<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Steve Maull]]></title><description><![CDATA[Steve Maull]]></description><link>https://sjm587.wixsite.com/stevemaull/home</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 00:46:36 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://sjm587.wixsite.com/stevemaull/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[It's official, Mr Maull - teacher. Over and out!]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm sat alone taking one last look, ready to close the door on what my first year and my first class.  25 children I have taken under my...]]></description><link>https://sjm587.wixsite.com/stevemaull/post/it-s-official-mr-maull-teacher-over-and-out</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5d31c8c806a3dd00178b1fb5</guid><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jul 2019 13:42:32 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Steve Maull</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[An NQT - A Teacher]]></title><description><![CDATA[So what happened to this term? Only three weeks to go. It's all becoming slightly serial and that my first year of teaching has almost...]]></description><link>https://sjm587.wixsite.com/stevemaull/post/an-nqt-a-teacher</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5d176d2d48f3f10016958934</guid><pubDate>Sat, 29 Jun 2019 13:52:46 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Steve Maull</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[I will not be dictated to by my job.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wow, two weeks in already to this last term and only five weeks to go. Where has this time gone? Not long until I can call myself a...]]></description><link>https://sjm587.wixsite.com/stevemaull/post/i-will-not-be-dictated-to-by-my-job</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5d04ba8697636c00161dbb6d</guid><pubDate>Sat, 15 Jun 2019 09:29:42 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Steve Maull</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Time will tell.]]></title><description><![CDATA[I can't believe I've made it to my last term as an NQT. I am almost an official teacher. Who would have thought? One more observation to...]]></description><link>https://sjm587.wixsite.com/stevemaull/post/time-will-tell</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5ce90848ec33a300157c337c</guid><pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2019 09:18:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Steve Maull</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[I'll always remember my first class.]]></title><description><![CDATA[This has been a long week, with so much crammed in. I didn't write a blog last week due to being away on residential, its takes a lot out...]]></description><link>https://sjm587.wixsite.com/stevemaull/post/i-ll-always-remember-my-first-class</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5cdfaff5cf8cc5006c073d35</guid><pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2019 07:11:40 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Steve Maull</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Everything happens for a reason...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every week just seems to fly by and before I know it, its the weekend and I reflect on what I've done this week. It's been a good week...]]></description><link>https://sjm587.wixsite.com/stevemaull/post/everything-happens-for-a-reason</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5ccd43ae898ce2013888baf0</guid><pubDate>Sat, 04 May 2019 07:48:28 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Steve Maull</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[You know it's not a good thing when you wake up thinking about school.]]></title><description><![CDATA[You know it's not a good thing when you wake up thinking about school. Back in a routine already and Easter seems like a distant memory,...]]></description><link>https://sjm587.wixsite.com/stevemaull/post/you-know-it-s-not-a-good-thing-when-you-wake-up-thinking-about-school</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5cc427888839730015499b31</guid><pubDate>Sat, 27 Apr 2019 09:58:05 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Steve Maull</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Swings, roundabouts and revolving doors.]]></title><description><![CDATA[I think I've mentioned this before, however ever since I was a child there were two things I wanted to be, a singer or a teacher. When I...]]></description><link>https://sjm587.wixsite.com/stevemaull/post/swings-roundabouts-and-revolving-doors</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5ca865fc96084a001541bb76</guid><pubDate>Sat, 06 Apr 2019 08:40:42 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Steve Maull</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[I think that everyone has seen the real me.]]></title><description><![CDATA[I know I start by saying how quick my weeks go but this definitely has flown by and what a crazy week it has been. So I'm very proactive...]]></description><link>https://sjm587.wixsite.com/stevemaull/post/i-think-that-everyone-has-seen-the-real-me</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5c9f2903b7476d0015a6b739</guid><pubDate>Sat, 30 Mar 2019 08:30:39 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Steve Maull</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What will be, will be.]]></title><description><![CDATA[I've tried to be really creative this week, not that I'm not normally and I think I've come up with some good ideas. Well they seem...]]></description><link>https://sjm587.wixsite.com/stevemaull/post/what-will-be-will-be</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5c95f03d47d706001c1e438e</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Mar 2019 08:37:30 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Steve Maull</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Positive thinking.]]></title><description><![CDATA[I was told last week that I have to stop putting myself down because I am doing a good job, although I use this as a reflection and a way...]]></description><link>https://sjm587.wixsite.com/stevemaull/post/positive-thinking</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5c8cc50fc3194d001db31568</guid><pubDate>Sat, 16 Mar 2019 09:43:02 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Steve Maull</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Another regret or I must do better?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I spend my time thinking, what happened to that week? Did I achieve all I wanted? What am I doing next week? Two weeks in and I've...]]></description><link>https://sjm587.wixsite.com/stevemaull/post/another-regret-or-i-must-do-better</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5c839000ba53af001cc77667</guid><pubDate>Sat, 09 Mar 2019 10:06:34 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Steve Maull</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Parents, pupils and me.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Well half term went by in a flash and so did the first week back. I spent a lot of my week off doing work. I wanted to make sure I was...]]></description><link>https://sjm587.wixsite.com/stevemaull/post/parents-pupils-and-me</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5c7a3ae00cd363001ccd1109</guid><pubDate>Sat, 02 Mar 2019 08:13:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/57ce7e_e14c46874787493099e41266e16fb6da~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_600,h_800,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Steve Maull</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[To TA, or not TA.]]></title><description><![CDATA[The last week of the term and you expect it to be an easy one, however it definitely hasn't been. There are lots of changes happening at...]]></description><link>https://sjm587.wixsite.com/stevemaull/post/to-ta-or-not-ta</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5c66557e8ea7c6001cf7f1aa</guid><pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2019 06:01:16 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Steve Maull</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Just around the corner.]]></title><description><![CDATA[This, I have to say was a good week. Am I pre-empting the worst? So had an observation this week in Maths from my mentor and it was all...]]></description><link>https://sjm587.wixsite.com/stevemaull/post/just-around-the-corner</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5c5dd55d4d1c6702b0f65658</guid><pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2019 19:16:25 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Steve Maull</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Snow day, no way!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Well this was a very up and down week. At the start of the week, I found out my mum had norovirus and had collapsed in the hospital only...]]></description><link>https://sjm587.wixsite.com/stevemaull/post/snow-day-no-way</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5c55b5c4134ea7001b73beeb</guid><pubDate>Sat, 02 Feb 2019 15:23:05 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Steve Maull</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[I give so much but still you want more.]]></title><description><![CDATA[So this definitely has been a rollercoaster of week - at work and personally. My mother has been ill for a few months now and as a family...]]></description><link>https://sjm587.wixsite.com/stevemaull/post/i-give-so-much-but-still-you-want-more</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5c4c31299487a9001cd1ea68</guid><pubDate>Sat, 26 Jan 2019 10:09:09 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Steve Maull</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who knows?]]></title><description><![CDATA[You know when you get that feeling of - that was a long week but also Friday came quick. (No! Ok just me.) Well I have had that. I keep...]]></description><link>https://sjm587.wixsite.com/stevemaull/post/who-knows</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5c424413fefa9b001c1e5c73</guid><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2019 21:27:01 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Steve Maull</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Preparation is the key: Chunking.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ok, with any job it's important to be ready and to think on your feet. So when you're teaching and your class looks you and they have no...]]></description><link>https://sjm587.wixsite.com/stevemaull/post/preparation-is-the-key-chunking</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5c390fa5a32143001cb2ccf1</guid><pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2019 21:57:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/57ce7e_b9da86c94f914469be2a8df52feb7919~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_488,h_800,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Steve Maull</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Six weeks until half term! Not that I'm wishing it away.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Well that was an interesting two days back at school. You walk back in and wham! (No I didn't walk into a door.) Management changes,...]]></description><link>https://sjm587.wixsite.com/stevemaull/post/six-weeks-until-half-term-not-that-i-m-wishing-it-away</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5c2fc3212c7f34001cc05f22</guid><pubDate>Fri, 04 Jan 2019 20:39:17 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Steve Maull</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>