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Reducing student stress in the transition from Year 10 to Year 11

September 15, 2022September 2, 2022Oxford Maths 1 Comment

As we get ready for September, after so much recent disruption, one of the groups who are most likely to be worried about the year ahead will be Year 10. They may be feeling apprehensive about learning everything in time for the exams, so it’s important that we encourage them, let them know that we […]

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Identifying gaps in learning and supporting catch up

September 13, 2022September 2, 2022Oxford English Team

Sarah Eggleton suggests some strategies and tips to help you plan how to assess your students, identify learning gaps and start the catch-up process for those who need extra support at the start of the new school year. We know that the pandemic has hit those children who are disadvantaged the hardest, but it will […]

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Keeping great geography at the heart of our return

March 8, 2021March 8, 2021Oxford Geography Team 1 Comment

With all the talk of a “catch-up curriculum”, what is my priority upon our return to in-person learning? Keeping great geography at the heart of my lessons. While I don’t want students to dismiss the past two months of learning as ‘irrelevant’, I also want to be mindful that some of the content covered simply […]

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