Lee Parkinson MBE (Mr P)

You’ll often hear me reference data from Teacher Tapp, it’s a free app you can download and every day, the app pings you three quick questions about school life. The next day you see how thousands of other teachers answered, which is either reassuring or mildly terrifying depending on the topic. Turns out you’re not the only one who’s been told which colour pen to mark in.
Why bother? Because when someone in Westminster says “teachers feel…”, I’d rather it came from actual teachers than from a focus group whose last classroom experience was watching Waterloo Road. Teacher Tapp results get picked up by journalists, researchers and policymakers. The more of us answering, the harder we are to ignore.

They give back with a short daily read alongside your results (CPD you can genuinely do with a brew in one hand) and monthly prizes for people who take part. There are also streak badges, and I’m ashamed to say a little virtual medal is enough to keep me going.

It’s free. Search Teacher Tapp in your app store and get involved.
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