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The Perfect Ofsted Lesson by Jackie Beere is edited by Ian Gilbert so you know that the focus is going to be on Independent Learning before you open the cover. There is a huge amount in here for...
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This week, I’m recommending a blog – Fullonlearning by Zoe Elder (who works at Clevedon school). There are a huge number of ideas on this site. I am currently looking at ways of taking Zoe’s ‘marginal...
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Since Jim Smith’s visit to the school over a year ago (and since before that) there has been a move towards independent learning. There have been fantastic examples of teachers putting his ideas in to...
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David Didau is an English specialist at Clevedon school and author of the ‘Perfect Ofsted English Lesson’ but writes regularly about a range of issues to do with learning and teaching. His blog –...
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Ian Gilbert is the chap who came up with the idea of ‘thunks’ and is an author who writes about independent learning amongst other things. His website – independentthinking.com has a huge amount of...
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The following article is about making feedback count. It may be that you are already using take up time and want to move it to the next level or just want some alternatives to the way you already use...
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Writing and Engagement This article by John Tomsett manages to combine Muhammed Ali, George Orwell and loads of ideas about getting boys to write. Although it is primarily aimed at English teachers, we...
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I have a couple of copies of the new book ’100 ideas for secondary teachers’ by @Teachertoolkit. The book is divided into a range of chapters including progress, planning, assessment, behaviour and...
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