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How to motivate students (Part Two)

This article was written for SecEd magazine and first published in April 2018. You can read the original version on the SecEd website here. You can access the full archive of my columns for SecEd here. This is the second of a two-part article. Read the first part here. In part one of this article, I explainedContinue reading “How to motivate students (Part Two)”

How to motivate students (Part One)

This article was written for SecEd magazine and first published in April 2018. You can read the original version on the SecEd website here. You can access the full archive of my columns for SecEd here. When I first started exercising a couple of years ago, following a bout of ill-health, I could muster but 15 minutes’Continue reading “How to motivate students (Part One)”

Closing the vocabulary gap

This article was written for SecEd magazine and first published in March 2018. You can read the original version on the SecEd website here. You can access the full archive of my columns for SecEd here. When I spoke at SecEd’s Seventh National Pupil Premium and Ofsted Conference last year, I explained that one in four childrenContinue reading “Closing the vocabulary gap”

Ten top tips for improving storage in, and retrieval from, long-term memory

The process of learning is the interaction between our sensory memory and our long-term memory. Our sensory memory is made up of: what we see – this is called our iconic memory; what we hear – our echoic memory; and what we touch – our haptic memory. Our long-term memory is where new information isContinue reading “Ten top tips for improving storage in, and retrieval from, long-term memory”

Ten top tips for gaining the attention of working memory

The process of learning is the interaction between our sensory memory and our long-term memory. Our sensory memory is made up of: what we see – this is called our iconic memory; what we hear – this is called our echoic memory; and what we touch – our haptic memory. Our long-term memory is whereContinue reading “Ten top tips for gaining the attention of working memory”

Key Stage 3: Effective use of the Pupil Premium

This article was written for SecEd magazine and first published in November 2016. You can read the original version on the SecEd website here. You can read more of my monthly columns for SecEd here. In Ofsted’s 2015 report, Key Stage 3: The Wasted Years? it was suggested, among other areas, that schools are not using Pupil PremiumContinue reading “Key Stage 3: Effective use of the Pupil Premium”

Key Stage 3: Effective homework

This article was written for SecEd magazine and first published in September 2016. You can read the original version on the SecEd website here. You can read more of my monthly columns for SecEd here. Ofsted’s 2015 report KS3: The Wasted Years? claims that key stage 3 is not a high priority for secondary school leaders in termsContinue reading “Key Stage 3: Effective homework”

Ten top tips for stimulating sensory memory

The process of learning is the interaction between our sensory memory and our long-term memory. Our sensory memory is made up of: what we see – this is called our iconic memory; what we hear – this is called our echoic memory; and what we touch – our haptic memory. Our long-term memory is whereContinue reading “Ten top tips for stimulating sensory memory”

Sharpening the saw

I’m in the middle of a writing project and it is treading a well-worn path… My literary journey begins with a spark, an idea, a moment of inspiration. Once commissioned, I begin the second stage: research. My research is at first internal – I make notes on everything I already know and want to say.Continue reading “Sharpening the saw”

Leadership and staff retention (Part 5)

This article was written for SecEd magazine and first published in January 2018. You can read the original version on the SecEd website here. You can access the full archive of my columns for SecEd here. This is the fourth article in a 5-Part series. Read Part One, Part Two, Part Three and Part Four here. If our schoolsContinue reading “Leadership and staff retention (Part 5)”