Class Teacher
@classteacher.bsky.social
Primary school teacher in London. Lover of the mini whiteboard.
Anyone got any tips for how to get readers of David Walliams and Dogman to try something a little more challenging?
March 5, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Anyone got any tips for how to get readers of David Walliams and Dogman to try something a little more challenging?
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Oh, this looks great!
NEW blog: Use knowledge organisers with your class? Here’s a ‘quick win’ you can try TODAY. #knowledgebooks
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Knowledge Books
Organise your knowledge organisers.
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February 26, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Oh, this looks great!
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We may have nodded along with the expression "memory is the residue of thought" but this powerful piece of advice should be at the forefront of our planning
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We may have nodded along with the expression "memory is the residue of thought" but this powerful piece of advice should be at the forefront of our planning
www.tes.com/magazine/tea... via @tesmagazine.bsky.social
What I got wrong about my students’ learning
I created engaging and interesting lessons, writes Mark Enser, but I had lost sight of one crucial aspect of pedagogy
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February 3, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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We may have nodded along with the expression "memory is the residue of thought" but this powerful piece of advice should be at the forefront of our planning
www.tes.com/magazine/tea... via @tesmagazine.bsky.social
We may have nodded along with the expression "memory is the residue of thought" but this powerful piece of advice should be at the forefront of our planning
www.tes.com/magazine/tea... via @tesmagazine.bsky.social
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Handwriting is not afforded the same consideration as reading, but it is an important piece of foundational knowledge and skill.
Really helpful post from @greeborunner.bsky.social in @tesmagazine.bsky.social on supporting handwriting in secondary schools. An often overlooked area.
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3 ways to tackle handwriting trouble in secondary
Slow and illegible writing can mean big problems for students at exam time, writes Zoe Enser, so issues need to be addressed upfront and early
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February 26, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Handwriting is not afforded the same consideration as reading, but it is an important piece of foundational knowledge and skill.
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A new report into SEND support suggests pupils who frequently miss class or are suspended during primary school should be assessed for special educational needs
Absent and excluded kids ‘should be assessed for SEND'
The EPI has recommended ways to prevent children with SEND from slipping through the cracks
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February 11, 2025 at 3:00 PM
A new report into SEND support suggests pupils who frequently miss class or are suspended during primary school should be assessed for special educational needs
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From the archive: Using Mini Whiteboards for AFL in Primary Science https://buff.ly/3MXMVVT
February 11, 2025 at 8:22 AM
From the archive: Using Mini Whiteboards for AFL in Primary Science https://buff.ly/3MXMVVT
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All teachers should be trained on special educational needs to help end 'postcode lottery', report says
All teachers should be trained on special educational needs to help end 'postcode lottery', report says
Teachers should receive compulsory training on child development and special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) to tackle widespread inconsistencies in support, a new report has urged.
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February 11, 2025 at 5:48 AM
All teachers should be trained on special educational needs to help end 'postcode lottery', report says
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Do you use Knowledge Organisers?
You can read my article for Hwrk magazine with advice about when to share a KO to students
hwrkmagazine.co.uk/knowledge-or...
You can read my article for Hwrk magazine with advice about when to share a KO to students
hwrkmagazine.co.uk/knowledge-or...
Knowledge Organisers - When To Share With Students? - HWRK Magazine
Knowledge Organisers – When To Share With Students? By Kate Jones Implementing knowledge organisers isn’t always a straightforward process. Thought must be given to how and when they are shared with...
hwrkmagazine.co.uk
February 10, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Do you use Knowledge Organisers?
You can read my article for Hwrk magazine with advice about when to share a KO to students
hwrkmagazine.co.uk/knowledge-or...
You can read my article for Hwrk magazine with advice about when to share a KO to students
hwrkmagazine.co.uk/knowledge-or...
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🤯 'I would need to spend an entire half term isolated from school to find the information I'm looking for - information the DfE says it has but won't share'
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Why I've decided to hold the DfE accountable for workload
Their baffling response to my FOI request has only made me more determined to challenge their complacency
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February 10, 2025 at 8:49 AM
🤯 'I would need to spend an entire half term isolated from school to find the information I'm looking for - information the DfE says it has but won't share'
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January 23, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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I love this quotation about reading so much that I used it as the epigraph for The Reading Mind.
February 9, 2025 at 10:10 PM
I love this quotation about reading so much that I used it as the epigraph for The Reading Mind.
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Maybe teachers & curriculum developers would benefit from guidance that's framed more like this?
Nation, P., & Yamamoto, A. (2012). Applying the Four Strands to Language Learning. International Journal of Innovation in English Language Teaching, 1(2), 167–181. www.wgtn.ac.nz/lals/resourc...
Nation, P., & Yamamoto, A. (2012). Applying the Four Strands to Language Learning. International Journal of Innovation in English Language Teaching, 1(2), 167–181. www.wgtn.ac.nz/lals/resourc...
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February 9, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Maybe teachers & curriculum developers would benefit from guidance that's framed more like this?
Nation, P., & Yamamoto, A. (2012). Applying the Four Strands to Language Learning. International Journal of Innovation in English Language Teaching, 1(2), 167–181. www.wgtn.ac.nz/lals/resourc...
Nation, P., & Yamamoto, A. (2012). Applying the Four Strands to Language Learning. International Journal of Innovation in English Language Teaching, 1(2), 167–181. www.wgtn.ac.nz/lals/resourc...
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*New post!* Choral response & 'I Say You Say' are two techniques I use with high frequency during my explanations. Although they seem simple, there is a lot of thinking behind them.
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Choral Response and ‘I Say You Say’
The longer a teacher talks for, the more likely it is the number of pupils paying attention decreases. The trick to sustaining attention is to ask pupils questions and to expect 100% participation …
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February 8, 2025 at 9:01 PM
*New post!* Choral response & 'I Say You Say' are two techniques I use with high frequency during my explanations. Although they seem simple, there is a lot of thinking behind them.
bunsenblue.wordpress.com/2025/02/08/c...
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So hard to choose just one quote…
“All of this indicates that using time and resources to improve students’ academic achievement directly might well be a better agent of psychological change than psychological interventions themselves.”
“All of this indicates that using time and resources to improve students’ academic achievement directly might well be a better agent of psychological change than psychological interventions themselves.”
February 9, 2025 at 12:15 PM
So hard to choose just one quote…
“All of this indicates that using time and resources to improve students’ academic achievement directly might well be a better agent of psychological change than psychological interventions themselves.”
“All of this indicates that using time and resources to improve students’ academic achievement directly might well be a better agent of psychological change than psychological interventions themselves.”
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The thing I really enjoyed about #soane25 yesterday was the people who explained how things hadn't worked first time. They were honest about their mistakes. Teaching isn't an exact science and it was joyful to hear of people's experimentation. More honesty and failures at conferences please.
February 9, 2025 at 9:50 AM
The thing I really enjoyed about #soane25 yesterday was the people who explained how things hadn't worked first time. They were honest about their mistakes. Teaching isn't an exact science and it was joyful to hear of people's experimentation. More honesty and failures at conferences please.
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“Young’s satire describes a stratified society in which the power-holding elite tells itself the story that it deserves its separation from the disenfranchised underclass.” www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/691...
Labour’s meritocracy paradox and the legacy of Michael Young
Starmer’s party has a meritocratic impulse, but this sits uneasily alongside its demands for a stricter form of equality
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January 30, 2025 at 9:35 AM
“Young’s satire describes a stratified society in which the power-holding elite tells itself the story that it deserves its separation from the disenfranchised underclass.” www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/691...
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So counter-intuitive to think anyone learns anything in smooth steps; we go forward…we go back…but the tide eventually comes in…
Far better: focus assessment on knowledge. Do they know and remember what you’ve taught? And junk the ‘expected standard for y4 history’ nonsense.
Far better: focus assessment on knowledge. Do they know and remember what you’ve taught? And junk the ‘expected standard for y4 history’ nonsense.
New from me: Locked into the Progress Mindset
In many schools, progression through school is seen as a series of discrete steps within each school year. How widespread is this Progress Mindset?
Please read, comment and repost!
In many schools, progression through school is seen as a series of discrete steps within each school year. How widespread is this Progress Mindset?
Please read, comment and repost!
Locked into the Progress Mindset - Insight Inform
There is no requirement for assessment systems to be built on a progress mindset, however, and every reason to think that there are more effective ways of monitoring students as they move through…
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February 7, 2025 at 6:02 PM
So counter-intuitive to think anyone learns anything in smooth steps; we go forward…we go back…but the tide eventually comes in…
Far better: focus assessment on knowledge. Do they know and remember what you’ve taught? And junk the ‘expected standard for y4 history’ nonsense.
Far better: focus assessment on knowledge. Do they know and remember what you’ve taught? And junk the ‘expected standard for y4 history’ nonsense.
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I first wrote about this problem 10+ years ago (in fact it's part of the reason Michael & I became friends!)
@counsellc.bsky.social spotted the exact same problem 30 years ago.
Here's a more recent article from me, with a link to Christine's work.
substack.nomoremarking.com/p/the-tyrann...
@counsellc.bsky.social spotted the exact same problem 30 years ago.
Here's a more recent article from me, with a link to Christine's work.
substack.nomoremarking.com/p/the-tyrann...
February 4, 2025 at 5:57 PM
I first wrote about this problem 10+ years ago (in fact it's part of the reason Michael & I became friends!)
@counsellc.bsky.social spotted the exact same problem 30 years ago.
Here's a more recent article from me, with a link to Christine's work.
substack.nomoremarking.com/p/the-tyrann...
@counsellc.bsky.social spotted the exact same problem 30 years ago.
Here's a more recent article from me, with a link to Christine's work.
substack.nomoremarking.com/p/the-tyrann...
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Absolutely nails it. Brilliant post. I'd also add there's going to be perverse incentives *not* to seek a high inclusion rating if it signals to some families you prioritise less complicated and vulnerable children.
"Ofsted's standalone ‘Inclusion’ judgement highlights the importance of valuing all learners, but we must ensure it doesn't become a box-ticking exercise that sidesteps true inclusivity."
Some thoughts on the proposal.
#EduSky #SEND #Inclusion
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Some thoughts on the proposal.
#EduSky #SEND #Inclusion
moderncassie.blogspot.com/2025/02/ofst...
Ofsted’s Inclusion Judgment: A step forward or a risky detour?
Ofsted’s decision to introduce a standalone ‘Inclusion’ judgement in its new framework sounds like a win for equity on paper. After all, m...
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February 8, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Absolutely nails it. Brilliant post. I'd also add there's going to be perverse incentives *not* to seek a high inclusion rating if it signals to some families you prioritise less complicated and vulnerable children.
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I read so many new research journal editions on important topics like writing, reading, teaching & learning, & think of all the missed opportunities for practitioners.
We need more reviews of practice, more relationships between researchers & practitioners, co-constructed research questions etc.
We need more reviews of practice, more relationships between researchers & practitioners, co-constructed research questions etc.
February 8, 2025 at 12:20 PM
I read so many new research journal editions on important topics like writing, reading, teaching & learning, & think of all the missed opportunities for practitioners.
We need more reviews of practice, more relationships between researchers & practitioners, co-constructed research questions etc.
We need more reviews of practice, more relationships between researchers & practitioners, co-constructed research questions etc.
Hi! Hoping to connect with other teachers here.
February 8, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Hi! Hoping to connect with other teachers here.