Teaching Practice

How to support staff to become better teachers by improving classroom practice and keeping an eye on the latest pedagogy. Find out what methods of teaching help children to make the most progress.

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  NQT year –‌ It’s another new teaching experience

  Teaching Practice

  • Dan Edwards explains why newly qualified teachers will still need support in a changing environment...
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  Group work is immoral

  Teaching Practice

  • Samuel Elliott explains why he believes that teacher-led and instructional teaching is the best option...
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  Outdoor learning – Being outside has never been more important

  Teaching Practice

  • Heena Dave believes that outdoor learning is a huge benefit to education post lockdown...
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  Reading and writing – Your enthusiasm will rub off on pupils

  Teaching Practice

  • Victoria Brooks explains how to get children excited and interested about reading and writing...
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  Primary assessment – Too many approaches don’t provide informed actions

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  • Too many assessment approaches generate pretty graphs but don’t provide informed actions, says Joshua Perry...
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  Recovery curriculum – Childhood norms must be experienced again

  Teaching Practice

  • Laura Doel believes that catch-up does not exist, but recovery does...
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  Early Career Framework – How to make the best use of mentors

  Teaching Practice

  • Haili Hughes discuss how the Early Career Framework will put the spotlight on mentors...
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  How EdTech can close the reading gap

  Teaching Practice

  • Julia Clouter explains the benefits of reading support pens...
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  Mental health and Covid-19 – Ensure support for teachers and pupils

  Teaching Practice

  • It’s never been more important to equip pupils and teachers with the tools to manage their mental health, says Paula Talman...
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  Mental health and wellbeing – How a new approach to behaviour helped our pupils

  Teaching Practice

  • Holly Pottle explains why they decided to prioritise pupil’s mental wellbeing and what has changed as a result...