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This is the second of two articles offering advice on making a success of remote teaching. You can read the first part here.  3. Model it To complement and extent our video explanations, we might also share models of excellence with pupils, perhaps in the form of worked examples. These can be shared via video, sayContinue reading “Making the most of remote teaching (part two)”

This is the first of two articles offering advice on making a success of remote teaching. In March, when schools were closed due to the coronavirus, I offered some advice about how to manage the continuation of learning, both for those pupils who’ll still attend school and those who’ll now learn from home. I said weContinue reading “Making the most of remote teaching (part one)”

Arguably the best use of educational technology – that which leads to the greatest academic gains for pupils – is not in the classroom but rather in the school office and staffroom… For example, technology can help teachers to cope with the demands of the job more effectively. With a heavy workload contributing to theContinue reading “Using technology to improve parental engagement”

This article was written for SecEd magazine  As an new teacher, you are now likely to have a classroom of your own and, although that classroom is your castle, you must resist the temptation to raise the drawbridge – rather, you should warmly welcome your colleagues in. Of course, not all advice you receive willContinue reading “Early career teachers: Working with other adults in school”

This article was written for SecEd magazine  Perhaps understandably, most subject leaders are reluctant to let trainee teachers loose on exam classes. It is highly likely, therefore, that you reached the end of your training year without ever having taught GCSE or A level. As such, many new teachers feel somewhat unprepared for teaching GCSEsContinue reading “Early career teachers: Teaching exam classes”

This article was written for SecEd magazine   A governing body’s responsibilities for SEND are often delegated to a sub-committee or single named governor. For the purposes of this article, I will offer best practice advice on the role of the named governor. It is in the SENCO’s interests to ensure that their link governor isContinue reading “The role of the SEND named governor”

This article was written for SecEd magazine  In popular rhetoric, algorithms are something to be scared of, a form of artificial intelligence poised to take over the world. But are algorithms really to be feared? Or might they be helpful tools for automating regular, predictable processes so that we can speed up certain actions? And,Continue reading “Teaching by algorithm”

The 6-step process of curriculum design… Our approach to curriculum design – as outlined in the book School & College Curriculum Design: Intent – follows a six-step process as follows… The sixth and final step towards designing an effective curriculum is to diminish disadvantage because if we are to provide an ambitious curriculum for all weContinue reading “Curriculum design: Step 6 – Diminish disadvantage”

The 6-step process of curriculum design… Our approach to curriculum design – as outlined in the book School & College Curriculum Design: Intent – follows a six-step process as follows… The fifth step towards designing an effective curriculum is to define excellence so that our curriculum is ambitious for all but that each pupil and studentContinue reading “Curriculum design: Step 5 – Define excellence”

The 6-step process of curriculum design… Our approach to curriculum design – as outlined in the book School & College Curriculum Design: Intent – follows a six-step process as follows… The fourth step towards designing an effective curriculum is to identify the waypoints. Once the destination and the starting points are known, the curriculum must carveContinue reading “Curriculum design: Step 4 – Identify the way-points”