THE HEAD HELD HIGH BLOG

Interview with Head Held High Teacher, Lydia Buckley-Gorman In this post, we meet one of our amazing teachers, Lydia Buckley-Gorman. Who is she? How did she get here? Where have we seen her before (hint, it’s on TV)? And, what’s her message for young people with a love for speech and drama? We throw all the tough questions (and lots of fun ones) at Lydia! Lydia is incredibly caring, empathetic, talented, and above all – FUN! As such an important influence on your child or teenager, we thought you’d like to get to know her a little bit better…  

At the time of writing this post we’re in Week 2 of Term 2, and as a teaching team we’re rocking and rolling, enjoying the start to the new term very much! This blog post follows on from our previous post, describing what can be expected in lesson plans for Term 2, 2021. The last post was centred around what’s in our lesson plans for the 1st half of the term. This post gives an overview of what our students will be learning for the 2nd half of the term (weeks 6 – 10).    

The seasons are changing (if the amount of leaves in my gutters are anything to go by). Term 1 is in the rearview mirror, and what a success it was. With over 800 students doing weekly Head Held High lessons, it was a super enjoyable term for all involved – both students and teachers! As we launch into Term 2, this blog post focuses on what is in our lesson plans for the next 5 weeks. (Edit: for lesson plan content for Weeks 6 – 10 of this term, read here.) Our bespoke lessons follow a consistent structure, which provides...

We are now well underway for Term 1, and feeling good to be back in the teaching ‘groove’! This blog post follows on from our previous post, describing what can be expected in lesson plans for Term 1, 2021. While the last post focused on what is in our curriculum for the 1st half of the term, this post is concerned with the curriculum for the 2nd half of the term (weeks 6 – 10). At Head Held High, our speech and drama lessons follow a set structure which provides stability and continuity for students. This means they, and you,...