Monthly Archives: September 2014

The Goldfish Bowl » Solving the problems of feedback

Feedback is one of the best things we can do as teachers. However, it is also one of the most time-consuming, so it is crucial that feedback is highly efficient. David Didau states in his excellent Getting Feedback Right series: … Continue reading

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The worst thing about Progress 8

Originally posted on Education_Researcher:
It’s Geography, that’s the worst thing about Progress 8, just Geography. One of the schools I work in is more deprived and urban than most, they do well in English, did well in Maths previously…

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Maths Conference 2014

Originally posted on cavmaths:
Yesterday I attended the Maths teachers conference in Kettering. Here I intend to share some thoughts on the day, and on the workshops I attended. I won’t go into too much depth, and will come bacTo…

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The worst thing about Progress 8

Originally posted on Education_Researcher:
It’s Geography, that’s the worst thing about Progress 8, just Geography. One of the schools I work in is more deprived and urban than most, they do well in English, did well in Maths previously…

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Fur Coat and No Knickers – Reputation! Reputation! Reputation!

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Musings of a pragmatic teacher: Evidence versus Mindfulness?

In the run up to her highly anticipated series of concerts at the Hammersmith Apollo at the beginning of September, Kate Bush released … Musings of a pragmatic teacher: Evidence versus Mindfulness?

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frenchteacher: ALL London branch webinars

If you are outside the UK, the ALL is the Association for Language Learning,… frenchteacher: ALL London branch webinars

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National Maths Conference, September 2014

Originally posted on ideasfortheclassroom:
This Saturday saw the second National Maths Conference in Kettering hosted by Mark McCourt (@emaths) and La Salle Education, sponsored by AQA. It was great to catch up with what are quickly becoming old friends &…

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Stretch It Loves Objectives: A 2.0 Excerpt – Teach Like a Champion

Here’s a tiny TLaC 2.0 Excerpt on the topic of Stretch It Let’s assume you asked a student to add three and five. After she correctly gave you an answer of eight, you decided to Stretch It a bit and … Continue reading

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NQT blog: Consistency, Routine and a Task

Originally posted on Making Our Best Better:
Every fortnight, one of our NQTs will write a reflective blog post focusing on issues raised in our professional development sessions. This is the first, by one of our English NQTs and follows a…

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