Reading time, 4 minutes: I returned to work on Friday 30th August for our annual senior leadership meeting. This is traditionally before the start of each academic year. As you would expect, this gathering is strategic, but full of holiday gossip and banter; as well as headline stories regarding summer examinations; school news; building works and staffing and student […]
Reading time, 3 minutes: This post answers the 28th question from my TeacherToolkit Thinking page of Thunks.
Reading time, 7 minutes: “The stickers at that time were black and white, a nightmare to print and (compared to today) pretty unsophisticated designs!” But as he used the stickers and saw the reaction he got – both from pupils and other teachers he showed them to – he knew he had a hit on his hands. From there, […]
Reading time, 3 minutes: My advice: make this strategy part of every lesson. Treat every lesson as if you were being observed.
Reading time, 4 minutes: I’ve updated this PPPB post to allow you all to deliver effective questioning in the classroom next week!
Reading time, 4 minutes: This post features on The Guardian Teacher Network (19.11.12) here. “Notes on the new Ofsted framework: how to be outstanding.” Ross Morrison McGill has been looking at the new Ofsted framework and what teachers need to be aware of before the inspector calls…
Reading time, 3 minutes: This post answers the 14th question from my TeacherToolkit Thinking page of Thunks. You can see my other top-Thunks here.
Reading time, 4 minutes: How can teachers improve their questioning effectiveness?