Monthly Archives: January 2023

Blog of the Week Carl Hendrick – Learning styles don’t exist A longy but a goody. If you are looking for a comprehensive explanation of why we shouldn’t ever teach according to “learning styles” then you’ve found it. Class Teaching … Continue reading →

Blog of the Week Adam Robbins – Digging deeper in lesson observations Supporting the work of those of us regularly spending time in teachers’ lessons, Adam gives us some insights into how we can successfully identify leverage points. Class Teaching Chris Runeckles – Mocks and … Continue reading →

Blog of the Week David Windle – The Fluency Effect Chiming in with some work Fran Haynes has been leading here at Durrington, comes news of what sounds like a very exciting fluency project at Charles Dickens Research School. Class … Continue reading →

An avalanche of mock papers are currently appearing on the desks of year 11 students across Britain. So much time in draughty sports halls. So much time marking them. So much time. Once the data sheets have been compiled and … Continue reading →

Blog of the Week Kat Howard – A Note on Teacher Autonomy Maybe one for the purists but I really enjoyed Kat’s weaving of the evidence through this discussion of where teachers may want or need autonomy, and, where they don’t. … Continue reading →