#bbcinterview with @lwilliamsjones


-          First, tell us about yourself.

33, Welsh living in Kent. Work as an Assistant Head in a 2 and half form entry school. Been teaching 10 years. Lead on Maths but have a passion for the curriculum too. Am well into music, rugby and gaming

-          1. Why teaching? What would you be if you weren’t a teacher?

So if I wasn’t a teacher, I might well have pursued a career as a professional rugby player. Played up to a decent level then got injured in my early 20s which effectively ended that . If not, would love a career as a singer/ songwriter

I was in uni doing media and politics thinking about some sort of career in the media. I was a bit of a lost sheep and I remember sitting in my room in my final weeks thinking right - what can I do that could be put to use in a profession?! Music, sport so on - it was a lightbulb moment - I literally stood up and went ‘of course primary teaching’ then I thought back to Kevin Phellps - my legend of a Y6 teacher and realised this dude inspired me

-          2. What advice would you give for newcomers to twitter?

I would say get stuck in this is one of the most powerful platforms in our industry to help you grow, no matter what point in your career. Debate fairly and listen, cull the nonsense noise.

-          3. What are your passions?

Music - writing and performing. Research informed practice. Curriculum - developing breadth and quality

-          4. What has been your favourite lesson ever?

I would say a source history lesson on the demise of the Maya civilisation, looking at NASA satellite images and pollen samples to tease out the concept of deforestation and its effects, and getting children to interrogate sources.

-          5. Who should play you in the film of your life?

Ideal - Tom Hardy (putting on weight for the role.



Reality- Nick Frost

-          6. What is the best/worst teaching advice you’ve heard?

Best - The minute you’ve accepted you are the finished product is the minute you secure the fact that you never will be.

Worst - As long as you’re fun and engaging, that’s all that matters



-          7. If you were an inanimate object, what would you be?

I think maybe a Capo

-          Care to explain?

So I guess two fold here. One I’m not a good enough guitarist to transpose quickly so it’s always capo time also I guess it represents the fact I’m pretty flexible and willing to adapt to get the best result

-          Very deep.

-          8. What's your most controversial opinion?

Probably that I don’t think group work is useful most of the time (not all) as there is just too much room for coasters and ‘do nothingers’

-          9. Which 4 living people would you invite to dinner?

Willie John McBride, Dylan William, Tom Hanks, Stewart Lee

-          An interesting mix.

-          10. What would you like to be remembered for?

Crikey that’s a hard one

Remembered for bringing a bit of enjoyment to a few folk through the music I made I guess.



-          Finally….Who would you nominate for an interview?

Nominate Kieran Mackle

@Kieran_M_Ed

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

A bbc interview with Ashley Booth @mrboothY6

Image
Welcome to today´s bbc Interview with Ashley Booth. Please introduce yourself... I'm a Year 6 teacher originally from Bury. I teach in Toxteth, Liverpool and I'm going into my fourth year of teaching. I lead Computing and the school development plan area of Reading. What made you become a teacher? I knew from about halfway through High School that I wanted to be a teacher. I was a clever lad and I enjoyed presenting to peers and the like. But, what really steered it for me was my own experiences of school as a child. I struggled through the entirety of Primary and High School. I was diagnosed with ADHD in Year 4 and I grew up in poverty and in a house where DV was rife. (I should take the opportunity to say my mum is the most wonderful woman I have ever met, she saved my bacon from being expelled from School a lot of times, and she worked long and laborious hours to try and make sure we had what we needed.) I found it very hard to concentrate, very hard to make rel
Read more

A bbc Interview with Beth Bennett

Image
Today´s interview is with Beth Bennett @f33lthesun. Tell us a bit about yourself... A Scot in Yorkshire (via 13 years in that there London) I trained in Glasgow, my first teaching practice was in the Gorbals and after graduating I moved to London to teach. I have taught from Nursery up to Year 6 and even done a bit of caretaking when needed. I have just completed my 30th year of teaching and my 19th as Deputy Head. I have also been SENCo alongside this for the past 6 years and it is this path I have chosen to follow in my next move, to Parklands (not sure if anyone knows anything about this particular school) in September. Outside of teaching, I love football, golf, the sea, Greek Islands, and BOOKS. I teach children. I guess that´s what we all aspire to do, sometimes things get in the way. What made you become a teacher?          -  It is in my genes. Both my parents were teachers. My mum was a primary teacher and she taught me in my final year of primary (P7 in Scotland)
Read more

#bbcInterview with @mrlockyer

*Due to a number of factors, this  was the  world's slo west intervie w, taking 4 months from start to finish. Something big must have happened in that time, but I can't think  what. First tell us about yourself. I'm Stephen, officially 44 years old. I wanted to be a teacher aged nine (arrogance started young) when a hideous teacher wouldn't let me choose books from the mobile library after some form of event happened in school. I vowed then and there that I wouldn't ever deny someone a book. 1. Why teaching? What would you be if you weren't a teacher? Twenty years on from graduating, I still *love* being in the classroom. You get to be insanely creative should you wish, and I love learning around my subjects to fill the curriculum with all the bits that were lopped off. In another world I'd be an author or inventor, but as a teacher I get to be both. - 2. What advice would you give for newcomers to twitter? In the sands of time, I can't reme
Read more