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New: primary resources padlet

20 March 2023

@DeputyGrocott has recently created a padlet board for primary school teachers. 'Please share the very best places to find resources. It could be a website, a certain scheme or someone…

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New report: why girls still feel they don’t belong in sport

18 March 2023

Women in Sport have released new research which focuses on girls aged 5-11 years, and looks at why girls still feel they don’t belong in sport. The report, titled Sport, Stereotypes…

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EEF new animation explaining metacognition

17 March 2023

This short animation - Metacognition: A brief explainer - aims to cut through the complexity that surrounds metacognition by providing a clear example of what it looks like in practice.…

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Elaborative interrogation

9 March 2023

There isn’t a right way to learn. However, decades of research and classroom practice are helping us discover best bets for learning and hone our use of them. Elaborative Interrogation…

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How can I work most effectively with a teaching assistant in my lessons?

2 March 2023

There are lots of elements to this with big differences between primary and secondary, it helps for all concerned to have a shared understanding of the respective roles of a…

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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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