Blog of the Week
Retrieval Practice: Recalling the End Goal – Sarah Cottingham
There’s been lots of discussion around retrieval practice recently. In this blog, Sarah urges us to remember what we are doing it for.
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The Importance of Connections and Role Models in Education – Fahim Rahman
Fahim reflects on some of the wider responsibilities of being a teacher.
Research School Blog
Evidence Champions – Deb Friis
Deb shares some reflections following some training she has been leading for a cohort of ‘Evidence Champions’ in Kent.
Deep Dive Days 2022-23: Booking Open!
Next year the Durrington Research School will be offering a range of one-day workshops on EEF guidance reports and evidence reviews. You can now book your place.
Other Useful Links
- Emily Chandler explores how she has embedded teaching tier two vocabulary into lessons.
- Jamie Clark has shared some great one page summaries on questioning, modelling, feedback and retrieval practice.
- Inner Drive examine what impact can teachers have on their students’ well being.
- Adam Boxer unpicks four minutes of teaching during a learning walk.
- Kirsten Mould discusses promoting protective factors to support pupil well-being.
- Bob Pritchard on supporting pupils with worked examples.
- Thahmina Begum encourages us to think about second order thinking.
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