Curriculum

CPD Leadership Staff Well Being 

Doing A Learning Walk On Yourself!

14th January 201914th January 2019 Neil Donlan 226 Views 2 Comments #LearningPit, Assessment, Clever Classrooms, Curriculum, Feedback, Learning Walks, lesson observation, metacognition, Scrutiny, Self-Reflection, Verbal Feedback

Reading Time: 3 minutes Could a visit to yourself in your classroom improve your practice?

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DfE Policies Teaching and Learning 

6 Teaching Ideas To Bin in 2019

1st January 20192nd January 2019 @TeacherToolkit 3793 Views 4 Comments 2019, American Scientific Association, Appraisal, ASA, Book looks, Curriculum, evidence, Feedback, Graded Lessons, Marking, Measures of Effective Teaching, Ofsted, OfSTED complaints, Ombudsman, Performance Management, Performance-related pay, Professor Rob Coe, Purple Pen, School Inspection, teaching ideas to bin, Threshold, Work Scrutiny

Reading Time: 5 minutes What teaching ideas would you like to say goodbye to in 2019?

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Recruitment Staff Well Being Teaching and Learning 

Will You Stick or Twist In The Classroom?

30th December 201831st December 2018 @TeacherToolkit 715 Views 0 Comments Assessment, Attrition, Behaviour, behaviour management, character, Cognition, CPD, Curriculum, Feedback, gimmick, Interventions, Meetings, Professional development, Reflection, Resilience, Speed Dating, Transitions, Workload

Reading Time: 3 minutes What can schools do to reduce teachers leaving the classroom?

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Teaching and Learning The 5 Minute Series Workload 

Supporting Teacher Workload

29th November 201829th November 2018 @TeacherToolkit 1176 Views 2 Comments 5 Minute Lesson Plan, 5MinPlan, Angel Solutions, attitudes, Cognition, Curriculum, Fendick, Impact, Implementation, Intent, John Hattie, Knowledge, Lesson planning, Ofsted, Skills, Stickability, success criteria, Teacher Clarity, the 5 minute lesson plan, Workload

Reading Time: 2 minutes In a busy working week, how can teachers improve their cognitive thinking?

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Curriculum Ofsted Workload 

Can One-Day School Inspections Evaluate Curriculum?

25th November 201814th January 2019 @TeacherToolkit 1039 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 

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 741 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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Leadership Ofsted Teaching Secrets 

Are OfSTED Inconsistent At Evaluation?

14th October 201813th October 2018 A Teacher 1467 Views 4 Comments Anonymous, ASCL, Book looks, complaints, Complaints Process, Curriculum, EBacc, Family Fischer Trust, HMI, Lead Inspector, Mythbusting, Ofsted, Parent View, Progress 8, School Inspections, Value Added

Reading Time: 5 minutes How can we trust OfSTED leadership if we cannot raise a complaint about how decisions are reached?

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Job Hunting NQTs Staffing 

3 Things You Can Learn From Supply Teaching

8th October 20187th October 2018 Nick Burton 1579 Views 1 Comment Classroom Management, CPD, Curriculum, Humour, job hunting, NQT, professional learning, Supply Teaching

Reading Time: 3 minutes Is supply teaching for you?

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Curriculum Ofsted Policies 

Will OfSTED Dictate The Curriculum Agenda?

30th September 201829th September 2018 @TeacherToolkit 1291 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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Policies Publication Research 

What Impact Does Accountability Have On Education?

23rd September 201823rd September 2018 @TeacherToolkit 1524 Views 0 Comments accountability, Assessment, Australia, Canada, Curriculum, England, Estonia, Evaluation, Finland, Germany, high-stakes accountability, Japan, Massachusetts, NAHT, NAHT Accountability Commission, National Foundation for Educational Research, New Zealand, NfER, OECD, Ofsted, Pisa, Poland, Rankings, Singapore, Sweden, USA, Wales

Reading Time: 2 minutes How can we improve school accountability in England?

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Curriculum Mental Health Podcasts 

Podcast 26: How Should We Approach The Curriculum?

22nd September 201812th November 2018 Joshua McGovern 999 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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Mental Health Psychology Seasonal 

7 Planning Tips For September Readiness

9th July 20189th July 2018 Anna Wells 2335 Views 1 Comment Autumn term, Curriculum, New Term, organisation, planning, preparation, readiness, September, Summer Holidays

Reading Time: 3 minutes What can we do to get ready for September?

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Seasonal Staff Well Being 

The Six Weeks Of Summer

7th July 20187th July 2018 @TeacherToolkit 2530 Views 3 Comments #MarkPlanTeach, Curriculum, displays, DIY, Examinations, exhaustion, Family, Friends, holidays, relaxation, Schemes of Work, Summer Holidays, travel, Wedding, Working Hours

Reading Time: 3 minutes Which stage of the summer do you recognise?

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CPD Staff Well Being 

#1MinCPD: Getting Outdoors

13th June 201813th June 2018 Hanna Beech 1060 Views 1 Comment #1minCPD, beach school, Curriculum, forest school, outdoors, picnic, Reading, surfing, topic, walking, Wellbeing

Reading Time: 1 minute How can you get your students outdoors more often?

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Leadership Policies Research 

School Accountability That Works For Everyone

11th June 201811th June 2018 @TeacherToolkit 1238 Views 0 Comments accountability, Asessment, Curriculum, Department for Education, Examinations, NAHT, NAHT Accountability Commission, Ofsted, School Inspection, school leadership

Reading Time: 2 minutes How do we improve school accountability, and what form should it take?

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Leadership Research Teaching and Learning 

Using Research Evidence To Inform Timetabling

4th June 20184th June 2018 Beth Hartwell 1944 Views 0 Comments Arts, Curriculum, Education Endowment Foundation (EEF), evidence, grouping, Impact, looping, mentoring, Relationships, Research, setting, streaming, Timetable

Reading Time: 3 minutes Which four pieces of research will help to improve student progress?

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