Blog of the Week
John Tomsett – This much I know about…improving teaching through attention to detail
I really like this style of blog at the moment; where one scenario is unpicked with an example/non-example. Really clear in helping understand why we might adopt a certain approach.
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Sam Atkins – Tackling educational disadvantage in geography
Durrington’s head of geography Sam blogs about how he has used SPDS to support his team in tackling educational disadvantage.
Research School Blog
Chris Runeckles – Durrington Professional Development Twilights 2023 – 24
Me, trailing our open professional development offer for next year. Get involved!
Other Useful Links
- Via the TES is this piece from Beth Morrish – Why we need to look beyond reading for pleasure
- From Elliot Morgan comes a blog on how we can integrate challenge into retrieval practice – How can we gradually increase the difficulty of retrieval practice?
- Lovely exemplification from Bradford Research School in this piece – Evidence-informed Practice: A Peer Tutoring Case Study
- Another sobering read from Dan Nicholls this time around the ever expanding cracks in society and how they manifest for the disadvantaged – The Social Contract is fracturing
- Tom Sherrington on the importance of getting out from behind the desk – The View From The Back: The Power of Circulating
- Adam Robbins reflects on a double decade career – You get less for murder: Reflections on a 20 year stretch in the classroom
- And, last but never least, is Alex Quigley with – Crafting Great Sentences
Durrington Professional Development Twilights 2023 – 24
Next year we are offering twilight training programmes on the following areas of evidence-informed practice. They will take the format of three 90 minute online sessions spread over 6 – 8 weeks. You can book via this form.
The five sessions are:
- Mobilising Metacognition
- Supporting SEND Students in Mainstream Schools
- Tackling Educational Disadvantage
- Feedback to Improve Learning
- Effective Professional Development
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