Monthly Archives: May 2022

Last year I wrote about ‘echo reading’: …last week I … watched English teacher Rhys Williams do something I’d never seen before. He was teaching The Tempest to a low prior attaining Year 8 class… Continued here https://ift.tt/J8PF0zo

There are few topics in education – indeed, English life – that inspire fear, loathing and unfulfilled expectations quite like the subject of grammar. Researchers are quick to challenge notions of… Continued here: https://ift.tt/HApUYy2

It is crucial that busy teachers are supported with timely and accessible resources to support their work. As a result, to go alongside my new book, ‘Closing the Writing Gap’, I have… Continued here: https://ift.tt/flxhGKD

We use data from Attendance Tracker to investigate Year 11 absence over the last few weeks Continued here: https://ift.tt/D5IZ3QM

By 2030, most MATs will be expected to run at least 10 schools, or at least be working towards it. But how large are MATs at the moment – and are they already getting bigger? Continued here: https://ift.tt/5FIAUdg

Writing a book about teaching writing is a daunting prospect. Sharing the reality that I spent years in the classroom struggling to support weaker writers only adds to the trepidation. What if my… Continued here: https://ift.tt/HlNkcyE

We compare the A-Level results of students who take A-Level maths and those who don’t. We also look at the severity of grading in A-Level physics while we’re at it. Continued here: https://ift.tt/dp4iaXL

Around 15% of pupils experience suspension or permanent exclusion between Year 1 and Year 11 Continued here: https://ift.tt/w4u0yVf

This short blog series is targeted at literacy leaders – either Literacy Coordinators, Reading Leads, or Curriculum Deputies – with a key role in leading literacy to ensure that pupils access the… Continued here: https://ift.tt/LaJS6ni

Originally posted on e=mc2andallthat:
Gustav Robert Kirchhoff (1824 – 1887) was a pioneer in the study of the radiation given off by hot objects and was the first person to use the term ‘black body radiation’. He also…