Blog of the week: A great read from Sam Strickland on the misinterpretation of inclusion and how it must be rooted in high expectations, consistency, clear rules and routines. Durrington Resources: A further reminder that you can sign up to … Continue reading →| Class Teaching
When I first started teaching, I was privileged to job share with an incredible teacher called Mrs McCulloch. A teacher with a wealth of experience, having taught for over 30 years. The students she taught consistently achieved very strong outcomes. … Continue reading →| Class Teaching
Blog of the week: Another entry from Jo Castelino, this time talking about how we can avoid providing surface level feedback that has little impact on student progress, and how we can make sure our feedback is meaningful. Durrington Resources: … Continue reading →| Class Teaching
Here at Durrington High School we know the power professional development plays in supporting teachers to become the best they can be. The model we use is underpinned by: Sir Tim Brighouse quotes the American researcher Judith Little, “Schools are … Continue reading →| Class Teaching
Blog of the week: Adam Boxer discusses how school leaders can identify where to start when looking at school improvement. Adam suggest 3 core questions that can be asked by leaders to help kick sta…| Class Teaching
Blog of the week: Everyone’s favourite topic – homework! In this blog Dr Jo Castelino explores how we can ensure that our homework remains purposeful and avoids just becoming busy work. Durrington Resources: A further reminder that you can sign … Continue reading →| Class Teaching
Blog of the week: Three for the price of one with our blog of the week this week! Marc Rowland and Jon Eaton at Devon Research School have teamed up to write a 3 part blog series around supporting disadvantaged … Continue reading →| Class Teaching
Fresh Starts One of the things I love about teaching is having a fresh start every year. It is an opportunity to start again and bring to fruition all those things that we wanted to tweak the prev…| Class Teaching
Blog of the week: The Trouble with Progress Reports – Becky Allen Professor Becky Allen discuss the understandable reasons why many schools choose to report progress, but also explores the pitfalls and flaws of doing so. Durrington Resources: No blogs … Continue reading →| Class Teaching
Blog of the week: What makes spaced practice so powerful? – Carl Hendrick – Carl discusses the findings of new research into “why” spacing works and what might be going on in our brains during th…| Class Teaching
