An easy AFL ‘win’…
Peer Assessment, an easy AFL ‘win’ in any classroom! When you’re starting out in teaching ‘AFL’ seems to be a […]
Stretch and challenge
I like to keep things simple, if something is simple and effective don’t over complicated it! Bloom’s to stretch and […]
Feedback most common…
One of the most shared tips of mine is printing on sticky notes to help you get ahead of the […]
Predicting outcomes
What happens if… One way I like to assess learners understanding is to ask them if they can predict the […]
Sharing knowledge
Know it? Share it! One of my favourite ways to assess students understanding of a topic I’ve taught is to […]
teachershop.co.uk
Welcome to the online shop with one goal: Get high impact, low cost resources into the hands of every teacher […]
New term challenges
A new term is on the horizon, what’s your challenges? For me there is a very busy two 1/2 terms […]
Differentiation in 3 words
How do I make this easier? Differentiation is a real headache for many teachers, it’s something I see many training […]
Hands up AFL
Another new video tip Hands up & then some…part of a new series designed to support assessment for learning in the classroom. […]
AFL tips
New video tips for 2017 …Part of a new series designed to support assessment for learning in the classroom. From […]
4 AFL practices
Showing assessment and progress over time on a coursework course. I teach the CiDA ICT course, the learners have to […]
Teach, Reflect, Doodle is on the list!
Last week @Teachertoolkit published a fabulous post sharing his reading list for 2017 (you can read the post here) all […]
My first Book
A long time ago in a classroom now far far away from where I’m sitting now… Boy: “Miss, I want […]
Inspection ready (Middle Leaders)
Middle Leader unsure if you are fully prepared for an inspection? Preparing for an inspection isn’t easy, there’s a lot […]
Differentiation
Differentiation and scaffolding These two are the closest relations in a teacher mind, so close that they’re the most often […]
Millions of ideas ready to be clicked
Every teacher needs their arsenal of places to go for inspiration, from colleagues to books. One absolutely fantastic source of ideas […]
Marking
I’m on a mission this year to make marking across my faculty the best in school! Want to join me? […]
Department meetings
New to a school? New to a Department or Faculty? Everyone is new at some point, don’t worry about it! […]
Appraisal Tips
Have you set some professional target this year? Have you started the appraisal process yet? Here are 2 top […]
Classroom Support Slips ›
teachershop.co.uk
Welcome to the online shop with one goal: Get high impact, low cost resources into the hands of every teacher […]
Teach Secondary Magazine product feature
Really short post to point teachers towards the recent feature in Teach Secondary magazine which discusses the rationale behind the […]
Trying out my classroom resources made easier!
This post is about improving your practice, and others, easily! As of today you can also buy my classroom resources […]
New Planner and Resources social media advert
All you need to know about the BiteSize Lesson Planner and Classroom Resources designed to make teachers lives easier and […]
TeachReflectDoodle ›
My first Book
A long time ago in a classroom now far far away from where I’m sitting now… Boy: “Miss, I want […]
Appraisal Tips
Have you set some professional target this year? Have you started the appraisal process yet? Here are 2 top […]
Teach, Reflect, Doodle pt1
September saw the release of Teach, Reflect, Doodle My 1st book for teachers has finally been published! Teach, Reflect, Doodle! (Available […]
FreeResources ›
Differentiation
Differentiation and scaffolding These two are the closest relations in a teacher mind, so close that they’re the most often […]
Millions of ideas ready to be clicked
Every teacher needs their arsenal of places to go for inspiration, from colleagues to books. One absolutely fantastic source of ideas […]
Teaching and Learning tips Magazine
I've helped put together this teaching and learning tips magazine. And in the spirit of sharing good practice a free copy can be downloaded here
Introducing colour coded AFL to your school
I've created this 'quick start' guide for anyone who wants to try and implement a colour coded assessment methodology in their department, faculty or whole school. Download for free.
Teaching Resources ›
Millions of ideas ready to be clicked
Every teacher needs their arsenal of places to go for inspiration, from colleagues to books. One absolutely fantastic source of ideas […]
Marking
I’m on a mission this year to make marking across my faculty the best in school! Want to join me? […]
Classroom Resources thank you to all
I want to say a huge thank you to the teachers out there who are buying, using and finding my […]
Teach Secondary Magazine product feature
Really short post to point teachers towards the recent feature in Teach Secondary magazine which discusses the rationale behind the […]
FREE DOWNLOAD: Desk notes A3 page a day template
A little doodle with a marker pen and the pad of A3 paper someone had left on my desk on Friday afternoon resulted in this design for a desk pad.
Remember, they remember…
There are moments that you remember all your life, for example… and… Short post this, but its important to remember […]
The Art of Observing
Seeing is believing Being able to observe good teaching and learning is an art! It’s something that comes with practice. […]
Ordering full sets of resources
Ordering Classroom Support Slips from YPO YPO site now has all my resources listed and the BiteSize planners! Here’s the […]
Can you self reflect to get ahead of the Ofsted curve?
This post explores similar areas for improvement identified in Ofsted reports from schools across the country at various levels of grading.
The BiteSize Lesson Planner
The BiteSize Lesson Planner The Planner started out as a way of condensing a 3 page planned only used by […]
SUPER Sticker AFL resource
Avengers Assemble Yep, we’re all in a marking frenzy, and I’m sure some of us are over doing the AFL, […]
Whole School Teaching and Learning Strategy
My whole school (start of) teaching and learning strategy...
GREEN, BLUE, YELLOW, PINK = More Visual Feedback
This post is about easing the marking workload by using an idea that’s well known among Primary teachers but (seemingly) less so amongst Secondary.