Skip to content

Mr G Primary

The ramblings of a Primary Teacher in a small Northumbrian town.

  • About me

Author: MrGPrimary

My opinion may differ to yours - they both matter!
Uncategorized

The Culture of Fear 2.0

January 29, 2017 MrGPrimaryLeave a comment

In 2011 I was detached from the Royal Air Force to serve in a Royal Artillery unit at Joint Operating Base BASTION in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.  The role of the unit was to protect BASTION against attacks from the Taliban, mainly using the professional insurgent’s weapon of choice, the 107mm rocket. The 107 is a… Continue reading The Culture of Fear 2.0

Uncategorized

Why we need to play more…

January 16, 2017January 16, 2017 MrGPrimaryLeave a comment

Being in a small school has its own particularities compared to my old setting.  Combining classes for things (all staff had a meeting with the HT, after an observation, last week) is fairly normal so we have to take a flexible approach to things. However this can be done without compromising educational outcomes in anyway… Continue reading Why we need to play more…

Uncategorized

My New Year’s Revolution

January 1, 2017 MrGPrimaryLeave a comment

3 years ago I set of on this amazing journey to become a teacher.  I left my comfortable life behind and decided that this was what I really wanted to do.  Never before have I felt this sense of drive but I am now in a position to really focus what I want to achieve… Continue reading My New Year’s Revolution

Uncategorized

My Personal Twitter Awards…

December 21, 2016December 21, 2016 MrGPrimaryLeave a comment

Another inspiring day on Twitter yesterday (in between the inevitable and constant trad v prog arguments and a diatribe about MCS) in which the hashtag #MPTAs appeared.  I’m always one to jump on a bandwagon, especially one like this, so here goes with my personal list of edu-twitterers that have inspired me to try and… Continue reading My Personal Twitter Awards…

Uncategorized

And the winner is…

December 19, 2016 MrGPrimaryLeave a comment

I’ve been inspired today, by a conversation on Twitter, to look at a number of resources and how they have influenced my practice this year so far.  So here goes with my top ten edu apps and sites of 2016 Seesaw  – This has to be one of the best edu-apps there is at the… Continue reading And the winner is…

Uncategorized

The magic of tech in the primary classroom..

December 14, 2016 MrGPrimaryLeave a comment

Sometimes it is the simplest of tech that can have the most impact.  This term I have been looking at ways of embedding our iPads into classrooms and encouraging staff to dabble in technology. The first thing to make our lives easier was to burn all of our assembly CDs onto iTunes.  This meant we… Continue reading The magic of tech in the primary classroom..

Uncategorized

Data protectors?

November 14, 2016 MrGPrimaryLeave a comment

  https://twitter.com/MrGPrimary/status/796451464080224257 Last week I ran a Twitter poll, prompted by something I saw in an edu chat reference SEND children.  However I feel a lot of people confused my question with working practices instead of looking at the question from a data protection angle. In my previous career I had, at times, responsibility for… Continue reading Data protectors?

Ed Tech

I’ve met the future…

November 7, 2016November 7, 2016 MrGPrimaryLeave a comment

Last term I was lucky enough to be given a couple of these little fellas to play with.  If you aren’t aware of them, these are called Ozobots and they are pretty amazing. I’m always looking for things to fit the “control and stimulate external systems” part of the primary computing curriculum and these seem… Continue reading I’ve met the future…

Uncategorized

What I’ve learned this half term holiday.

October 28, 2016 MrGPrimaryLeave a comment

This half term I have been doing a lot of reflecting on my practice.   I’m now in term 3 of my NQT year, am getting some wonderful training from the Three Rivers TSA, feel a real part of the team in my new school and seem to be settling into my new life as… Continue reading What I’ve learned this half term holiday.

Uncategorized

How long before we get caught out?

October 15, 2016 MrGPrimaryLeave a comment

This morning this interesting tweet popped up on my Twitter feed… Is it possible for schools to buy one app and share across all iPads without buying multiple copies? — Rob Smith (@redgierob) October 15, 2016 After many years of being sceptical (before I became a teacher) about the value of tablet technology, and in… Continue reading How long before we get caught out?

Posts navigation

Older posts
Newer posts

Recent Posts

  • A broken man in a broken system?
  • Why shouldn’t I be a teacher?
  • Cognitive Bandwidth – here comes the (semi) science…
  • Faking it?
  • Watch us wreck the mic…

Recent Comments

MrGPrimary on A broken man in a broken …
MrGPrimary on A broken man in a broken …
kate forshaw on A broken man in a broken …
MrGPrimary on Why we must all learn from Par…
Chris Tolson on Why we must all learn from Par…

Categories

  • Ed Tech
  • Primary Pedagogy
  • Risk
  • Uncategorized

Follow me on Twitter

My Tweets
Follow Mr G Primary on WordPress.com
Website Powered by WordPress.com.
Mr G Primary
Website Powered by WordPress.com.
Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.
To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Cookie Policy
  • Follow Following
    • Mr G Primary
    • Join 4,877 other followers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • Mr G Primary
    • Customize
    • Follow Following
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar
 

Loading Comments...