Monthly Archives: May 2018

As you may have seen, Ofsted have published a report which lays the ground work on how they might start observing lessons once more: Six models of lesson observation: an international perspective…. Continued here https://ift.tt/2H7I5B8

Originally posted on mrsjobaker:
I have been using this method since I was an NQT.  I am not sure how it came about, just developed over my first few weeks I think.  Mainly due to the fact that I used…

Habit formation and wellbeing As part of our work on wellbeing, we’ve been developing our understanding of how to build new habits (and sometimes break old ones). This is a vital skill for supporting our wellbeing, much of which is … Continue reading →

Originally posted on The World Is Maths:
Did you know England tops the world’s league table in rote memorisation? This is, most certainly and without equivocation, a bad thing. There are three main reasons this is a bad thing: 1/ It’s a…

Originally posted on e=mc2andallthat:
Crossing a cognitive chasm . . . Apparently, roughly 10% of humans still believe that the Earth is larger than the Sun. Do they believe this because they haven’t been properly educated? Possibly. Do…

Inspection ratings for the independent alternative provision sector are some way worse than those for state alternative provision. Continued here: https://ift.tt/2LGHE4b

Originally posted on Ben Newmark:
There are many schools with effective behaviour strategies and these can be found in all types of area. This happens when schools genuinely believes its children are capable of behaving well and respects them enough…

Originally posted on Filling the pail:
Embed from Getty Images I’ve been aware for some time of a programme called Let’s Think in English. It has an interesting pedigree in an area of research known as cognitive acceleration. Back in the…