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  • Teachers do it for the holidays

    Teachers do it for the holidays

    I’m sure this conversation will be familiar to teachers the world over: “What do you do?”“I’m a teacher.”“Tck, you’re always on holiday, aren’t you?” I used to take umbrage at the assumption – made from a position of ignorance – that teachers had it easy with their short days and long holidays. I’d explain, defiantly: “Actually, I’m… Read more

  • Lessons from teacher training – the full series

    By Matt Bromley Initial teacher training programmes can provide seasoned professionals with a fresh perspective on their own practice. Certainly, this year, as I have lectured my trainee teachers as lead lecturer on a national ITT programme, I’ve thought my sessions would be useful, not just for those new to the profession, but for all… Read more

  • How to evaluate learning

    This is a version of an article written for SecEd Magazine and is the final instalment in a 9-part series. Finishing his nine-part series on the lessons we must never forget from our teacher training, Matt Bromley discusses how we can evaluate our curriculum planning and delivery, and the progress of our students… Initial teacher… Read more

  • How to be a good form tutor

    This is a version of an article written for SecEd Magazine. Many early career teachers find themselves taking on a tutor group early on in their careers, but many feel unprepared. So, what is involved and what makes for an effective form tutor? Matt Bromley takes a look… The Early Career Framework (ECF) makes clear… Read more

  • Nine principles of effective teaching

    This is a version of an article written for SecEd Magazine. Robert Gagné’s nine principles focus on how we layer and sequence learning to achieve the best outcomes. As such, they make essential reading for all teachers, especially those new to the chalkface. Matt Bromley explains I’ve started ice skating lessons. Think of me not… Read more

  • How to assess learning

    This is a version of an article written for SecEd Magazine and is the eight instalment in a 9-part series. Assessment does not just come after teaching – assessment is teaching. Continuing his series on the lessons we must never forget from our teacher training, Matt Bromley discusses the fundamentals of effective assessment in the… Read more

  • How to make the classroom work better for working class students: Part 5 – Equity through adaptive teaching

    How to make the classroom work better for working class students: Part 5 – Equity through adaptive teaching

    This is the final instalment in a five-part series. Catch up with part one, part two, part three, and part four before reading on. The classroom isn’t working for working-class students. Last time I suggested we could tackle this by embedding four knowledge domains in our curriculum to give working-class students access to the ‘secret… Read more

  • How to make the classroom work better for working class students: Part 4 – Equality through the core curriculum

    How to make the classroom work better for working class students: Part 4 – Equality through the core curriculum

    This is part four of a five-part series. Catch up with part one, part two, and part three before reading on. The classroom isn’t working for working-class students. So, what can we do about it? Last time I suggested we embed four knowledge domains into our curriculum in order to give working-class students access to… Read more

  • How to make the classroom work better for working class students: Part 3 – Secret knowledge and school funding

    How to make the classroom work better for working class students: Part 3 – Secret knowledge and school funding

    This is part three of a five-part series. Catch up with part one and part two before reading on. In the first two instalments in this series, I set out ways in which the education system is classist – why the classroom isn’t working for working-class students. I felt this was important because many of… Read more

  • How to make the classroom work better for working class students: Part 2 – The hidden curriculum

    How to make the classroom work better for working class students: Part 2 – The hidden curriculum

    This is part two of a five-part series. Catch up with part one before reading on. Life is unfair. Success at school – as in work – is determined, not by merit, but by birth. The richer you are, the more successful you will be. And, what’s more, this unfairness exists, not by accident, but… Read more

  • How to make the classroom work better for working class students: Part 1 – Equity in education

    How to make the classroom work better for working class students: Part 1 – Equity in education

    Society is unfair and, as microcosms of society, so too are schools. Success is all too often determined, not by merit, but by birth. The richer you are, the more successful you will be in school and in later life. What’s more, this unfairness exists, not by accident, but by design: those who make society’s… Read more

  • How to facilitate learning

    This is a version of an article written for SecEd Magazine and is the seventh instalment in a 9-part series. This series from Matt Bromley reminds teachers of key practical lessons from the ITT programme he delivers. Having discussed the planning of curriculum learning, he now turns his attention to key approaches to facilitating and… Read more

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