As part of our work looking at how teachers are rethinking their curriculum, the History Team is delighted to share the following from History teachers Zaiba Patel and David Hibbert. Concerned that their history curriculum relied on familiar and oft-repeated narratives of the Second World War, Patel and Hibbert sought a fresh take and […]
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Author and teacher Jim Breithaupt explores IGCSE® Physics practical work and how it is assessed.
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What does success look like? Science teacher Onn May Ling looks at how to co-construct success criteria in an IGCSE® Chemistry class.
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Science teacher Yao-Jin Choong shares six strategies for making abstract concepts more concrete.
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Physics teacher Elliot Sarkodie-Addo shares his top tips for success in IGCSE® Physics.
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Disciplinary Literacy has been identified by the EEF as the number one strategy for improving the literacy of students within secondary schools. It is a term which encompasses the unique ways students must be able to read, write and speak in each individual subject area. This article sets out ways in which you can employ […]
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Keep the bigger picture in view The image of the Reading Rope is a powerful one. As a primary school teacher for 20 years, I worked to twist together the fibres to build and strengthen the rope with the aim of sending pupils to secondary school fully able to access the curriculum. Now, working at […]
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The day to day existence of a teacher has changed beyond recognition this year as we moved from classroom to remote learning; from bubble to zone; back to remote learning and now back to the classroom once more! Phewf! Given the many, many ways we have adapted as a profession; isn’t it time to take […]
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In 2019, the British Academy, the Royal Society, the Academy of Medical Sciences and the Royal Academy of Engineering produced a shared statement calling on the UK Government to adopt a national strategy for languages. They were concerned that the “UK’s poor language capacity has resulted in the loss of economic, social, cultural, and research […]
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If you’re new to the role of literacy lead, or just have an interest in approaching Literacy across the school I’d strongly advise beginning your journey with vocabulary – I have written two blogs on this (links below). It makes sense that before students can access texts, we teach them how to access words, and […]
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