Luke\’s RMPS Blog

‘Two hundred years ago, William Wilberforce was one of those who realised the true horror of the slave trade. It was right under his nose. It was the backbone of the British economy. It was wrong. And it was growing…’ Daniel Bedingfield reminds us in a Stop the Traffik promotional video. The fact that the slave trade is still very much alive is one which is extremely frightening. 2.4 million people are involved in this industry and are prevented from possessing the basic dignity and human rights they deserve.

In several of my lessons this week I’ve been focussing on the issue of Human trafficking, its causes and its effects. Pupils are engaging well with the issue and many, like myself, have been stirred to action. Please feel free to use a PowerPoint I have made to accompany the campaign. Also, I urge you to sign an online petition calling for an end to slavery once and for all. Visit www.stopthetraffik.org. Thanks!

It doesn’t seem long ago that I was told ‘these are the most important exams you’ll ever sit,’ which makes preparing pupils for them a bit unnerving. Today I have been assisting in the Learning Support base. The experience was an altogether humbling one and I’ve got to admit, I struggled helping a pupil complete a General Maths paper.
After my time in LS I taught a revision lesson to my Int2 class in preparation for their NAB.
A really helpful resource that Liane Adam (fellow RMPS teacher at Knox) has introduced me to is ‘the dartboard.’ Pupils have various Buddhist concepts on green cards and they have to place them on a dartboard depending on their importance. Terms which are of great importance are placed near the centre and less important terms are placed towards the edge. This method of formative assessment is useful as it involves pupils communicating with one another before a group feedback session, giving them more confidence to vocalise their opinions to the whole class.
Core S4 have began studying the Derek Bentley case, again a highly recommended resource to use is ‘Let Him Have It’, a film which tells the story in an engaging way.