It was, then headteacher, Geoff Barton’s presentation back in 2014 “The Habits of Literacy” that first exposed the stark inequalities of poor literacy to me. It was followed up by his book – Don’t Call it Literacy!: What every teacher …
Twelve years investment in reading and applying the Cognitive Science principles behind retrieval practice and the “testing effect,” led to a further 12 months of development into RememberMore with my students. 2 lock downs and 12 month road-testing later with …
Coined by the formation of CogSciSci, a group of teachers and academics interested in the applications of Cognitive Science in education, SLOP stands for ‘Shed Loads of Practice’. In our current setting, I am sure teachers are weighing up the benefits …
Back in September Dylan Wiliam wrote “The nine things every teacher should know.” Last night, Phil Stock The Best Laid Plans 101 reasons why lessons go wrong. In mischievous mood, I thought I’d see what wriggle room there was in …
Aspice Retro 11-12 My first year as an AHT and the examination achievements of the departments I lead was recognised in my progression up the leadership payscale. I took on my new strategic role for parental engagement with enthusiasm and …
Tried and tested Here is a collection quizzing ideas, lesson starters, consolidators and fast fire activities that can showcase student performance in your lessons. If used in subsequent lessons, they may even show you what the students learnt or at the very least, can …
