Monthly Archives: November 2021

Sciences are from Mars; Humanities are from Venus

Originally posted on teaching personally:
I never expected a significant period towards the end of my career to be spent in ‘A’ Level Maths and Physics lessons – but that is the way it is currently panning out. My two…

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Arguing about English – The Confident Teacher

Everyone has an opinion on the teaching of English, its curriculum, along with our national qualifications. Not just teachers: parents, policy makers, and pupils, all have an argument at the… Continued here: https://ift.tt/32EI4VN

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How many pupils from mainstream schools are educated off site each week? – Education Datalab blog

We look at how many pupils were educated off-site, dual-registered and absent due to exclusion in the week ending 8th October 2021 Continued here: https://ift.tt/3oUDQ3Q

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5 reasons why students fail with revision – The Confident Teacher

Everyone has their own exam revision story of stress or failure. Whether it was an exhausting all-nighter, or the time you prepared for one exam question, but were asked another. Perhaps these… Continued here: https://ift.tt/32dDkGh

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Supporting Secondary School Literacy – The Confident Teacher

Never in the field of school leadership has so much been expected, with so little time, as the role of literacy coordinator. The post Supporting Secondary School Literacy first appeared on The… Continued here: https://ift.tt/3FbObPo

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Which BTEC subjects have the best (and worst) gender balance? – Education Datalab blog

We explore trends in gender balance in BTECs between 2016 and 2020. Continued here: https://ift.tt/3ohUIRA

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Absence in primary schools so far this year – Education Datalab blog

Absence in primary schools in the first half-term of this year was better than last year, but is still worse than pre-pandemic. A reduction in COVID infections is needed to avoid disruption this… Continued here: https://ift.tt/3077pGl

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Phonics in MFL

Originally posted on fish64:
It was the early 1990s and I had gone to a school for an interview. The school was experimenting with “resource based learning” and I was invited to observe a class. It was a German lesson.…

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How do mental health problems vary during secondary school? – Education Datalab blog

Mental health problems among children increase sharply during secondary school. It looks like age, rather than year group, is key Continued here: https://ift.tt/3CNAghr

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How many asymptomatic pupils with COVID-19 are attending schools? – Education Datalab blog

The latest ONS infection survey suggests not all children with COVID are missing school Continued here: https://ift.tt/3nUH4nq

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