Government formula will cut budgets at 70% of capital’s schools already enduring funding freeze, London Councils says More than 1,500 schools in London will move to larger class sizes and fewer teachers under the government’s proposed national funding formula, according to forecasts by boroughs in the capital that predict they will suffer cuts of £360m […]
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Teacher educators – those who train, support and develop new and existing teachers – play an important role, but they often have to learn on the job, receiving limited training and support themselves. This post is the first in a series discussing a potential course for teacher educators: it sets out eight priorities for teacher educators. Improving
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Most teachers struggle with students whose academic performance doesn’t match their potential. When the usual approach doesn’t work, try something different. Continue Reading →http://cultofpedagogy.com/underperforming-students/
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Teacher educators – those who train, support and develop new and existing teachers – play an important role, but they often have to learn on…https://improvingteaching.co.uk/2017/01/29/eight-priorities-for-teacher-educators/
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I had the privilege of being in Tom Kendall’s classroom recently, and saw something wonderful. A child in Year 7 said something that showed he’d understood something essential to arithmetic development, or advanced conceptualisation of arithmetic, or an important threshold … Continue reading →https://tothereal.wordpress.com/2017/01/29/must-all-maths-teachers-do-this/
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Another super article from one of my favourite writers on all things educationaI. I do wonder if I enjoy reading Michael’s work because I agree with him, or because he makes me consider things I haven’t before. Still, a thought-provoking article on curiosity. In my mind, developing curiosity in young children is one of the
This is part 3 of a series of blogs on my new book, Making Good Progress?: The future of Assessment for Learning. Click here to read the introduction to the series. One frequent criticism of memorisation is that it doesn’t lead to understanding. For example, a pupil can memorise a rule of grammar, or a definition of
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Time I feel like joining London Business School to study for an MBA. Let’s see what that’ll cost me. £70,000… ouch! But okay. Actually hang on… I know I’m going to have to relocate to London to do this, so … Continue reading →
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