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The Pros and Cons of Puffins
These days students and staff travel to and from school using a variety of methods. Some people walk, others prefer to cycle or use the bus. There are a number of people who drive into the city centre,...
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Total Recall (Bristol Fashion)
Next week I am in beautiful Pembrokeshire, so this is the last post until Monday 28 May (at least from me). Today I wanted to link this week’s topics of Augmented Reality (AR) and Project Based...
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Jon says avoid illeism
In today’s post Jon writes about the problems of being an Illeist. One of the main problems is that you can come across as being slightly pompous and so Jon suggests that you try to write in the first...
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Why 9?
OK, I confess I haven’t used this yet, but I will. However, I thought it was worth sharing as I think it is a very useful online tool. The app 9slides offers you a way to create some fantastic...
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Deep breaths
What makes people trust a speaker? What makes the presenter credible and engaging? Think about speeches and presentations that you have witnessed (or given) and consider what made the good ones good...
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Breaking the fourth wall
Up on the stage can be a lonely place when you are presenting. Powerpoint ready? Check. Plenty of slides with all the information anyone could possibly need on them? Check. Copious notes should anyone...
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Fresh, exciting….
How can you make a difference when giving a talk or presentation? What can make you more engaging than the other speakers people (have to) listen to? As far as I am concerned, you have to be prepared...
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Accents in English
When you speak in your own language, what judgements can people make about you? Could they guess the same things when you are talking in English? Will they be able to tell your social class perhaps or...
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Road wars
This week’s debate in school as part of our weekly project, is about whether our roads in Bristol are becoming more dangerous due to the actions of cyclists or more dangerous due to the actions of...
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Interpersonally speaking
English language learners receive a substantial amount of formative and summative feedback on their language proficiency based on frameworks such as the CEFR, but rarely are they assessed on their...
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