Purchasing Louisiana, or at least letting teachers choose their CPD
Edssential article from @HFletcherWood : In 1803, James Monroe was dispatched to gain access to a port in Louisiana for the United States. Sent to France as an Extraordinary Envoy, he instead...
View ArticleMaking errors and spotting where the plain socks are located
Edssential article from @Xris32: Making mistakes is just a part of life. I have made mistakes and I still do make them. I put my hands up. Once, in my youth, I bought a yellow canary coloured shirt...
View ArticleTeacher workload: Can it be sustained?
Edssential article from @GoldFishBowlMM : Like many teachers, I filled in the DfE workload survey. I tried thinking about the external demands that increase teacher workloads but I quickly realised...
View ArticleSutton Trust Report 2014 coverage.
Edssential article from @mrocallaghanedu: This post aims to collate news coverage and blog posts about the recently published Sutton trust report into what makes great teaching. Sutton Trust report PDF...
View Article15 TOP TIPS FOR 2015
Edssential article from @CristaHazell: 1. Be deadline ready. Know what you’re meant to be doing for when. 2. Be equipped. Know your students, make sure you know how they are doing not just...
View ArticleReading aloud — Reading All the Books
Edssential article from @readingthebooks: I was not a confident reader in school. Fortunate enough to begin school knowing how to read, my abilities stalled mid-way through, and I couldn’t seem to move...
View ArticleWhy? Why? Why?
Edssential article from @MissDCox : On an education forum I frequent, teachers regularly complain about their school marking policy that demands them to mark student books, say every 2 lessons and how...
View ArticleEduBook Club – Second Meeting
Edssential article from @shaun_allison : Today saw the second EduBook club meeting at DHS, led by Andy Tharby. All classroom based staff were bought a book in September, from the selection above....
View ArticleDeconstructing My Own Bad Ideas
Edssential article from @kennypieper : So, yes, I get it, that writing a blog is supposed to be about reflection and learning and thinking through your mistakes. Why is it, then, when I read over the...
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