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Behaviour Policies Teaching and Learning 

Does Your Behaviour Policy Support Learning?

21st March 201921st March 2019 @TeacherToolkit 137 Views 0 Comments Behaviour, Behaviour Policy, Classroom Management, Learning, Newly Qualified Teacher, NQT, Sanctions, school policies, Standing Up, Starter Activity, Teaching and Learning

Reading Time: 3 minutes Is your behaviour management a waste of valuable learning time?

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Assessment DfE Exams 

Baseline Testing: Education Requires Brave Politicians

20th March 201920th March 2019 @TeacherToolkit 336 Views 0 Comments Assessment, Baseline, Department for Education, Economy, Exams, Mastery Transcript, Mental Health, OECD, Pisa, Politicians, Rankings, Reception, Scott Looney, Testing, The Assessment For Children Charter, The End of Average, Todd L Rose, Workload

Reading Time: 2 minutes Should 4-year-old children sit school exams?

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Leadership Staff Well Being Workload 

Toxic Schools: 16 Things Teachers Have Said

19th March 201920th March 2019 @TeacherToolkit 490 Views 0 Comments Anonymous, attendance, Childcare, Data, Directed Time, Early Careers Framework, Education Support Partnership, interviews, leadership, learning walk, Meetings, Mental Health, MockSTED, observation, Ofsted, Pupil Premium, Shaved Hair, Special Measures, Staff Well Being, toxic schools, Workload

Reading Time: 3 minutes What do colleagues say about decisions made from above, that impact on their day-to-day work?

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Psychology Research Teaching and Learning 

Getting To Grips With Cognitive Load Theory

18th March 201918th March 2019 Phil Naylor 560 Views 0 Comments Allan Paivio, Cognition, Cognitive Load Theory, complexity, Craig Barton, displays, Dual Coding, Dunning-Kruger effect, Dylan Wiliam, information overload, instruction, instructions, John Sweller, PowerPoint, redundancy effect, Ross McGill

Reading Time: 2 minutes Are we getting in a muddle with cognitive load theory?

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DfE Leadership Research 

Research Questions About Education

17th March 201917th March 2019 @TeacherToolkit 591 Views 0 Comments Areas of Research Interest, Coaching, Department for Education, diversity, EBacc, England, Holiday hunger, Mental Health, Nutrition, Pathways, Poverty, unicef, USA

Reading Time: 3 minutes What questions are the Department for Education currently researching about education in our schools?

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Ofsted Research Teaching and Learning 

The Analysis of Classroom Observations

17th March 201917th March 2019 @TeacherToolkit 672 Views 4 Comments Curriculum, Faculty of Education, Lev Vygotsky, Neil Mercer, Observations, Teaching and Learning, The British Psychological Society, University of Cambridge, Verbal Feedback, Verbal Feedback Project

Reading Time: 3 minutes How should teachers conduct lesson observations of other teachers?

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Leadership Research Teaching and Learning 

3 Important Pieces of Education Research

16th March 201915th March 2019 @TeacherToolkit 668 Views 0 Comments Bloomsbury Publishing, Book, Carly Sandy, disadvantaged pupils, Doctorate, Education Policy, England, Faculty of Education, Independent School, Just Great Teaching, Kardashian Effect, Mark Quinn, Northern Ireland, Rutgers University, Scotland, social-media, State schools, Twitter, UCL, University of Cambridge, Verbal Feedback, Verbal Feedback Project, Wales

Reading Time: 1 minute What are some teachers and schools currently researching?

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Curriculum Pastoral Students 

Character Education Is A Deliberate Process

14th March 201914th March 2019 @TeacherToolkit 494 Views 0 Comments Assemblies, character, Character Education, Curriculum, extra-curricular, Jubilee Centre, Jubilee Centre for Character and Virtues, Rachael Hunter, role model, University of Birmingham, Virtue

Reading Time: 2 minutes What do schools need to do in order to make ‘character education’ bring about change in young people?

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International Job Hunting Staff Well Being 

Teaching Overseas: Is It For You?

13th March 201912th March 2019 Gina Pearson 744 Views 1 Comment Abu Dubai, career opportunities, DESC Dubai, Dubai, ethos, holidays, international, lifestyle, Middle East, Overseas, Pay, Quit Teaching, Salary, United Arab Emirates, Weather, Wellbeing

Reading Time: 2 minutes Does teaching overseas appeal to you?

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CPD Leadership Review 

How To Make Lesson Observation Meaningful

11th March 20198th March 2019 Holly Gardner 855 Views Bloomsbury Books, Bloomsbury Education, Carte Blance, checklist, Coaching, Feedback, focus, how to be an outstanding primary middle leader, lesson observation, middle leaders, observation, Product Review, Teacher Development, Zoe Paramour

Reading Time: 3 minutes How can you conduct a lesson observation so that it actually improves teaching?

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Assessment Exams Policies 

Do School Examinations Fail Some Of Our Pupils?

10th March 20199th March 2019 @TeacherToolkit 511 Views 1 Comment Curriculum, Dame Rachel De Souza, Debate Chamber, Dubai, Edward Thorndike, English, Examinations, Exams, Freddie McGill, Global Skills and Education Forum, Harvard, Jeanne Allen, Maths, Pilot, Premature, Professor Jo Ritzen, Susan Hopgood, The End of Average, Todd L Rose, USA Air Force

Reading Time: 5 minutes How did you score in your maths and English examinations at school?

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Ofsted Parenting Teaching and Learning 

Are Parent View Questions Dangerous?

10th March 20199th March 2019 @TeacherToolkit 985 Views 1 Comment #TakeAwayHmk, classroom observation, data collection, EIF 2019, Google Classroom, Homework, Microsoft Office 2010, Ofsted, Parent View, Parents, School Inspections, Teaching and Learning

Reading Time: 3 minutes How do parents know what good teaching is?

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Conference International Teaching and Learning 

Teaching and Learning in Switzerland

9th March 20199th March 2019 @TeacherToolkit 893 Views 0 Comments Alison Schofield, Basel, College Alpin Beau Soleil, Conference, Dr. Kendall Zoller, Germany, International School Basel, Jennifer Wathall, La Cote Internationale School, Louise Penrice, Prof. Danny Brassell, Professor Andy Hargreaves, SGIS, Spain, Swiss Group of Independent Schools, Switzerland, UAE, Villars Sur Ollon

Reading Time: 5 minutes How does high stakes accountability in England compare with international and independent schools?

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Podcasts Research Teaching and Learning 

Podcast 42: Why Are Teachers Training In Their Spare Time?

9th March 20199th March 2019 Joshua McGovern 647 Views 1 Comment #TTkit100Women, #TTkitPodcast, CPD, Dr. Carolina Kuepper-Tetzel, Dundee, Dundee University, Professional development, Pyschology, Research, Ross Morrison McGill, The Learning Scientists, Training, University, University of Dundee

Reading Time: 1 minute Why do teachers often have to attend professional development in their spare time?

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CPD Leadership Teaching and Learning 

#1MinCPD: Ready For Leadership?

6th March 20196th March 2019 Hanna Beech 563 Views 0 Comments #1minCPD, career, expertise, leadership, Middle Leadership

Reading Time: 1 minute Are you wondering if you’re ready to step into leadership?

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Leadership Policies Teacher Training 

Risk-Averse Schools Drive Me “Potty”

4th March 20193rd March 2019 John Dabell 2080 Views 2 Comments Art, bacteria, CLEAPPS, craft, danger, Design and Technology, germs, handwashing, Health and Safety Executive (HSE), Mike Fairclough, Myth Busting, Ofsted, paranoia, Risk, risk assessment, toilet rolls, urban myth

Reading Time: 4 minutes Has your school banned toilet rolls?

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DfE Ofsted Policies 

Your School Is Stuck!

3rd March 201926th February 2019 @TeacherToolkit 686 Views 2 Comments Department for Education, Disadvantage, disadvantaged pupils, disadvantaged schools, East Midlands, Education Datalab, FFT, Humberside, Ofsted, Ofsted gradings, Requires Improvement, School Inspections, social mobility, Stuck, Stuck Schools

Reading Time: 2 minutes Imagine working in a crap school?

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