I often hear some of my fellow teachers say they really want to blog, but they don't know what to blog about... Or they start up a fantastic blog and lose steam after a few months as they have run out of ideas. Well fear not my colleagues, I had a good think and I've come up with 100 different blog post ideas especially for all kinds of teachers and educators that will work with a range of subject areas and grade levels! I hope you find some inspiration from this list to start you off or get you back into blogging.
Feel free to bookmark this page and refer to it when you ever get stuck for ideas! Here we go...

1) Classroom storage ideas
2) Favourite wall displays
3) Things in the news - how can you bring these into the classroom
4) Behaviour management ideas 
5) Well-being ideas for avoiding teacher burn out
6) Marking / grading ideas
7) Preparing for / organising school trips
8) Advice for attending school trips
9) Tips for running extra curricular activities
10) Collaborations with other teacher bloggers
11) Teacher planning ideas / resources
12) Storage ideas for teachers who don't have their own classrooms
13) Inexpensive classroom tools
14) Healthy lunch / snack ideas for school
15) How to record student data
16) Dealing with work politics in school
17) Craft projects
18) Classroom decor ideas
19) Classroom themes
20) Favourite clipart for the classroom 
21) Your favourite education websites
22) How to use Google classroom / other software 
23) Reflecting on recent professional development / conference
24) Favourite videos / TED talks
25) How to achieve a positive work / life balance
26) Favourite education podcasts / audio books
27) Favourite educational books
28) Funny things kids say
29) Funny teaching experiences
30) How to deal with bullying at school
31) How to use technology in the classroom
32) Your opinion on new education reforms
33) Host a guest post
24) Host a linky party
25) Post a freebie
26) Monthly teacher favourites
27) What's in my teacher bag
28) Best stationery for teachers
29) Review teaching resources you have tried
30) Product / Stationery / Software reviews
31) Different ways of monitoring student progress
32) How to support students with special educational needs
33) Differentiation ideas
34) Ideas for going paperless in the classroom
35) Ask your spouse: what it is like living with an educator
36) Different careers available in education
37) Funny teacher memes
38) Test taking tips for students
39) Lesson observation tips
40) Toolkit for new / aspiring teachers
41) How to be a great mentor / trainer for new teachers
42) How to write a student reference
43) Job interview tips
44) Teacher new year resolutions
45) Classroom music playlists
46) Reflection on things you've learnt recently
47) How teachers spend their holidays
48) What teachers do on weekends
49) Favourite teacher movies
50) Your experience of subbing / offer tips
51) Themed lesson ideas
52) How to support stressed-out students
53) Homework ideas
54) Homeschooling tips
55) Class party ideas / tips
56) Parent conference tips
57) How to deal with difficult parents
58) Teacher email etiquette
59) Preparing for a supply teacher
60) Teaching when sick
61) School inspection preparation
62) Effective seating plan tips
63) How to create a positive classroom community
​64) Professional development ideas
65) Ideas for group work
66) All about teacher pensions / retirement
67) Classroom library ideas
68) Teacher fitness / exercise tips
69) Building rapport with students
70) Best gifts for teachers
71) Teacher fashion ideas
72) Teacher blogging tips
73) How to use social media in your classroom
74) What made you start teaching
75) How to keep motivated as a teacher
76) How teaching has changed in your experience, over the past __ years
77) How to motivate disaffected students
78) Your favourite Twitter educational chats
79) Top classroom tools
80) Working with gifted students
81) Ways to save money in the classroom
82) Favourite educational Facebook groups
83) Time saving tips for teachers
84) Classroom newsletter ideas
85) Ideas for effective questioning in the classroom
86) Ideas for using mini whiteboards 
87) Ideas for collaborating with other schools
88) Your political views on the education system
89) Birthday classroom ideas
90) Best teacher apps
91) Classroom games
92) Year book ideas
93) Brain break ideas
94) Assembly ideas / how to deliver great assembly
95) Ideas for wet play / indoor recess
96) How to curriculum map when writing schemes of work
97) How to apply for a grant / extra funding
98) Best rewards stickers
99) Your favourite teacher blogs
100) Show your own teaching resources in action

Phew, we really juggle a lot of different balls, don't we?! I hope this extensive list helps you when you are stuck for inspiration on what to write about on your teacher blog. I have covered some of these ideas in my own posts if you ever need to see examples - you can check out my blog archive here. If you do write about any of these topics in your own blogs, I'd love to read what you come up with - please drop a link of your blog post in the comments below and I will check it out and leave a comment too! Happy blogging!

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So "footie season" is officially upon us right now! For those of us still grafting away at school, this is a perfect opportunity to bring some freshness with the buzz of the Euro 2016 Football competition into the classroom!

I remember taking part in UEFA Euro sweep stakes back when I was at school, and it was always enjoyable for everyone, even if they didn't like football!

A sweep stake can be done with any class, but I always tend to just do it with my form group at tutor time as I see them every day. It's very simple - tear up paper with all the competing countries written on, put them into a hat and everyone in the class picks one out. That is the team they will be supporting for the rest of the competition! If you wanted to, you could ask those interested to chip in a little bit of money and then pool it all together with the winner collecting all the cash - this can work very well for the older ones (and staff sweep stakes!). With my younger students I don't tend to do this, I just buy a t-shirt and football for the winner and they LOVE it!

I also find my students love tracking the results of the games, and every day I give a different student the responsibility of updating the scores on our board. I created a really easy to follow wall chart for the Euro 2016 which you can get hold of below and use in your own classroom:

You can print this off onto A4/Letter size paper and give a copy to each student, blow it up to a larger size to display on the wall, or even show it on your projector and add text boxes to update the results digitally every morning!

Included with this wall chart are a range of UEFA Euro 2016 activities that students can undertake during your lesson, at tutor times or even for homework:

We are in the thick of exam season in the UK, and it's a stressful time for all. To lighten the mood a little bit while still getting a very important message across to students, I have got 2 fun and free resources to share with you!

A big problem I have found that students often make when taking exams, is they fail to read the questions carefully. It is so frustrating, especially when you know they know the answer but nerves got the better of them. Well, to inject a bit of humour while still drumming this point home, show them this hilarious video clip from a Mr Bean episode! ​I just love this - aside from the unsuccessful cheating, this really gets the message across to check the exam paper very carefully!

The second resource is my free Fake Exam! This is a clever way of getting your students to really read all instructions carefully before taking a test. It will be sure to make an impact and stick in their minds next time they sit an exam. (Just try not to laugh while they are doing it!).

If your students are still taking exams, I wish them the best of luck!