Category Archives: curriculum

In this five-part series, Matt Bromley looks at how we can create a questioning classroom. In part three, he explores ways of creating a classroom culture conducive to discussion and debate, including seven key rules, how to group students, and ways to reduce teacher talk… Last time, I explored a dialogic teaching strategy called SocraticContinue reading “The questioning classroom: How to encourage debate and discussion”

In this five-part series, Matt Bromley looks at how we can create a questioning classroom. In part two, he explains 10 ways of questioning to promote critical thinking, looks at dialogic teaching, and offers a list of 38 Socratic questions… In part one, I said that open questions can be used to promote critical thinking.Continue reading “The questioning classroom: Socratic methods”

Good questioning is at the heart of great teaching. In this five-part series for SecEd Magazine, Matt Bromley looks at creating a questioning classroom. In part one, he considers 13 questioning techniques, as well as six ways of using closed questions and nine ways to use open questions… At the heart of every good storyContinue reading “How to create a questioning classroom”

This is a version of an article written for SecEd Magazine and is the third instalment in a 4-part series. Read part one and part two. Storytelling can be incredibly powerful. In this four-part series, Matt Bromley considers how we can use story to improve our teaching and curriculum delivery. In part three, he exploresContinue reading “Using story to aide memorisation”

This is a version of an article written for SecEd Magazine and is the second instalment in a 4-part series. Read the first part here. Storytelling can be incredibly powerful. In this four-part series, Matt Bromley considers how can we use story to improve our teaching and curriculum delivery. In part two, he explores practicalContinue reading “Using story to organise the curriculum”

This is a version of an article written for SecEd Magazine and is the first instalment in a 4-part series. Storytelling can be incredibly powerful. In this four-part series, Matt Bromley considers how can we use story to improve our teaching, to give shape to our lessons, and to improve student memory. In part one,Continue reading “The power and the story”

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 teacherContinue reading “How to evaluate learning”

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 clearContinue reading “How to be a good form tutor”

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 notContinue reading “Nine principles of effective teaching”

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 theContinue reading “How to assess learning”