Category Archives: teaching

This article was written for SecEd magazine  Now that all pupils are back in school, the national debate has turned to the issue of “lost learning”. However, I am very uncomfortable with the terminology many are using – “lost learning”, “catch-up” – and all the rhetoric surrounding these concepts. The problem with ‘lost learning’ AnyContinue reading “The myth of lockdown learning loss”

Exclusive to this blog I’ve read several tweets this week from trainee teachers and NQTs disillusioned with teaching. Many say they are contemplating quitting the profession. If you are a trainee or NQT, or indeed a recently qualified teacher, struggling with your first term of teaching and close to quitting, this blog is for you.Continue reading “Don’t stop believing”

In my book, School and College Curriculum Design 1: Intent, I articulate a six-step process for curriculum planning… You can read about each step here. In the second book in the series, School and College Curriculum Design 2: Implementation, I have also set out a six-step process as follows… Below, I will summarise Step 6. If youContinue reading “The 6 steps of curriculum implementation: Step 6”

In my book, School and College Curriculum Design 1: Intent, I articulate a six-step process for curriculum planning… You can read about each step here. In the second book in the series, School and College Curriculum Design 2: Implementation, I have also set out a six-step process as follows… Here, I will summarise Step 5.  IfContinue reading “The 6 steps of curriculum implementation: Step 5”

In my book, School and College Curriculum Design 1: Intent, I articulate a six-step process for curriculum planning… You can read about each step here. In the second book in the series, School and College Curriculum Design 2: Implementation, I have also set out a six-step process as follows… Key: WM = working memory | LTMContinue reading “The 6 steps of curriculum implementation: Steps 2, 3 and 4”

In my book, School and College Curriculum Design 1: Intent, I articulate a six-step process for curriculum planning… You can read about each step here. In the second book in the series, School and College Curriculum Design 2: Implementation, I have also set out a six-step process as follows… Here, I will summarise Step 1… BeforeContinue reading “The 6 steps of curriculum implementation: Step 1”

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”