Steven Robertson

Steven writes for the Teacher Toolkit site from a primary perspective. He is a primary school teacher in a catholic primary school in Runcorn. Although currently in key stage 1, he has experience teaching across a variety of year groups and has previously taught in both lower and upper key stage 2. He has been teaching for more than 10 years and has experience teaching in primary schools in Northern Ireland and in Liverpool. Steven has responsibility for maths and science and is a member of senior leadership. He has previously served as a member of his school’s governing body. He has completed his NPQML and is in the process of completing his NPQSL.

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10 Ways to Support Children Experiencing Anxiety

26th May 2022 by Steven Robertson

Reading Time: 4 minutes Do you find that a significant number of pupils are presenting an increased need for mental wellbeing support?

Improving Marking and Feedback

16th Sep 2016 by Steven Robertson

Reading Time: 4 minutes Would you like to develop your understanding of assessment and the purpose of high quality marking and feedback?

Preparing Pupils for Failure

14th Sep 2016 by Steven Robertson

Reading Time: 2 minutes If failure isn’t accepted as an integral part of the learning process, how will young people succeed beyond the classroom walls?

Getting Behaviour Right

11th Sep 2016 by Steven Robertson

Reading Time: 2 minutes What strategies can teachers put in place to ensure they promote good behaviour in the classroom?

Leading from the Front

7th Sep 2016 by Steven Robertson

Reading Time: 2 minutes What can you do to help make the successful transition from colleague to leader?

Lessons in Leadership

1st Jun 2016 by Steven Robertson

Reading Time: 2 minutes Are there lessons to be learnt from a chaotic year in the Department for Education?

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Making Your Classroom Autism Friendly

8th Apr 2016 by Steven Robertson

Reading Time: 2 minutes Do you have strategies in place to ensure that your classroom is autism-friendly?

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Improving Feedback – Reducing Workload

1st Apr 2016 by Steven Robertson

Reading Time: 2 minutes What can you do to maximise the impact of your marking while minimising your workload?

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Out With The Old

16th Mar 2016 by Steven Robertson

Reading Time: 3 minutes Whether we agree with the key stage 1 and 2 primary assessment changes or not, it is clear that handwriting, spelling and grammar will now play a hugely increased role in signifying whether a child is working at an age appropriate standard. This will inevitably require teachers to alter the way they teach writing.