12 Superpowers All Primary Teachers Possess
From killing kids' favourite trends to seating-plan magic, here are some of the many superpowers you have in your teaching arsenal
- by Jonny Walker
As a primary teacher you have many gifts, you may not know it, but here Jonny Walker runs down the powers you hold within. Use them wisely.
1 | Shower sense
No misplaced apostrophe in an exercise book will go unnoticed, even from a distance of 25 metres
12 | Mind reading
We can identify a child’s emotional state from the way they say ‘Good morning’ during registration
Jonny Walker is assistant headteacher at Park Primary in East London. Find him at jonnywalkerteaching.wordpress.com and follow him on Twitter at @jonnywalker_edu.
We can stun a pupil into awed silence by simply existing outside school on a weekend
11 | Eagle eyes
No misplaced apostrophe in an exercise book will go unnoticed, even from a distance of 25 metres
12 | Mind reading
We can identify a child’s emotional state from the way they say ‘Good morning’ during registration
Jonny Walker is assistant headteacher at Park Primary in East London. Find him at jonnywalkerteaching.wordpress.com and follow him on Twitter at @jonnywalker_edu.
Our marking system uses a code so complex it would cause Alan Turing a headache
10 | Appearing in the wild!
We can stun a pupil into awed silence by simply existing outside school on a weekend
11 | Eagle eyes
No misplaced apostrophe in an exercise book will go unnoticed, even from a distance of 25 metres
12 | Mind reading
We can identify a child’s emotional state from the way they say ‘Good morning’ during registration
Jonny Walker is assistant headteacher at Park Primary in East London. Find him at jonnywalkerteaching.wordpress.com and follow him on Twitter at @jonnywalker_edu.
Need to magically squeeze an entire class into the five remaining seats on a public bus? No problem
9 | Writing in code
Our marking system uses a code so complex it would cause Alan Turing a headache
10 | Appearing in the wild!
We can stun a pupil into awed silence by simply existing outside school on a weekend
11 | Eagle eyes
No misplaced apostrophe in an exercise book will go unnoticed, even from a distance of 25 metres
12 | Mind reading
We can identify a child’s emotional state from the way they say ‘Good morning’ during registration
Jonny Walker is assistant headteacher at Park Primary in East London. Find him at jonnywalkerteaching.wordpress.com and follow him on Twitter at @jonnywalker_edu.
8 | Seating skills
Need to magically squeeze an entire class into the five remaining seats on a public bus? No problem
9 | Writing in code
Our marking system uses a code so complex it would cause Alan Turing a headache
10 | Appearing in the wild!
We can stun a pupil into awed silence by simply existing outside school on a weekend
11 | Eagle eyes
No misplaced apostrophe in an exercise book will go unnoticed, even from a distance of 25 metres
12 | Mind reading
We can identify a child’s emotional state from the way they say ‘Good morning’ during registration
Jonny Walker is assistant headteacher at Park Primary in East London. Find him at jonnywalkerteaching.wordpress.com and follow him on Twitter at @jonnywalker_edu.
We have a reaction time of less than one second when responding to travel sickness
7 | Creative characterisation
8 | Seating skills
Need to magically squeeze an entire class into the five remaining seats on a public bus? No problem
9 | Writing in code
Our marking system uses a code so complex it would cause Alan Turing a headache
10 | Appearing in the wild!
We can stun a pupil into awed silence by simply existing outside school on a weekend
11 | Eagle eyes
No misplaced apostrophe in an exercise book will go unnoticed, even from a distance of 25 metres
12 | Mind reading
We can identify a child’s emotional state from the way they say ‘Good morning’ during registration
Jonny Walker is assistant headteacher at Park Primary in East London. Find him at jonnywalkerteaching.wordpress.com and follow him on Twitter at @jonnywalker_edu.
Come to us for an encyclopaedic knowledge of the works of Roald Dahl
6 | ‘Sick’ reactions
We have a reaction time of less than one second when responding to travel sickness
7 | Creative characterisation
8 | Seating skills
Need to magically squeeze an entire class into the five remaining seats on a public bus? No problem
9 | Writing in code
Our marking system uses a code so complex it would cause Alan Turing a headache
10 | Appearing in the wild!
We can stun a pupil into awed silence by simply existing outside school on a weekend
11 | Eagle eyes
No misplaced apostrophe in an exercise book will go unnoticed, even from a distance of 25 metres
12 | Mind reading
We can identify a child’s emotional state from the way they say ‘Good morning’ during registration
Jonny Walker is assistant headteacher at Park Primary in East London. Find him at jonnywalkerteaching.wordpress.com and follow him on Twitter at @jonnywalker_edu.
One raised eyebrow can make a misbehaving bambino feel like they’ve spent a week in the Chokey
5 | Dahlightful facts
Come to us for an encyclopaedic knowledge of the works of Roald Dahl
6 | ‘Sick’ reactions
We have a reaction time of less than one second when responding to travel sickness
7 | Creative characterisation
8 | Seating skills
Need to magically squeeze an entire class into the five remaining seats on a public bus? No problem
9 | Writing in code
Our marking system uses a code so complex it would cause Alan Turing a headache
10 | Appearing in the wild!
We can stun a pupil into awed silence by simply existing outside school on a weekend
11 | Eagle eyes
No misplaced apostrophe in an exercise book will go unnoticed, even from a distance of 25 metres
12 | Mind reading
We can identify a child’s emotional state from the way they say ‘Good morning’ during registration
Jonny Walker is assistant headteacher at Park Primary in East London. Find him at jonnywalkerteaching.wordpress.com and follow him on Twitter at @jonnywalker_edu.
4 | Eye-opening intimidation
One raised eyebrow can make a misbehaving bambino feel like they’ve spent a week in the Chokey
5 | Dahlightful facts
Come to us for an encyclopaedic knowledge of the works of Roald Dahl
6 | ‘Sick’ reactions
We have a reaction time of less than one second when responding to travel sickness
7 | Creative characterisation
8 | Seating skills
Need to magically squeeze an entire class into the five remaining seats on a public bus? No problem
9 | Writing in code
Our marking system uses a code so complex it would cause Alan Turing a headache
10 | Appearing in the wild!
We can stun a pupil into awed silence by simply existing outside school on a weekend
11 | Eagle eyes
No misplaced apostrophe in an exercise book will go unnoticed, even from a distance of 25 metres
12 | Mind reading
We can identify a child’s emotional state from the way they say ‘Good morning’ during registration
Jonny Walker is assistant headteacher at Park Primary in East London. Find him at jonnywalkerteaching.wordpress.com and follow him on Twitter at @jonnywalker_edu.
We can kill viral trends dead by attempting to emulate them; nothing quells dabbing like a teacher-dab
3 | Spotting siblings
4 | Eye-opening intimidation
One raised eyebrow can make a misbehaving bambino feel like they’ve spent a week in the Chokey
5 | Dahlightful facts
Come to us for an encyclopaedic knowledge of the works of Roald Dahl
6 | ‘Sick’ reactions
We have a reaction time of less than one second when responding to travel sickness
7 | Creative characterisation
8 | Seating skills
Need to magically squeeze an entire class into the five remaining seats on a public bus? No problem
9 | Writing in code
Our marking system uses a code so complex it would cause Alan Turing a headache
10 | Appearing in the wild!
We can stun a pupil into awed silence by simply existing outside school on a weekend
11 | Eagle eyes
No misplaced apostrophe in an exercise book will go unnoticed, even from a distance of 25 metres
12 | Mind reading
We can identify a child’s emotional state from the way they say ‘Good morning’ during registration
Jonny Walker is assistant headteacher at Park Primary in East London. Find him at jonnywalkerteaching.wordpress.com and follow him on Twitter at @jonnywalker_edu.
By inhaling deeply at 7am we can accurately predict wet lunches for the rest of the week
2 | Terminating trends
We can kill viral trends dead by attempting to emulate them; nothing quells dabbing like a teacher-dab
3 | Spotting siblings
4 | Eye-opening intimidation
One raised eyebrow can make a misbehaving bambino feel like they’ve spent a week in the Chokey
5 | Dahlightful facts
Come to us for an encyclopaedic knowledge of the works of Roald Dahl
6 | ‘Sick’ reactions
We have a reaction time of less than one second when responding to travel sickness
7 | Creative characterisation
8 | Seating skills
Need to magically squeeze an entire class into the five remaining seats on a public bus? No problem
9 | Writing in code
Our marking system uses a code so complex it would cause Alan Turing a headache
10 | Appearing in the wild!
We can stun a pupil into awed silence by simply existing outside school on a weekend
11 | Eagle eyes
No misplaced apostrophe in an exercise book will go unnoticed, even from a distance of 25 metres
12 | Mind reading
We can identify a child’s emotional state from the way they say ‘Good morning’ during registration
Jonny Walker is assistant headteacher at Park Primary in East London. Find him at jonnywalkerteaching.wordpress.com and follow him on Twitter at @jonnywalker_edu.
