CPD Curriculum Research 

Research Myth 12: We Don’t Need To Teach Facts

1st April 20187th April 2018 John Dabell 984 Views 2 Comments 21st century skills, Daisy Christodoulou, Education, Google, Knowledge, Myths, Parents and Teachers for Excellence, Schools, self-educate, teaching

Is it a myth that teachers do not need to teach knowledge anymore?

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Curriculum Interview Podcasts 

Podcast 14: Adisa The Poet

23rd March 201825th March 2018 Iesha Small 531 Views 0 Comments adisa the poet, adisa the verbaliser, arts council, Creative Writing, Creativity, cycling, drama, English, Malcolm Gladwell, poetry, Storytelling, Tour De France, Workload, workshop

Why should teachers nurture their personal creativity?

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CPD Curriculum Teaching and Learning 

12 Tips For Teaching Out Of Your Specialism

20th March 201820th March 2018 Amy Chadderton 1485 Views 1 Comment comfort zone, confidence, Coursework, CPD, Exams, expertise, Futurelearn, honesty, International Baccalaureate, Mastery, specialism, subject knowledge

How do you teach a subject that’s not your specialism?

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Curriculum Teaching and Learning 

10 Tips for Promoting Creativity

22nd February 201821st February 2018 Michele Hill 1750 Views 2 Comments Creativity, Differentiation, Failure, Finland, Genius Hour, Mistakes, multidisciplinary learning, multiple intelligences, phenomenon-based learning, Project Based Learning, Sir Ken Robinson

Are we killing students’ creativity in school?

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Curriculum Review Students 

What Will Your Students Do With A Tenner?

13th February 201812th February 2018 Holly Gardner 704 Views awards ceremony, business, Business Studies, Competition, Curriculum, Employability, enterprise, Entrepreneur, Learning, national challenge, Product Review, student business, Tenner Challenge, Young Enterprise

Have you registered to see what your students do with a tenner?

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Curriculum Parenting Podcasts 

Podcast 7: Nick Corston

9th February 201823rd February 2018 Iesha Small 604 Views 0 Comments #ARTConnects, #TTkitPodcast, Arts, Connect, Nick Corston, Seth Godin, Sherlock Holmes, ST3AMCo

Why creativity is important in schools?

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Curriculum International Podcasts 

Podcast 5: Alastair Armstrong

2nd February 20182nd February 2018 Iesha Small 531 Views 0 Comments #TTkitPodcast, Alastair Armstrong, Boarders, Boarding, Boarding School, Edinburgh, Fee Paying, Fees, Fettes College, IB, Independent School, International Baccalaureate, Podcast, Scotland, Scottish, Scottish Education, Teaching and Learning

What is unique to teaching at an independent boarding school, and what can teachers do to reduce their workload?

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Curriculum Teaching and Learning 

Teaching Problem Solving

30th January 201829th January 2018 Lucy Kilgariff 1512 Views 0 Comments Access Maths, Advisory Committee on Mathematics Education (ACME), Assessment, Bar Models, confidence, Differentiation, free writing, GCSE Maths, Problem Solving, Resilience, schemes of learning, Time, workplace

How do we improve the teaching of problem solving?

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Assessment Curriculum Exams 

The End Of Average

28th January 201828th January 2018 @TeacherToolkit 1220 Views 0 Comments Appraisal, Assessment, books, Curriculum, Edward Thorndike, End Of Average, examination, Exams, Reading, standardisation, The End of Average, Todd L Rose, Todd Rose

Is our current examination system suitable for all students?

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Curriculum Teaching and Learning 

Time To Be Awkward

27th January 201827th January 2018 @TeacherToolkit 2437 Views 2 Comments Brian Clough, charisma, Colin Harris, Eric Cantona, genius, John Keating, maverick, Michael Kidson, Ofsted, Phil Beadle, presence, punk teaching, rebel, Samuel A. Maverick, Sir Michael Wilshaw, Tait Coles

Does education need maverick teachers?

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Curriculum Students Teaching and Learning 

Differentiation: What Works And Why

14th January 201815th January 2018 Claire Boyd 4086 Views 3 Comments Anders Ericsson, Assessment, Classroom Management, Differentiation, Education, efficacy, Intervention, Learning Objectives, next steps, School, success criteria, teaching, Zoe Elder

How committed are you to differentiation?

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Curriculum Students Teaching and Learning 

Saving Design Technology

13th January 201813th January 2018 @TeacherToolkit 2673 Views 6 Comments blogs, Curriculum, Design, Design Technology, DT, EBacc, Education, English Baccalaureate, Food Technology, Funding, Graphics, leadership, Resistant Materials, Schools, subject knowledge, Systems and Control, Textiles

If Design Technology is to survive in an EBacc world, should technology teachers reconsider their curriculum?

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Curriculum Review Teaching and Learning 

Teaching Money Management: CPD Courses

12th January 201810th January 2018 Holly Gardner 661 Views blogs, Curriculum, Education, England, Finance, leadership, Money, Money Management, National Curriculum, Product Review, Schools, secondary, Tenner, Wales, Young Money

Why don’t we show students how to manage money?

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Competition Curriculum Review 

Challenge Your Students With A Tenner

10th January 20181st March 2018 Holly Gardner 1053 Views business, Careers, Careers Guidance, Competition, Curriculum, enterprise, Entrepreneur, Money, national competition, Resources, Tenner, Tenner Challenge, Young Enterprise, Young Enterprise tenner bank, young people

Want to inspire your students with an Enterprise Competition to start the year?

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Conference Curriculum Leadership 

Keeping Creative

2nd December 20171st December 2017 @TeacherToolkit 2467 Views 0 Comments A New Direction, Creativity, Curriculum, Department for Education, EBacc, English Baccalaureate, Funding, Jihadi John, leadership, Ofsted, Ross Morrison McGill, Sir Ken Robinson, The British Library, Tim Leunig, Wellbeing, Workload

In times of increasing accountability, how can schools and teachers stay creative?

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