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Lesson planning and delivery
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You may have heard the phrase 'quality first teaching' but what does it mean? Here's a taster and some practical examples, based on our self-study course by Claire Gadsby
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Adele Bates shares some practical ideas on how to support Year 11s without adding to the inflated workload of ‘evidence exams’.
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Adele Bates suggests ways to stay connected with pupils, create routines and play to your strengths for learning online
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Amjad Ali explores effective questioning strategies and shares a number of techniques to try out in the classroom
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Amjad Ali unpicks four common barriers to pupil learning and provides practical ways to overcome them in the classroom
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What kind of tasks can teachers set which enable pupils to consolidate and demonstrate their learning? Claire Gadsby suggests ways to get pupils activity engaged in knowledge retrieval
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How do you get your pupils speaking and listening? Assistant head Sacha Nelson describes how Parkwood Primary School has put talk at the heart of learning
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Effective teaching will give all pupils the chance to shine. Torsten Payne shares some of the strategies he uses to enable pupils of all abilities and learning profiles to make progress
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The key to becoming a successful teacher is to ask the right questions of yourself and others. Use this reflective checklist to consider the non-negotiables of outstanding practice, plan lessons and seek evidence of learning
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A structural approach to maths can provide deeper learning opportunities. Julia Stead outlines some strategies for stretching pupils' knowledge of the number system