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Closing the Gap

Closing the word gap in science

October 30, 2018April 30, 2019Oxford Science Team
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Science, like every subject, has its own vocabulary.  Sometimes it can feel like we are learning a different language, before we can even begin to understand Science.  This vocabulary gap can lead students to be disengaged and disruptive in the classroom as well as underachieving in their exams and it is not just EAL students […]

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Read the Way with Project X: Teaching Thematic Clusters

November 7, 2017October 9, 2018Oxford Primary

Read the Way with Project X: Teaching Thematic Clusters Some of you will know that Project X Origins is structured in thematic clusters of four or five books, but did you know that there are several key benefits to the theme/cluster structure? Read on to find four key ways in which the thematic approach of […]

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Four strategies to engage boys in literacy and close the gender gap

November 28, 2016October 9, 2018Oxford Primary

“I’ve been working on raising boys’ achievement since 1993… you’d have thought I’d have got it sorted by now” is regularly the opening line to one of my INSET days or keynote speeches. It usually provokes mild amusement. “But sadly I’m afraid there aren’t that many people working on it.” And nobody laughs. Because it’s […]

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Closing the achievement gap: the critical importance of parental engagement

December 10, 2015December 16, 2015Oxford Primary

In the primary age range, the impact caused by different levels of parental engagement is much bigger than variations in the quality of schools. The scale of this impact is evident across all social classes and ethnic groups. The Impact of parental involvement, parental support and family education on pupil achievement Desforges and Abouchaar , 2003 Closing gaps in achievement is an ongoing priority for all schools. Over many decades, both national attainment […]

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