Homework

Ofsted Parenting Teaching and Learning 

Are Parent View Questions Dangerous?

10th March 20199th March 2019 @TeacherToolkit 1090 Views 1 Comment #TakeAwayHmk, classroom observation, data collection, EIF 2019, Google Classroom, Homework, Microsoft Office 2010, Ofsted, Parent View, Parents, School Inspections, Teaching and Learning

Reading Time: 3 minutes How do parents know what good teaching is?

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Curriculum Parenting 

How Parents Can Support Their Children With Homework

14th May 201814th May 2018 Alice England 2726 Views 0 Comments home-school links, Homework, Parents

Reading Time: 3 minutes How can parents help children with their homework?

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Curriculum Parenting 

Homework: From Chore To Positive Learning Experience

8th May 20183rd May 2018 Alice England 1410 Views 0 Comments flipped learning, Homework, homework policy, Huffington Post, Michele Kambolis, Parents, Project Based Learning, Revision

Reading Time: 3 minutes Can we use homework as a force for good?

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Mental Health Research Social Media 

What Impact Does Social Media Have On Mental Health?

14th April 201813th April 2018 @TeacherToolkit 2302 Views 0 Comments Body Image, Cyberbullying, Education Policy Institute, Gaming, Homework, internet, Mental Health, OECD, Parenting, Resilience, Self Harm, Smart Phone, social-media, technology, Teenagers, Wellbeing, young people

Reading Time: 3 minutes What positive and negative impact does social media have on young people?

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CPD Research Teaching and Learning 

Research Myth 10: Homework ‘Works’

18th March 201812th March 2018 John Dabell 3136 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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CPD Recruitment Teaching and Learning 

CPD Picks of the Week

15th March 201815th March 2018 Holly Gardner 1276 Views 0 Comments 5 Minute Series, Amanda Spielman, Association of School and College Leaders’ (ASCL), Damian Hinds, Differentiation, Educational Endowment Foundation, Formative Assessment, Global Parents Survey, guided reading, Homework, Interview, job hunting, planning, Policy Exchange, Professor John Hattie, Revision, setting, Stickability, streaming, Summative Assessment, teaching assistants, Textbooks, Varkey Foundation, Workload

Reading Time: 2 minutes What does differentiation actually mean?

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Parenting Teaching and Learning Workload 

Dear Parents

10th February 201815th March 2018 @TeacherToolkit 8948 Views 15 Comments Assessment, Attrition, Feedback, Homework, manageable, Marking, meaningful, Money, motivating, Parenting, Parents, Recruitment, Retention, taxpayer, Vacancies, Workload

Reading Time: 4 minutes Do you believe your child’s teacher has lots of free time on their hands? 

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Curriculum Parenting Podcasts 

Podcast 7: Why Is Creativity Important In Schools?

9th February 201828th October 2018 Iesha Small 1278 Views 0 Comments #ARTConnects, #TTkitPodcast, Arts, Connect, Creativity, Homework, Nick Corston, Parents, Seth Godin, Sherlock Holmes, ST3AMCo

Reading Time: 1 minute Why creativity is important in schools?

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CPD Teaching and Learning 

#1MinCPD: Guided Reading Questions

10th January 20188th January 2018 Hanna Beech 1901 Views 2 Comments #1minCPD, debate, English, guided reading, Harry Potter, Homework, Literacy, Modelling, pause, pose, Questioning, speaking and listening

Reading Time: 1 minute What is the pause and pose reading strategy?

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Assessment Teaching and Learning 

Homework: Take It Or Leave It

2nd January 20182nd January 2018 @TeacherToolkit 3713 Views 4 Comments #TakeAwayHmk, Alfie Kohn, Ashley Loynton, deliberate practice, Effective Primary Teaching Practice Report, Etta Kravolec, Homework, Ian Kelleher, James Theobald, John Buell, John Hattie, Knowledge, Mark Creasy, Memory, Michael Rosen, Patricia Coffey, Paul Moss, retrieval, Tom Sherrington, UnHomework

Reading Time: 4 minutes Can homework be used as a teaching and learning tool?

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Research Teaching and Learning 

12 Educational Research Myths

26th December 20175th September 2018 John Dabell 12974 Views 23 Comments ability grouping, Abraham Maslow, Andy Ash, bandwagon, Brain Gym, Chartered College of Teaching, critical consumers, digital natives, Education, evidence, Fads, hierachy of needs, Homework, Howard Gardner, Knowledge, learning pyramid, Learning Styles, multiple intelligences, neuromyth, Parents and Teachers for Excellence, Pete Boyd, pseudo-science, Research, School, teaching

Reading Time: 12 minutes What was the last bandwagon you jumped on?

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Review Technology 

Reduce Workload and Increase Motivation

27th November 201725th November 2017 @TeacherToolkit 5793 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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CPD 

CPD Picks of The Week

9th November 201710th November 2017 Holly Gardner 2911 Views 0 Comments British Educational Research Association, British Lung Foundation, DfE, Education Datalab, Education Endowment Foundation (EEF), fad, Homework, Institute for Teaching, Justine Greening, Maths, National Education Union, Ofsted, planning, Professor Frank Coffield, social-media, Twitter, UCL Institute of Education, Wellbeing, Women in Sport, Youth Sport Trust

Reading Time: 2 minutes Do you make enough time for your own learning?

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Pastoral Teaching and Learning 

10 Activities To Do In Tutor Time

4th November 20174th November 2017 @TeacherToolkit 14920 Views 2 Comments Behaviour, current events, debate, Homework, planning, project, The Week Junior, Tutor Time, Workload

Reading Time: 2 minutes How can a teacher improve the time they spend with students during registration?

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Resources Review Technology 

What Type Of Planner Do Your Students Use?

16th October 201716th October 2017 Holly Gardner 2892 Views EdTech, home-school communication, Homework, Kerboodle, manageable, meaningful, motivating, MyMaths, parental engagement, Parents, planning, Product Review, SEN, Software, StudentFolder, Students, technology, Workload

Reading Time: 3 minutes Are electronic school planners the way forward?

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Curriculum Teaching and Learning 

The Homework Conundrum

8th September 20178th September 2017 Alice England 5253 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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Parenting Seasonal Students 

Advice For Parents And Families

30th August 201718th August 2017 @TeacherToolkit 1932 Views 1 Comment Back To School, Behaviour, Behaviour Policy, Crisps, Doritos, Energy Drinks, healthy eating, Homework, Junk Food, New Term, Parenting, parents' evenings, Pringles, Red Bull, School Equipment

Reading Time: 2 minutes What advice would you offer to parents and families who have children going back to school?

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