10 Teaching Essentials and Pitfalls
In writing this, I’ve been thinking about two sets of teachers. Firstly, I’ve been thinking about various very strong teachers I’ve...
10 Books Every Teacher Should Read
Recently I was asked to nominate a book or piece of writing that I thought represented the best educational writing of recent years. I...
Reflections on INSET
Following our recent INSET workshop with Alan Jervis from Dragonfly Training, I asked all staff in the Upper School a simple question:...
Principles of Effective Teaching
Teachers are always being offered lists of principles, axioms, tenets, precepts – the magic beans of teaching. We’re desperate to make...
12 Pointers Towards Great Teaching Assessment and Learning
Twelve is a good a number as any for directing people towards better teaching, assessment and learning. It certainly won’t cover...
Takeaway Homeworks
What I have done With my P6 class this year I have been trialling a new approach to homework. I have a bottom set group, and in maths...
How to ensure that feedback leads to real learning
To read the blog by Andy Tharby (author of Making Every Lesson Count), go to his blog page here: https://reflectingenglish.wordpress.com/...