Monthly Archives: September 2021

Homework has to be one of the most contentious and hotly debated topics in education. While most students (perhaps reluctantly) accept that it will form part of their educational experience, educators, decision makers, parents and celebrities routinely take sides on … Continue reading →

This year the Durrington Research School team are leading a variety of training programmes, covering a range of themes.  We will be using a blended delivery approach for all of our programmes: Day 1 – 10.30am-3.30pm, face to face at … Continue reading →

Blog of the week ‘Curricular thinking has made me a better teacher’ by Helen Skelton In this blog Helen explores how curricular thinking has made her a better teacher.  A great read. Classteaching ‘It’s all talk’ by Fran Haynes In … Continue reading →

Three weeks into the new academic year means that one of the key questions being posed to all teachers is, ‘How have your classes settled’? On the whole, we have had a positive experience here at Durrington and are very … Continue reading →

Blog of the week ‘Concrete not sand – build on what they know’ by Tom Sherrington Super blog by Tom, in which he explains the importance of finding out what students already know and framing our teaching around this. Classteaching … Continue reading →

Apologies for the sporting analogy in the title, but I always see the start of the autumn term a bit like the start of a season (rugby for me). You’ve done the pre-season preparation and now you’re into the real … Continue reading →

Blog of the week ‘Why ‘using the curriculum as a progression model’ is harder than you think’ by David Didau  Using the curriculum as a progression model makes perfect sense.  Unfortunately it is not straightforward when it comes to implementation.  … Continue reading →

In 2014 Andy Tharby and I started to think about a model of effective evidence informed teaching that we could share with our teachers here at Durrington.  We wanted our teachers to be able to confidently articulate what the evidence … Continue reading →

Blog of the week ‘Retrieval for Learning’ by Corey Snuggs Corey describes a four stage process that may provide some structure when planning retrieval opportunities. Classteaching ‘Cognitive science approaches in the classroom’ by Shaun Allison This blog shares examples of … Continue reading →