind history teacher at my grammar school who taught the subject in a way that shot life into it replete with anecdotes and bizarre stories that kept us alive through the dates and the cold hard facts.

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My teacher could not figure out how I could be so good at translating passages from English to Latin and from Latin to English, and be so mediocre at grammar: specifically, conjugating verbs and the like.

So you think it's better that my child learn eating habits from a teacher, but fail at grammar because she does not teach grammar??

Matt's mother - in - law works for the RSPB at Freiston Shore and his father - in - law's a long - serving science teacher at Boston Grammar.

The remaining members were: Mandy Nayton CEO of the Dyslexia SPELD Foundation; Professor Pamela Snow, Head of the La Trobe Rural Health School; Steven Capp, principal of Bentleigh West Primary School; Professor Geoff Prince, Director of the Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute; and Allason McNamara, a mathematics teacher at Trinity Grammar, Victoria, and President of the Australia Association of Mathematics Teachers.

Schools should be ready to equip their pupils with a strong set of digital skills to succeed in the workplace, says Aisling Hagan, senior teacher and director of e-learning at St Mary's Grammar School in Northern Ireland.

Break out sessions cover the following areas — promoting positive behaviour; teaching students with SEND: developing their transferable skills; supporting students with English as an Additional Language; grammar, punctuation and spelling at Key Stage 2; international pedagogy - what we can learn from high performing jurisdictions; keeping it healthy and safe when covering science lessons; assessment and feedback; supporting teachers supporting students; the changing landscape of primary education and what it means for primary school teachers.

Overall, I've really enjoyed my time here at Chase Grammar School — I've certainly benefitted from the smaller class sizes as it gives you that quality one - to - one time with the teachers.

Select one of the following modes: - Choose a particular grammar domain or topic to revise - Random mode, giving you a mixture of all types of questions The SATs revision resource is perfect for teachers to use as morning work, lesson starters or revision sessions or alternatively for pupils to practise independently at school or at home.

At a time when government testing of spelling, punctuation and grammar can lead to less creativity in the teaching of writing, the project provides compelling alternative approaches for schools and their teachers which will engage children and give them a strong investment in their writing, whilst also being able to satisfy curriculum demands and statutory testing.

Christopher Bantick is a Melbourne writer and senior literature teacher at a Melbourne boys» Anglican grammar school.

OCR Religious Studies - Developments in Christian Thought - Unit 6 - Challenges part of a series of podcasts by Mark Coffey (author of Ethics for OCR Religious Studies) and Dr Andrew Brower - Latz (author of The Social Philosophy of Gillian Rose), teachers of Religious Studies A Level at The Manchester Grammar School.

She said: «Teachers and heads in the thousands of existing state schools in the UK which are facing real - terms cuts in funding for their pupils will be dismayed to see the Chancellor throwing more money at free schools and grammar schools.

«My students already have books full of word - lists and grammar points,» said Mary Hunter, an English as a Foreign Language Teacher at the American Language Center, Rabat, Morocco.

This message is reiterated by Tim Hoyle, head teacher at Huddersfield Grammar School.

He has 10 years of experience as a former high school teacher in the United States, teaching writing, grammar, and literature at a top secondary institution in the country.

In addition to this, the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) general secretary, Mary Bousted, believes that the Chancellor is «throwing more money at free schools and grammar schools».

Philip Lynch, physics teacher at Colyton Grammar School in Devon, explained how, «the Ultimate STEM Challenge is perfectly designed to encourage those students who perhaps don't already have an interest in STEM.

This resource is aimed at teachers who want to celebrate Halloween with their students while incorporating some vocabulary, grammar and revisions.

Historically, the teacher stood at the front of the classroom spouting details of grammar.

The Ofsted official has argued grammars» higher rating may be due to «more effective teaching», while Mr Widdows, deputy head teacher at Giles Acadamy in Lincolnshire, said the claim was an «insult» to teachers in other schools.

Alex Derbyshire, maths teacher and rugby tour manager at Pate's Grammar school shares how he overcomes these challenges

Referencing his own experience as a head teacher at a successful comprehensive, the Ofsted Chief he wouldn't have had the same success if there had been a nearby grammar: «If you have grammar schools, you take away the most able children from the all - ability comprehensive set - up.

Holly Rose is a Year 7 - 12 science teacher and Assistant Director of Studies at Christ Church Grammar School, an independent K - 12 boys school in Perth.

to call grammar «the skunk at the garden party of the language arts,» and like a skunk, most students and teachers probably wish it would just go away.

Aimee is a secondary teacher of Mathematics at Balcombe Grammar School on Victoria's Mornington Peninsula, Australia.

Teachers at Swindon academy work across both mainstream and grammar stream classes, United Learning said, but for grammar stream teachers «subject knowledge is very importantTeachers at Swindon academy work across both mainstream and grammar stream classes, United Learning said, but for grammar stream teachers «subject knowledge is very importantteachers «subject knowledge is very important».

A Wiltshire academy that started a «grammar stream», giving a small group of children access to specialist teachers and lectures at a nearby private school, will continue the project for at least another year and may expand the model.

On a hunch that he might be a good teacher, he took a PGCE at Exeter, which led to a job at Colyton grammar school in east Devon.

Former religious studies teacher Mr Pugh, who went to Prescot Grammar School and Maidstone Grammar School before studying philosophy at Durham University, will provide the party's opposition to Education Secretary Nicky Morgan.

Sean Harford (pictured), director of education at Ofsted, responded by telling Schools Week the inspectorate «recognised the difficulties some secondary moderns face», particularly the impact of local grammar schools on teacher recruitment.

Rachel Smith works as a Modern Foreign Languages teacher at Ramsey Grammar school on the Isle of Man.

Five years later, the legislators issued a corrective in the form of the Old Deluder Satan Law: «It being one chief project of that old deluder, Satan, to keep men from the knowledge of the Scriptures,» the law intoned, «it is therefore ordered... that everie Township [of 100 households or more] in this Jurisdiction» be required to provide a trained teacher and a grammar school, at taxpayer expense.

At Latin Grammar, we are searching for exceptional teacher leaders and staff who share our belief that there is no more urgent task than providing an outstanding education to students from diverse backgrounds.We are looking for teachers who take ownership for the academic results of their students and demonstrate the commitment to doing WHATEVER it takes to prepare all of our scholars for college success.

Mary Bousted, the general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers, accused the chancellor of «throwing more money at grammar schools», and said the government's spending pledges were «totally insufficient» to tackle the wider funding crisis in schools.

Instead of throwing more money at free schools and grammar schools, more children would benefit if the Government funded all state schools sufficiently, argues the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL).

She said most teachers would be «appalled» that the government can «throw # 150 million» at grammar schools «which will ignore the needs of all but a tiny minority of pupils».

After a number of heroic career failures (rock musician, herbalist, accountant) she succumbed to genetic pressure and became a French teacher for 12 years at a boys» grammar school in Leeds, and later taught a French Literature course at Sheffield University.

Ernst Beck was a biology teacher at the Merian technical grammar school in Freiburg and co-founder of the European Institute for Climate and Energy (EIKE).

Recalling an anecdote from former grammar school girl, Lady Justice Hallett, who is a contemporary of his and now a bencher at Inner Temple, he says: «She told me that because she was a bright girl, the careers mistress told her that if she did very well, she might become a domestic science teacher.»

Mhairi Hill (UK) is the eSafety Coordinator and Deputy Designated Teacher for Child Protection at Ballyclare High School, a Grammar school with approximately 1200 pupils situated in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.