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 second step towards designing an effective curriculum is to set the destination which is about identifying what we want all pupils and students to knowContinue reading “Curriculum design: Step 2 – Set the destination”
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Curriculum design: Step 1 – Agree the vision
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 first step towards designing an effective curriculum is to agree the vision. This requires each school and college to consult upon and communicate a sharedContinue reading “Curriculum design: Step 1 – Agree the vision”
Behaviour management advice for new teachers
This article was written for SecEd magazine and first published in July 2019. You can read the original version on the SecEd website here. You can access the full archive of my columns for SecEd here. Behaviour management is a crucial skill for all teachers and one that those new to the chalkface often focusContinue reading “Behaviour management advice for new teachers”
The problem with meta-analyses
What are meta-analyses? A meta-analysis is a way of collating the outcomes of similar studies and converting the data into a common metric, then combining these in order to report an estimate which represents the impact or influence of interventions in that given area. There are a number of advantages of meta-analyses when conducted asContinue reading “The problem with meta-analyses”
Working memory – lightening the cognitive load for pupils
This article was written for SecEd Magazine. I moved house last month. Those who claim it’s one of the most stressful things you can do in life are not wrong. The solicitor’s bill alone was enough to send my blood pressure through the roof. But, contrary to popular opinion, the stress does not dissipate theContinue reading “Working memory – lightening the cognitive load for pupils”
Early Career Teachers: Classroom rules and routines
This article was written for SecEd magazine. Aristotle once said that “excellence is not an act but a habit”, and so it is with teaching: the foundations of a successful classroom are built of routines, regularly repeated and reinforced. Without this essential ground-work the edifice of learning would simply crumble. Let us take aContinue reading “Early Career Teachers: Classroom rules and routines”
Supporting pupils with SLCN – Part 5
This article was written for SecEd magazine and first published in January 2019. You can read the original version on the SecEd website here. You can access the full archive of my columns for SecEd here. Earlier in this series I shared some common characteristics to help teachers and school leaders identify speech, language and communication needsContinue reading “Supporting pupils with SLCN – Part 5”
Supporting pupils with SLCN – Part 4
This article was written for SecEd magazine and first published in January 2019. You can read the original version on the SecEd website here. You can access the full archive of my columns for SecEd here. So far in this five-part series on supporting pupils with speech, language and communication needs, we have explained how important itContinue reading “Supporting pupils with SLCN – Part 4”
Supporting pupils with SLCN – Part 3
This article was written for SecEd magazine and first published in January 2019. You can read the original version on the SecEd website here. You can access the full archive of my columns for SecEd here. In the first two articles of this five-part series, I explained what SLCN is and how schools can correctly identify pupilsContinue reading “Supporting pupils with SLCN – Part 3”
Supporting pupils with SLCN – Part 2
This article was written for SecEd magazine and first published in January 2019. You can read the original version on the SecEd website here. You can access the full archive of my columns for SecEd here. In the first part of this series last week (January 10), I asked the simple question: what does SLCN stand for?Continue reading “Supporting pupils with SLCN – Part 2”
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