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National fieldwork fortnight

27 February 2023

The Geographical Association have recently announced that a national fieldwork event is taking place in 2023. The theme for Fieldwork Fortnight is ‘Environment’ and it takes place between 26th June…

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Calendar of historical anniversaries and significant dates

23 February 2023

Historical anniversaries can be a great way to get children and young people interested in a subject or to raise awareness about a particular issue. This calendar puts together just a selection of the key…

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Can you improve metacognition quickly?

22 February 2023

Metacognition is quickly becoming one of the most popular terms in education. This is because evidence suggests that metacognitive strategies are some of the most cost-effective ways of improving student…

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Designing teaching & understanding learners with Dylan Wiliam

20 February 2023

For this episode, special guest Dylan Wiliam joins hosts Tom Sherrington and Emma Turner to discuss good teaching practices, theories of student learning, and implementation. The conversation begins by exploring…

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Drawing out pupils’ mathematical thinking

18 February 2023

One of the beauties of maths—for those who teach it and those who learn it—is that a few simple digits and symbols on a board at the front of a…

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Are you really teaching D&T?

11 February 2023

Design and Technology education involves two important elements - learning about the designed and made world and how things work, and learning to design and make functional products for particular…

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Using knowledge organisers in primary schools

10 February 2023

What are Knowledge Organisers? A place where all the selected key/core knowledge for any given unit of work in any subject is organised into one resource. They are usually printed…

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Retrieval verses rehearsal

8 February 2023

In this video, Jez Baker, Evidence Lead in Education (ELEs) supporting the Staffordshire Research School, discusses the difference between retrieval and rehearsal. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKjzgNYe3CA Want to find out more? Watch our training…

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‘Cold calling’ vrs ‘think, pair, share’ vrs ‘mini-whiteboards’

28 January 2023

Cold Calling, Think, Pair, Share and mini whiteboards have all featured heavily in classrooms in recent years, as educators look to maximise Retrieval Practice, engagement and oracy. As well as…

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5 free research reads on… teaching spelling

25 January 2023

Debates about spelling never really go away. No matter what technological advancement is ushered in, it appears that spelling development still matters and we should sustain the teaching of spelling.…

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Primary Science Padlet (St Mary’s University)

18 January 2023

A padlet of inspiring resources, links and ideas to develop excellence in primary science education. Click here to access resources including: assessment publications inclusion working scientifically contemporary scientists science through…

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Getting children involved in local places

14 January 2023

GeogPod is the Geographical Association's podcast. Each episode, the host John Lyon will be chatting to a guest from within the geography community and discussing their work and areas of…

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