Enagaging students at the start of the lesson

On June 11, 2017 By Every day is a school dayIn AfL, Business/ICT, English, Growth Mindset, Humanities, Maths, MFL, PE, Performing Arts, Research, ScienceLeave a comment

Here are some ideas from the Guardian on how to start lessons in an engaging way.

https://www.theguardian.com/teacher-network/2017/jun/07/teachers-heres-how-to-get-your-lessons-off-to-a-flying-start

Effectiveness of homework

On June 10, 2017 By Every day is a school dayIn Business/ICT, Closing the Gap, English, Humanities, Marking and Feedback, Maths, MFL, PE, Performing Arts, Research, ScienceLeave a comment

Here is a summary of the evidence from the EEF on the effectiveness of homework. It also contains some suggestions on how to improve it.

https://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/resources/teaching-learning-toolkit/homework-secondary

100 ideas

On June 4, 2017 By Every day is a school dayIn Research, ScienceLeave a comment

Welcome to the BSA’s new campaign ‘Science, not just for scientists: 100’ which aims to generate 100 ideas to make science a more fundamental part of culture and society. We are looking to crowdsource ideas, from scientists and non-scientists about how science can belong to all of us.

http://notjustforscientists.org/idea/the-importance-of-being-wrong/

Spelling starter

On May 29, 2017 By Every day is a school dayIn Business/ICT, English, Humanities, MFL, ScienceLeave a comment

When marking books/essays we all notice common mistakes that our students make… After marking a set of books/essays and finding these common mistakes; why not get your students to become independent in their reflection of your diagnostic marking!