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Top tips for running effective departmental meetings

September 12, 2022August 31, 2022Oxford Geography Team

We’re all aware of the importance of time management for teaching. The start of a new school year is the perfect time to take stock and ask: are your departmental meetings effective, or are you meeting for meeting’s sake?    When I joined a new school (and thus a new department) I decided to give myself […]

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What can we learn from the AQA GCSE Religious Studies examiner reports?

November 19, 2019March 26, 2020Oxford RE Team
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AQA have released their examiner reports into the GCSE Religious Studies examinations which took place in the summer.  Head of Curriculum, Esther Zarifi, stated in her report of the examinations that teachers are feeling more confident with the new content as the second year of the new specification has been taught.  There are many positives […]

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Why is planning so important for effective teaching?

July 10, 2019July 12, 2019Oxford Education

Professor Chris Kyriacou I have spent more than 30 years teaching about and doing research on what constitutes ‘effective’ teaching. Over the years I have become more and more convinced that the key to being a successful teacher, both in terms of the quality of learning you promote, and in terms of maintaining your own […]

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