4 Questioning ideas I tested this term
Questioning is something I believe is best revisited as often as possible to fine tune.
10% Braver
We have this saying at my new school (Aureus School); “Be 10% braver as often as possible”. My 10% braver […]
Growth Mindset
A growth mindset is hugely important, it’s not a fad, it’s how you build resilient learners! I’m witnessing the benefit of students having developed a growth mindset and its enabling me to teach much more challenging computing lessons than I had originally thought I would!
Wellbeing – TeachMeet Hatfield presentation
Wellbeing is a topic so very close to my heart, the more I talk to teachers around the UK 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.
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 […]
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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.
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
4 Questioning ideas I tested this term
Questioning is something I believe is best revisited as often as possible to fine tune.
4 Assessment ideas I tested last term
Assessing on the go! The marking pile adds up quickly so any way to reduce that pile in my […]
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. […]
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, […]
The BiteSize Lesson Planner
The BiteSize Lesson Planner The Planner started out as a way of condensing a 3 page planned only used by […]
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.
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 […]
My Takeaway Homework template(s)
Having struggled with really low responses to homework as a school, the most effective homework actions seem to be in […]