Can we guess your teacher type?

Quiz Questions

• 1.
  Someone brings biscuits into the staffroom. Your move?

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  • A.
    Do a full inspection: brand, texture and structural integrity. Then decide.
  • B.
    Announce it like a fire drill: “BISCUITS IN THE STAFFROOM.”
  • C.
    Wait for an appropriate moment. You’re not animals.
  • D.
    Take one immediately. These things have a very short life expectancy.
• 2.
  You left the gig tickets you sneakily printed in the staffroom printer. You go back, but they're gone. Do you:

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  • A.
    I would never do that!
  • B.
    Email the entire department, confess and make a joke.
  • C.
    Never speak of it and don't even go to the gig in case you get rumbled.
  • D.
    See who’s used the printer last and FIND THEM.
• 3.
  What does your desk actually look like right now? Be honest.

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  • A.
    Neat stacks: “next”, “soon” and “why did I print this?”
  • B.
    A lively mix of pens, glue sticks, and a questionable half-eaten snack.
  • C.
    Suspiciously clear. A visual oasis.
  • D.
    Whatever you’ve needed most recently. Practical but slightly chaotic.
• 4.
  The bus is late for the class trip. You and your colleague wait on the pavement with 30 restless pupils and parent volunteers. You:

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  • A.
    Go back inside where you've got a chance to keep everyone together (and near a toilet).
  • B.
    Launch an upbeat memory game. Treat waiting outside like part of the trip.
  • C.
    Take on the impossible challenge of keeping everyone quiet… surely the bus won’t be too long?
  • D.
    Start planning an alternative way to travel.
• 5.
  There’s no tea or coffee in the staffroom. Now the teachers are dying of thirst. You:

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  • A.
    Start a proper rota so it never happens again.
  • B.
    Organise an emergency shop run. Morale must be protected.
  • C.
    Do nothing. It’ll sort itself out.
  • D.
    Check the other cupboard you suspect has some spares.
• 6.
  Someone has left a full, unopened box of glue sticks on the windowsill. Do you:

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  • A.
    Send a message: “Anyone missing glue sticks?” and make sure they’re returned.
  • B.
    Hold them up in the staffroom like a prize: “Whose are these?!”
  • C.
    Leave it where it is. Not your glue sticks, not your problem.
  • D.
    Relocate the box to your desk. These things don’t look after themselves.
• 7.
  You need to plan a last-minute lesson for an unfamiliar topic. What’s your style?

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  • A.
    Quietly efficient. No fuss, no drama.
  • B.
    Structured, detailed and possibly over-engineered.
  • C.
    A decent plan… plus the energy to carry it through.
  • D.
    A rough outline and a strong sense of “I’ll make it work”.

Quiz Outcomes

• 1.
  You are: The Calm in the Chaos

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  What you bring: You don't rush. You keep perspective when emotions run high and decisions need clarity. People trust you because you're consistent - calm in the corridor, thoughtful in the meeting, reassuring in the classroom.Schools hold together with solid foundations. You’re one of the steady ones. But being dependable shouldn't mean absorbing every shockwave… What you need: To spend less time firefighting. We get that. That’s why we’ve developed free, sequenced lesson resources that give you a strong starting point for planning, so you can focus more of your time doing what you do best: bringing your lessons to life and keeping everything grounded in the classroom. 
• 2.
  You are: The Vision Driver

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  What you bring: You’re always thinking a few steps ahead. You spot the gaps, plan deliberately, and push things from “good enough” to genuinely excellent. People rely on you because you care about the detail, and the bigger picture.Schools don’t improve by accident. They move forward because someone is raising the bar.But holding high standards doesn't mean you have to start everything from scratch…What you need: To spend less time building and more time refining. We get that. That’s why we've created free, sequenced lesson resources that give you a strong starting point for planning, so you can focus more on adapting, tailoring and raising pupil outcomes even further.
• 3.
  You are: The Chief Morale Officer

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  What you bring: You bring the energy. The warmth. The well-timed “we’ve got this” when the week gets tough. Pupils gravitate towards you and colleagues rely on you because you know how to lift a room.Schools run on systems. But they thrive on people who keep the humans going.But being everyone’s go-to shouldn’t mean your own to-do list never ends…What you need: To get some time back. We get that. That’s why we’ve developed free, sequenced lesson resources that cut planning time, so you still have energy to do what you do best: bring your lessons to life and inspire the pupils in your classroom.
• 4.
  You are: The Mastermind

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  What you bring: You notice the patterns others miss. When something wobbles, you don’t panic, you figure it out. You adapt quickly, solve problems calmly, and always seem to have the right activity up your sleeve.Schools don’t run smoothly by chance. They run because someone is thinking clearly.But constantly fixing, adapting and improving things can eat up hours…What you need: To spend less time troubleshooting. We get that. That’s why we’ve created free, sequenced lesson resources that take the heavy lifting out of planning, so you still have time to focus on what you do best: solving classroom problems and keeping learning on track.