Monthly Archives: December 2016

Looking Back – old problems, new challenges

thinkingreadingwritings 2016 has been a very challenging, but rewarding, year. Establishing a rigorous, powerful approach to reading intervention in secondary schools takes time to embed: There is a great deal for teaching staff to take on board, school systems need … Continue reading

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My favourite posts of 2016 on The Learning Spy – David Didau: The Learning Spy

Here follows a selection of some of what I consider to be my best posts of 2016. I’ve learned not to be surprised that what I think is my best writing is rarely appreciated by others and this… Continued here … Continue reading

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Michaela Community School | Art Teacher Vacancy

  Wembley Park, north London Competitive salary & benefits Start September 2017 Do you want to be part of a team that will help inner-city children to do the seemingly impossible?  Michaela Community School is an exciting new free school … Continue reading

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8 DIY Steps to Build a Reading Culture

Originally posted on Horatio Speaks:
Costly thy habit as thy purse can buy, But not expressed in fancy; rich, not gaudy  – Hamlet Many UK schools have invested in online ‘reading acceleration’ schemes which claim to foster a richer reading culture and to…

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My favourite blog posts of 2016 – David Didau: The Learning Spy

Here follows my extremely partial take on some of the blog post I have most enjoyed reading this year Heather Fearn – Reading fluency and the ‘Tragedy of the Commons’ My only continuing niggle… Continued here http://ift.tt/2hBWxti

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Reviewing 2016 and governance matters. With links.

Originally posted on Governing Matters:
Another busy year for governors. The year started with local governing bodies featuring in the news and ended with Ofsted’s report into governance. The notable events of the year as they happened. January The academy…

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John Bald: Ofsted still isn’t working

Labour’s botched 2006 Act should be repealed. Source: John Bald: Ofsted still isn’t working

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Untruths in teacher training

Originally posted on Scenes From The Battleground:
There was an event at Michaela School the weekend before last. You can watch videos of it here. One of the points that stuck out for me was when Deputy Headteacher, Barry Smith,…

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IoP Energy: “Store” of Wisdom or Little Shop of Horrors?

Originally posted on e=mc2andallthat:
“Something with a lot of energy will kill you.” This has stayed with me from my PGCE course at Swansea University, many years ago. It was said by Frank Banks, the course tutor, in…

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Santa is destroying our schools

Originally posted on To Miss with Love:
I went with a friend and her son to see Santa at the Westfield centre and it made me feel ill. Maybe it was the fact that Santa’s grotto was decorated in Kung Fu Panda.…

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