Happy New Year Tappers! 🎆 We’re kicking off 2025 by asking you about New Year’s Resolutions. Head over to the app now, to answer the daily questions! Not got the app? Join a community of teachers answering questions daily, by downloading the app today! 👇 bit.ly/DownloadTeacherTapp

This year, 11,000 Tappers answered nearly 2,000 questions, helping us shine a light on what’s really happening in schools. Your insights exposed a third of teachers facing pupil misogyny - covered by the BBC. Big impact, all thanks to YOU! 👏

Last week, we shared some of the Teacher Tapp team's favourite findings of 2025...the spotlight is now on YOU! We want to know the most striking Teacher Tapp finding you've seen this year. Let us know below or via our direct messages 👇

The Teacher Tapp Round Up is here! 📝 This year, your insights didn’t just stay in the classroom - they made headlines, influenced reports, and shaped the conversation on education. This is how YOU shaped 2025 👇

We do know one thing... it's Teacher Tapp Time! New questions available on the app now 👇 bit.ly/DownloadTeacherTapp

What kind of Christmas Tapper are you? 🎄 Are you still tapping every single day no matter what, dipping in between naps and snacks, quietly catching up on the highlights, or fully switching off until the New Year? Comment the emojis below which best represents you! 👇

It’s Boxing Day! A day for good company, good food - and apparently the busiest job-hunting day of the year 👀 Head to the app and tell us: does this ring true for you? 📲: bit.ly/DownloadTeacherTapp

From all of us at Teacher Tapp (powered by a very joyful sushi Christmas party 🍣🎄), thank you to every teacher who tapped and shared their experiences of life in schools this year. Your insights spotlight the challenges and the wins. Wishing you a Tappy Christmas ✨

Did your favourite Christmas Eve drink make it into the top two? According to Teacher Tappers, hot chocolate and mulled wine are the preferred Christmas Eve drinks by teachers. Cheers to that! ☕️

Only a few to go until we eat the BEST meal of the year 🤤 So we're asking the important stuff: what do teachers have on their Christmas dinner?! The results varied but you were sure on one thing...92% of you have roast potatoes! Did we miss something? Let us know below 👀

We asked the Teacher Tapp & School Surveys team to share their favourite finding of 2025. From hymn bangers to how pupils described their last lesson - classroom slang dominated the headlines 🤩 Tell us one of your favourite findings below or, (you know… 6 or 7 of them 👀)

A little message from Teacher Tapp Towers 🚨 We're wrapping up the term so our replies might be a little slower over Christmas. Thanks for bearing with us! 🎄

The most read article of the week was ‘It's official, teachers must relax over Christmas to avoid burnout’ from The Guardian 📚 Daily reads can be found at the bottom of our weekly Tuesday blogs. Happy reading!👇 bit.ly/4gMwLvH

You MADE it! The Christmas break is finally here (for most of you!) 💚 Hopefully you managed a sneaky lie-in today before the Christmas chaos begins 🎄✨

What do teachers really want when it comes to flexible working? 🤔 One way to find out was to ask what is already in place in your school, and then what would you pick if you had free choice. Half say their school offers no options, yet only 2% wouldn’t want any.

I’ve written a long blog here that comes out of various things that I’ve worked on with other people this term. It’s about accents... again! Sorry, not sorry. englishandmedia.co.uk/blog/pride-a...

We have our winner! 🚨 Check your tickets on the Teacher Tapp app to see if you’re the winner of an iPad 📱🌟

@teachertapp.bsky.social Nice round number for me today. 😊

17% of teachers let their students take over the Christmas decorating… and we LOVE the chaos ✨🎄 Does your class get involved?

In secondary schools where phones are allowed at break/lunch, 24% of teachers saw a phone in their last lesson. Where phones are collected? Just 2%!

Spot any small mischievous creatures dangling from projectors lately? 👀 28% of teachers say they’re running Elf on the Shelf this year! 🎄✨

Last-minute teacher gift panic? We’ve got you 🎁 Top pick: a handmade thank-you card ❤️ Book lovers? Try The Hallmarked Man, The Thursday Murder Club or The Names. And Terry’s Chocolate Orange reigns supreme at 26% 🍊🍫

It's a tip-tastic @teachertapp.bsky.social day for me today 💚

FINAL CHANCE! 🚨 It's your last opportunity to grab tickets into the December prize draw where you could win an iPad 👀📱 Just answer 10 questions and you're in! Ts&Cs: bit.ly/4rvqA5g

The most read article of the week was from Third Space Learning and was all about ditching lesson observations 📚 A quarter of leaders read about the alternatives to observations…perhaps getting some ideas for the new school year!

Send this to the teacher who’s always at the back of the hall dancing through the Christmas show and Nativity – or doing whatever it takes to make the kids smile! 🌟

Want to unwrap an iPad this Christmas? 🎄✨ Answer 10 questions on the app from the 1st December until the 17th December, and you'll receive a ticket into the December prize draw. Ts&Cs: bit.ly/4rvqA5g

Calling all education creators! 📢 Are you creating content but need the data to back it up? Drop us a message through the app or on our socials 💬

Knock, knock! Tell them Teacher Tapp are here...and you could win an iPad 👀✨ Just answer 10 questions on the Teacher Tapp App and you're in the draw! Ts&Cs: bit.ly/4rvqA5g

Headteachers are the stars behind the script! They are the most likely to have been the narrators in the school nativity 💬 Who did you play in your school nativity? Share your role with us! 👑🐑👼

Teachers who’ve had training in parental communication are more likely to feel very confident calling home. For negative calls, confidence jumps from 18% (no training) to 24% (with training) — a meaningful boost for a tricky part of the job. Has your school offered this training?👇

The most read article this week was from @tesmagazine.bsky.social on leadership wellbeing. Daily reads can be found at the bottom of our weekly Tuesday blogs.

How often are teachers expected to mark books - and how? Laura digs into the data in the latest InnerTapp episode. Watch the full episode here 👉 bit.ly/3Xy7iye

Teacher Wrapped 2025 is in: 39 meetings, 436 patience breaths, 1,598 missing pens and 1,027 photocopied worksheets. … and you made it through! 🌟 (NOT real Teacher Tapp data 🤓)

“Elevator” or “lift”? “Cookie” or “biscuit”? 🤔 Our Tapper-informed data on Americanisms in UK classrooms was featured in USA Today News! 📰 Check out what we found and see how British classrooms are picking up American phrases 👉 bit.ly/49JUIDt

How manageable is teachers’ parent-contact workload? ✉️📞 33% of primary and 37% of secondary teachers say parent contact is “very manageable”. In schools where teachers can’t be emailed directly messages are filtered through the office - that figure jumps to 47%.

#FashionTeacherAdvent Door Number 4 Warm in my @teachertapp.bsky.social Xmas jumper.

Schools offering BOTH in-person and online appointments saw the highest rates of 100% attendance (13%), compared to: 💻 11% online-only 🗣️ 10% face-to-face. Does this reflect your school? Let us know below 👇

It's THAT time of year again ✨ Leave us your glitter-related hacks below so we can all get through this together!

52% of teachers say they are told how often to mark books ✍️ Does marking actually make a difference to student outcomes? In our latest episode, Teacher Tapp + @innerdrive.bsky.social dig into what the evidence really says 👉 bit.ly/3Xy7iye

The elves have arrived at the Teacher Tapp Towers…and they’ve got an iPad to give away! ✨ Answer 10 questions on the app from the 1st December until the 17th December, and you'll receive a ticket into the December prize draw. Ts&Cs: bit.ly/4rvqA5g

Pride of place on the tree again this year @teachertapp.bsky.social

The top read this week from the EEF on self-regulation. 988 Teacher Tappers read it! Daily reads can be found at the bottom of our weekly Tuesday blogs. Happy reading!👇 bit.ly/4gMwLvH

When it’s time to belt out Shine Jesus Shine in assembly… turn that volume UP! 🔊 No wonder it was voted the favourite hymn by our primary tappers! 🙌

83% read a novel in the past year, and over half picked up a book on classroom practice. Need something for your reading list? Our Tappers recommend The Hallmarked Man, The Thursday Murder Club and The Names 📚

It's not too late to nominate a teacher to win one of our star boxes! ⭐️ Nominations end in 2 days - don't miss out! Fill out the form today 🔗 bit.ly/3Lwi0T2

33% of primary teachers “often/constantly” think about resigning vs 26% of secondary 💼 Teachers whose last lesson was disrupted by behaviour are nearly twice as likely to “constantly” think about leaving (15% vs 8%) and much less likely to “rarely/never” consider it (32% vs 46%).

Weekend marking is rising again: 27% of teachers worked Saturday or Sunday this year (24% last year). Classroom teachers feel it most, with 28% marking vs 20% of senior leaders 🖊️

The weather outside is frightful..but most teachers appear to be in warm classrooms! However, of the 80% who said the school had put their heating on, only 26% have working radiators in their room 😬🥶

We’re at the Optimus Education MATS Summit this week! 💬 Swing by our stand to chat with June about all things School Surveys, and don’t miss co-founder Laura McInerney speaking on lessons from collaboration with inclusive trusts. #oeMATS