attainment

Primary Teaching and Learning 

10 Tips For Improving Handwriting

26th February 20186th March 2018 Sophie Horton 1720 Views 0 Comments attainment, automaticity, cognitive load, cursive writing, Debra McCarney, Handwriting, National Handwriting Association, pen licences, pencraft, Stabilo, Teach Handwriting, technology

Do you need a hand teaching handwriting?

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CPD Teaching and Learning 

CPD Picks of The Week

15th February 201815th February 2018 Holly Gardner 1291 Views 0 Comments attainment, British Medical Journal, British Values, Carol Vincent, Catherine Roche, Centre for Social Justice, Chief Schools Adjudicator, daniel sobel, Education Forward, emma kell, Family Stability Network, Feedback, instructions, Lesson planning, Marking, Mental Health, Myriam Hunter-Henin, Obesity, Observations, Parents, Place2Be, sex education, Shan Scott, The Independent, UCL

Do you believe your child’s teacher has lots of free time on their hands?

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DfE Policies Research 

Does Performance Related Pay Make You A Better Teacher?

3rd February 201829th January 2018 @TeacherToolkit 3475 Views 2 Comments Academies, Appraisal, attainment, classroom observation, Data, Department for Education, evidence, GCSEs, headteachers, LEA< local authority, Main Pay Scale, MPS, outcomes, Performance-related pay, Professor Simon Burgess, PRP, Recruitment, Retention, The Conversation, Threshold, University of Bristol, Upper Pay Scale, UPS, Workload

Does performance related pay make you a better teacher?

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Curriculum Resources Review 

4 Tips For Talking To Pupils About Current Affairs

2nd October 20171st October 2017 Holly Gardner 3467 Views attainment, Current Affairs, Curriculum, debate, discussion, fake news, key stage 3, Literacy, Product Review, Reading, The Week Junior, Wellbeing

How can we help children understand what they see and hear on the news?

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Curriculum 

Character Education

28th September 201727th September 2017 Hollie Jones 2512 Views 5 Comments attainment, buzz word, character, Character Education, Curriculum, growth, John Catt Ltd, Jubilee Centre for Character and Virtues, Nicky Morgan, Relationships, Resilience, Taught Not Caught, Tolerance, virtues

Does ‘character education’ actually benefit our students?

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Curriculum Teaching and Learning 

The Homework Conundrum

8th September 20178th September 2017 Alice England 4496 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

What do we really expect of students when setting homework? And, should teachers set it at all?

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Exams Teaching and Learning 

How To Improve A-Level Attainment

16th August 201714th August 2017 Alice England 3582 Views 1 Comment A level, active learning, attainment, Differentiation, Exams, high ability, low ability, mixed ability, peer-support, Sixth Form, Test, UCAS

How can you bridge the ability gap at A level?

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Exams Resources Students 

3 Tips For Developing GCSE Exam Technique

25th April 201715th April 2018 Beth Hartwell 16231 Views 3 Comments A levels, attainment, BUG, command words, exam techniques, Examinations, Exams, GCSE, Kate Jones, PETAL, preparation, Revision, scaffold

How can you help your pupils with the new 1-9 GCSE exams?

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Behaviour Psychology Teaching and Learning 

No Shoes Is Good News

6th February 20176th February 2017 John Dabell 5445 Views 10 Comments attainment, Bournemouth Univeristy, Bullying, calmer, engagement, noise, Professor Stephen Heppell, relaxed, results, shoeless, slippers, socks

Would you allow pupils to wear slippers in class?

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