Assessment Curriculum Teaching and Learning 

Colour-Coded Differentiation

9th January 20199th January 2019 John Dabell 2542 Views 0 Comments ability grouping, achievement, Colour Blind Awareness, colour coding, Data, Differentiation, Disadvantage, diversity, division, Isabella Wallace, Jayne Bartlett, labels, Leah Kirkman, obstacles, Pimp My Lesson, racism, Seating Plans, segregation, spreadsheets, Sue Cowley, worksheets

Reading Time: 3 minutes Why should we ditch colour-coded worksheets?

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Curriculum Primary Research 

Is It Time To Hop Off The Reading Carousel?

10th December 20189th December 2018 Nick Burton 698 Views 4 Comments Additional Support Needs, challenge, Differentiation, group learning, live marking, misconceptions, Reading, reading carousel, Research, rotation, school budgets, Workload

Reading Time: 3 minutes Why do we still use reading carousels?

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Assessment Curriculum Teaching and Learning 

5 Tips For Making Project-Based Learning Work

9th December 201810th December 2018 Laura George 628 Views 0 Comments Assessment, Education Endowment Foundation (EEF), Finland, Knowledge, phenomenon-based learning, Project Based Learning, Resources, Skills, SOLE, Star Wars, Star Wars In The Classroom, Sugata Mitra

Reading Time: 3 minutes How can pupils and teachers excel in project-based learning?

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Curriculum Ofsted Workload 

Can One-Day School Inspections Evaluate Curriculum?

25th November 201814th January 2019 @TeacherToolkit 1034 Views 5 Comments Assessment, Bold Beginnings, Clare Sealy, Curriculum, Curriculum Maps, Data, Department for Education, EBacc, James Pembroke, Knowledge organisers, Knowledge Rich, Matthew Benyohai, Ofsted, Progress, Progress 8, Schemes of Work, School Inspections, Sean Harford, Tom Sherrington

Reading Time: 4 minutes Can school inspections steer focus away from data, towards a broad curriculum?

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Curriculum Students Teaching and Learning 

8 Tips For Talking About Sex and Relationships

12th November 201811th November 2018 Laura George 745 Views 0 Comments British Medical Journal, chil protection, Life skills, Mental Health, PSHE, PSHE Association, Risk, risky behaviour, Safeguarding, Sex and Relationship Education, sex-positive, sexual health, Wellbeing

Reading Time: 3 minutes How do you teach children about sex and relationships?

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Curriculum Podcasts Politics 

Podcast 32: Does Your Curriculum Meet All Pupils’ Needs?

10th November 201812th November 2018 Joshua McGovern 826 Views 0 Comments #TTkit100Women, #TTkitPodcast, Alperton Community School, Andria Zafirakou, Art, Brent, Cypriot, EBacc, English Baccalaureate, Global Teacher Prize, Greek, Greek Cypriot, London, Marylebone School for Girls, Multicultural, oprah winfrey, Parents' Evening, Textiles, The Arts, The Queen, Vegetarian

Reading Time: 2 minutes What does the Global Teacher Prize Winner say about the English Baccalaureate?

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Curriculum Resources Technology 

National School Meals Week

8th November 20182nd November 2018 Janet O. Smith 645 Views 0 Comments British Nutrition Foundation, Chefs in Schools, cooking, food, Food Life Skills, Food Technology, healthy eating, kitchen, National School Meals Week, recipes, The Great School Lunch

Reading Time: 3 minutes Are you ready for National Schools Meals Week?

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Curriculum Students Teaching and Learning 

Do You Have A Saber-Toothed Curriculum?

4th November 20183rd January 2019 John Dabell 1556 Views 0 Comments Curriculum, Debra Kidd, Donaldson Review, Dylan Wiliam, Factfulness, GCSE English Literature, Graham Chisnell, Hans Rosling, Harold R. W. Benjamin, Helen Jones MP, Jon Brunskill, Knowledge organisers, NESTA, Sir Ken Robinson, skill-based education, The Edge Foundation, The Saber-Toothed Curriculum, VUCA

Reading Time: 4 minutes Is your curriculum long in the tooth?

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Curriculum Leadership Ofsted 

How Should Ofsted Reform Itself?

3rd November 20183rd November 2018 @TeacherToolkit 740 Views 1 Comment accountability, Amanda Spielman, Complaints Process, Curriculum, Evidence Base, Finland, machine learning, National Audit Office, NfER, Ofsted, OfSTED complaints, reform, Singapore, YouGov

Reading Time: 2 minutes How far Ofsted is prepared to hide from accountability behind the threat of costs to children?

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Assessment Curriculum Workload 

How Can We Improve Assessment Practice?

17th October 201817th October 2018 Iesha Small 1044 Views 0 Comments Assessment, LKMco, making waves, Pearson, Research, teacher feedback, Think Tank

Reading Time: 2 minutes How can assessment be improved to reduce teacher workload?

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Assessment Curriculum Policies 

How To Revolutionise Your Marking Workload

16th October 201818th October 2018 Lynn How 1998 Views 3 Comments accountability, Assessment, BBC, Dame Alison Peacock, Education Endowment Foundation, Feedback, Huntington Research School, Marking, Ofsted, ownership, Research, telegraph, Third Space Learning, Wellbeing, Workload

Reading Time: 4 minutes With this approach, could we scrap marking completely?

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CPD Curriculum International 

What Can We Learn From The Ministry Of Defence?

7th October 201821st November 2018 @TeacherToolkit 1081 Views 0 Comments #TTkitCPD, Afnorth, Akrotiri School, Attenborough School, Ayios Nikolaos School, Ben Turner, Bielefeld School, Bishopspark School, British Families Education Service, British Forces School, Cyprus, Dhekelia School, Emma Bryson, Episkopi School, Falkland Islands, Germany, Gibraltar, Gütersloh, Haig School, Holland, Hornbill School, Italy, John Buchan School, King Richard School, King's School, Ministry Of Defence, Mount Pleasant School, NAHT, Queen Victoria School, Scotland, Service Children's Education, SHAPE School, St Christopher's FS, St David's School, St Johns School, Teacher Training

Reading Time: 4 minutes What is it like to teach in a British Forces school?

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Curriculum Ofsted Policies 

Will OfSTED Dictate The Curriculum Agenda?

30th September 201829th September 2018 @TeacherToolkit 1290 Views 1 Comment #Bananas, Amanda Spielman, Bold Beginnings, Curriculum, EBacc, English Baccalaureate, Freedom Of Information, Knowledge, Knowledge Rich, Ofsted, qualitative, qualitative research, Requires Improvement, Research

Reading Time: 4 minutes What will the school inspection revolution ask schools do next?

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Curriculum Mental Health Podcasts 

Podcast 26: How Should We Approach The Curriculum?

22nd September 201812th November 2018 Joshua McGovern 998 Views 0 Comments #100vote, #suffrage100, #TTkit100Women, #TTkitPodcast, Behaviour, Body Image, character, Curriculum, Girlguiding National Attitudes Survey, Interview, Mental Health, Natasha Devon MBE, National Curriculum, Podcast, positive body image, role model, Wellbeing

Reading Time: 2 minutes How should we approach the curriculum?

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Assessment Curriculum Teaching and Learning 

Teaching Ideas To Bin: Marking By Frequency And Colour

25th August 201824th August 2018 John Dabell 1278 Views 2 Comments Assessment, colour coding, Feedback, frequency, Marking, Marking Policy, whole school policy

Reading Time: 1 minute Do you mark by frequency and colour?

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Curriculum Students Teaching and Learning 

What Jobs Are We Preparing Children For?

15th August 201817th August 2018 Lynn How 1658 Views 6 Comments adaptability, ajzen, bandura, career, future, jobs, self-efficacy, world economic forum

Reading Time: 5 minutes How can we prepare our pupils for the jobs of the future?

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Behaviour Curriculum Teaching and Learning 

Educational Fad: Collaborative Learning

8th July 20188th July 2018 John Dabell 1693 Views 1 Comment Collaborative Learning, cooperative learning, Dylan Wiliam, Group Work, Research, Tom Bennett, Vickie Randall

Reading Time: 2 minutes How effective is collaborative learning?

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