achievement

International Research Teaching and Learning 

Do Small Class Sizes Have Any Impact?

18th February 201918th February 2019 @TeacherToolkit 1692 Views 7 Comments achievement, Average Class Size, Campbell Collaboration, Class Sizes, Mathematics, Netherlands, Norway, Reading, Research, student-teacher ratio, UK, USA

Reading Time: 2 minutes Do small class sizes improve student achievement in primary and secondary schools?

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Podcasts Teaching and Learning Technology 

Podcast 40: How Can You Protect Your Wellbeing?

17th February 20199th March 2019 Joshua McGovern 1219 Views 0 Comments #TTkit100Women, #TTkitPodcast, achievement, Bukky Yusuf, Curriculum, Interview, Mental Health, mobile technology, Podcast, science, Wellbeing, WomenEd, Work-life balance, Workload

Reading Time: 1 minute Why is it important to “down tools” at the weekend?

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Assessment Curriculum Teaching and Learning 

Colour-Coded Differentiation

9th January 20199th January 2019 John Dabell 3268 Views 1 Comment 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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Psychology Research Staff Well Being 

5 Wellbeing Quick Wins

6th December 20184th December 2018 Will Swaithes 1390 Views 0 Comments accountability, achievement, Dr John Ratey, Dr William Bird, exercise, Get Exam Fit, Health, Jez Rose, physical education, Prof Guy Claxton, Wellbeing, Workload, Youth Sport Trust

Reading Time: 3 minutes How can we improve our wellbeing?

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Coaching Research Teaching and Learning 

What Happens When Teachers Get More Feedback?

16th April 201815th April 2018 @TeacherToolkit 1718 Views 0 Comments achievement, Coaching, Feedback, Institute of Education Sciences, observation, The Institute for Effective Education, US Department for Education

Reading Time: 2 minutes Does increased feedback have a positive impact on teachers’ classroom practice?

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CPD Research Teaching and Learning 

Research Myth 10: Homework ‘Works’

18th March 201812th March 2018 John Dabell 3270 Views 1 Comment achievement, Alfie Kohn, Alice Keeler, Dylan Wiliam, Homework, Inequality, Matt Miller, Myths, OECD, Professor John Hattie, Research

Reading Time: 1 minute Does setting homework make a difference?

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Policies Politics Students 

The Real Disadvantage Gap In Our Schools

21st January 201826th February 2019 @TeacherToolkit 5146 Views 1 Comment @Edu_Historian, achievement, Algebra, attainment gap, Disadvantaged, Family, Home, Jack Schneider, Learning, Literacy, Magritte, Massachusetts, Money, poor, Progress, Pupil Premium, Reading, rich, scores, social mobility, socio-economic, Sommerville, Tests, the nook

Reading Time: 4 minutes Does having a family culture and structure at home, which aligns to the values of a school, equate to success?

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Psychology Staff Well Being 

Let’s Ban The Word BUSY!

16th January 201814th February 2018 James Manwaring 3139 Views 9 Comments achievement, Anat Keinan, Behaviour, lifestyle, Neeru Paharia, productivity, Relationships, Silvia Bellezza, That Boy Can Teach, time-management, work schedule, Workload

Reading Time: 3 minutes How busy are you?

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Review Technology 

Reduce Workload and Increase Motivation

27th November 201725th November 2017 @TeacherToolkit 5939 Views achievement, Achievement Points, Analysis, Badges, Behaviour, Ben Dunford, Data, Data Analysis, Detention, EdTech, Education, epraise, epraise.co.uk, Exeter, Homework, Intervention, Louise Dunford, MIS, Parents' Evening, Primary, Product Review, Rewards, Rewards System, School, Schools, Seating Chart, seating plan, secondary, Software, teacher, teaching, technology

Reading Time: 3 minutes How can teachers and schools reduce workload whilst increasing impact and student motivation?

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Curriculum Teaching and Learning 

The Homework Conundrum

8th September 20178th September 2017 Alice England 5354 Views 3 Comments A level, achievement, attainment, Duke University, Erika A Patall, Finland, flipped learning, GCSE, gradees, Harris Cooper, Homework, Jorgianne Civey Robinson, Texas, Time Magazine

Reading Time: 3 minutes What do we really expect of students when setting homework? And, should teachers set it at all?

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Behaviour Teacher Training 

Teacher’s Pets

15th May 201715th May 2017 John Dabell 3270 Views 0 Comments achievement, Education, Equality, fairness, favouritism, partiality, Professionalism, School, teacher's pet, teaching

Reading Time: 3 minutes Do you have ‘favourite’ pupils?

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Politics Teaching and Learning 

The Class Size Enigma

12th May 201712th May 2017 John Dabell 4775 Views 1 Comment @SchoolsWeek, achievement, Angela Rayner MP, class size, classsizematters.org, Education, Education Endowment Foundation, fullfact.org, Jeremy Corbyn, Leading Britain's Conversation LBC, Malcolm Gladwell, Nick Ferrari, Professor John Hattie, School, Sir, Sir Andrew Carter OBE, South Farnham School, standards, teaching, The Independent

Reading Time: 4 minutes Does class size matter?

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