Elise Reece, AQA’s Curriculum Manager for Science, looks at the reasons why some students struggle with GCSE Science and how to build their confidence so that they can experience success in the subject. KS4 Science has changed significantly over the past few years. The removal of single-award GCSE, and changes to performance measures, have reduced […]
Read moreStill looking for ideas for last-minute Christmas gifts? We asked some of our children’s authors to share the best – and worst – Christmas presents they’ve ever received… Ben Davis, Author of The Private Blog of Joe Cowley and Make Me Awesome I’m a big Christmas fan. Especially now I have a three year […]
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Red is my favourite colour – it has been as long as I can remember. So, you’d think that my departmental policy of using only red ink to mark in student’s books would come naturally to me. But, I tend to flow around the class, using whatever pen or pencil is nearby to write in […]
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Today, my dear colleagues, I offer you my final contribution to our Theory of Knowledge course. And then it’s time for me to say farewell. For convenient access, I’ve compiled below all the posts I’ve done for Theory of Knowledge throughout 2018 into a downloadable document, with a table of contents for quick browsing. I […]
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This December we’re pleased to have Vincent Everett sharing his festive ideas on the Teaching Languages Today blog. I remember, one winter’s day, taking a frustrated pupil out of a French lesson to cool off a bit by walking round the school site. It was just after a “snow day” and I think he would still […]
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HOT TOPIC Reflecting Realities in the school library Joy Court discusses the results of CLPE’s first study into ethnic representation in UK children’s literature and how libraries can get involved with the movement for change. “An important report was published at the end of July, after many of you would have finished for the summer break, and […]
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SHARED PRACTICE Public and school library partnerships—Joy Court talks to Ailsa Gormley I have always felt that if school librarians wanted to create readers for life, they had to engage their students with public libraries so that the reading habit could be sustained outside of the educational environment. I am also a passionate advocate of the inspiration […]
Read moreJoy Court shines the spotlight on children’s author Tamsin Cooke ! “Ever since she burst onto the scene in 2015 with The Scarlet Files: Cat Burglar , her electrifying debut novel that was shortlisted for many awards and went on to win the Stockton Children’s book of the year 2017—Tamsin Cooke has been an author to watch! An ex-primary teacher who learnt to […]
Read moreOn the Bookshelf Night Raiders by Ali Sparkes Adventure is a big feature in all the books we are featuring on the Bookshelf. Ali Sparkes on the cover guarantees a page turner in my opinion and, having loved Night Speakers, I was so delighted to meet Elena, Matt and Tima again in Night Raiders. These unlikely […]
Read moreFACTS and FEELINGS: from what I read in today’s paper, there seems to be little public will to distinguish between these two when firmly asserting knowledge claims. And from what I hear in science-based podcasts, our biased brains make it hard to do so even when we try. As Theory of Knowledge teachers, aiming for […]
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