Following part 1, part 2 and part 3, here is another collection of wonderful teacher blogs which you might enjoy exploring:

• Tales from a Trainee Teacher – An extremely interesting blog from a Tom Henzley, who is currently a PGCE student. This is well worth a read.

• Living Geography – A really useful blog with lots of links and ideas for Geography teachers. There is also a list of Geography blogs on the Geographical Association site.
• Chris Leach – ICT teacher, Chris Leach, shares his suggestions for how technology can engage children and inspire learning.
• Teacher Reboot Camp – A place to discuss strategies for engaging all students through effective instructional methods and technology. Created by @ShellTerrell and recommended by Steph Westwood.
• Ideas for Teachers – Shares lots of wonderful ideas and resources that you can use in the classroom.

• Teaching, Learning, Technology – The thoughts of newly qualified teacher, Oliver Quinlan.
• Year Six Teacher – The thoughts of a Year six teacher… but useful for teachers of all age groups.
• Ruminations and Cogitations – A relatively new blog, with a focus on the use of technology in the classroom. Created by Anthony W.
• Box of Tricks – A wonderful blog about MFL and technology, by José Picardo.

ESL-Library has also suggested some good education blogs:

• Burcu Akyol’s Blog - Impressions, reflections, reviews, tips and resources from an English teacher.
• Nik’s Learning Technology Blog – Tips, resources and teaching materials to help EFL and ESL teachers use ICT and new technology.
• Six Things – Regular collections of ‘six things’ which might be useful for English teaching.

Do you have any favourite teaching blogs? Share them in the comments and I’ll add them to the next part in this series.

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Do you know a teacher who’s gone the extra mile and really changed lives?

The BBC is looking for an inspirational teacher, an unsung hero who has somehow made a real difference, someone whose story deserves to be told.

Perhaps they have brought new and innovative methods to the classroom, with outstanding results. Maybe they have thrown away the rule book, only to prove their way does actually work. They may have transformed a school, a class, or perhaps simply touched individual lives.

It might not be a teacher – we’re interested in hearing stories of outstanding classroom assistants, school supervisors and other education professionals as well.

For an informal chat please contact Gemma Collins on 02920 322572 or email gemma.collins2@bbc.co.uk

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‘My Teacher, My Hero‘ is a new, non-profit website dedicated to great teachers and to the profound impact they’ve had on their students’ lives. On the interactive website, many different people have shared memories of their favourite teachers with the world.

Everyone who visits the site will be given the opportunity, through uploading and sharing his or her own video, to thank a teacher who has positively changed his or her life.

Could you record a video about your favourite teacher… or will someone record one about you?

Hi everyone,

I’m Mark Warner… I’m a primary teacher and I’ve been running a number of websites to support teachers for many years. I was very sad to read Andrew’s recent post about the end of this blog, as I’ve always found the site to be an extremely useful source of education news and information.

Andrew has kindly allowed me to take over the running of Primary Teacher UK, which I’m very excited about. The site has obviously been a huge amount of work for him, and I’m keen to ensure that all of the information that he (and his guest contributors) have previously posted stays online. I’m also looking forward to posting more news, links and information.

I recently started another blog for teachers, over at www.teachingblog.co.uk, where I’ve been posting teaching news and links to some great educational sites. I’m thinking about merging these two blogs at some point, so that all of the content is in one place. However, I probably won’t be able to organise this for a while as I’m getting married next week!

I hope you’re as pleased as I am that Primary Teacher UK will be continuing… and I hope I do as good a job as Andrew did.

Have a fantastic summer… I’ll post another message soon.