Laura O'Leary is assistant headteacher at a secondary school in Nottingham where she is responsible for leading teaching and learning as well as professional development. Previously, she was a content advisor for the BBC, writing scripts for Key Stage 3 Bitesize video clips. Laura is a lover of new teaching and learning ideas and trialled an approach to Key Stage 4 revision and intervention in 2017 which she shared on Twitter using #differenceaday. Some of these ideas have since been shared on education blogs including Teacher Toolkit and Try This Teaching. Follow Laura on Twitter: @Laura_oleary.
O’Leary provides many strategies for new and experienced staff to implement with their students. She even suggests that toilet doors can provide a useful place to reinforce concepts. Promoting a culture of high expectations, this is a useful source of tried and tested strategies. * SEN Magazine *