Keeping Children Safe in Education

As teachers, safeguarding of children is our number one priority. What can we do to keep children safe in school? What are our responsibilities as teachers?

What is Microlearning?

Microlearning involves providing short bursts of focussed information, rather than the traditional longer lesson. It is an evolved method of George Miller’s 1956 concept ‘Chunking’. His famous paper theorized that the human brain is only able to retain five to nine things until it has to become long term memory to be remembered for good.

Have got a nursery teaching job interview coming up? Want to make sure you are as prepared as can be ahead of the big day?

If you’ve been thinking about getting into the education sector and would like to work with pupils who have additional needs, special educational needs teaching could be the role for you.

We have a variety of SEN teaching vacancies available in both mainstream and special schools across London, offering various contract types depending on your needs.

If you’ve just started out in your new teaching position, you may find that your lesson planning routine is extremely timely and consuming a lot of your downtime.

Here at Red Box, we understand that candidates have varying lessons planning methods, some of which work more effectively than others. We believe that good teaching comes from how well you deliver your lesson and not how long you spend on it.

We have listed our 5 top tips for teachers who find they are spending too much time on lesson planning. Follow these steps and you could find yourself with hours of extra free time per week to spend however you wish!

A panel interview can be daunting whatever sector you are in, but in a competitive field such as teaching, you want to ensure you shine above your competition. In a teaching job interview, you will often be interviewed by a panel made up of the headteacher, head of department and perhaps another member of staff, and you’ll naturally aim to impress them all.

Our London teaching agency has put together a few tips and tricks to help you prepare for your panel interview, to make sure you come across well and impress everyone involved.

If you’re thinking about getting into teaching, you want to make sure that your career change will be worth it. This can be a daunting task as becoming a teacher will likely switch up your entire lifestyle, so it is good to be sure and have a dedicated mindset if it is something you really want to do.