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28 June 2022
The national plan for music education sets out the government’s vision to enable all children and young people in England to: learn to sing, play an instrument and create music…
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Join the Anna Freud Centre and UCL for a free seminar on Monday 4th July, 4:30 - 6:00 pm to find out about a new mentalization-based curriculum for education professionals. The…
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There sometimes seems to be this unspoken battle between play-based learning and retrieval practice. Some teachers' perception of retrieval is that is best for older pupils, as it links more…
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Cognitive Load Theory is a highly popular concept in education, with many teachers using its principles in the classroom. Find out more about Cognitive Load theory by accessing our training module: Cognitive…
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Retrieval practice, the process of generating an answer to a question, is one of the most effective learning strategies. There are many different ways to implement it in the classroom…
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Blake Harvard explores how assumptions, from both teachers and pupils, can harm learning. He shares a few areas, both from the pupil and teacher’s point of view, where assumption negatively…
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When teaching, every second counts. But what if having a few extra seconds of silence meant that your pupils were more engaged and participated more often? Well, that is exactly…
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Ensuring every child has the necessary skills they need to read is an essential component of literacy education. It enables children to not only learn across the curriculum but also…
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Spatial thinking matters for mathematics development. In addition to geometry, it is important in understanding number lines, working with pattern, interpreting graphs and using measurements. Also referred to as ‘spatial reasoning’…
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Dual coding, which is the process of blending words and pictures together, allows students to learn and recall information better. However, a separate area of psychology, the Redundancy Effect, suggests…
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Neurodiversity Celebration Week takes place this week 21st - 27th March. It is a worldwide initiative that challenges stereotypes and misconceptions about neurological differences. It aims to transform how neurodivergent…
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If there’s one thing that goes out the window faster than anything else in a primary school lesson it’s the modelling. By modelling we mean showing the children how to do…
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