Tonight’s 15 minute forum was led by our Director of Science, Steph Temple. Steph started the session by apologising for her powerpoint and saying that she wasn’t much of a powerpoint person…which probably explains why she was leading this session! … Continue reading
Many thanks to Durrington geography teacher Hannah Townsend for this post, where she reflects on the importance of challenge and high expectations in KS3. * I recently read a post on a GCSE geography teachers’ forum asking for advice about how … Continue reading
The educational twittershpere can be a very strange place. Over the weekend there was a flurry of discussion about powerpoint – whether it was useful or not for teachers. Who would have thought that powerpoint could bring about such a passionate response…especially on the first … Continue reading
The 15 minute forum tonigh was led by Andy Tharby. Andy started by sharing 3 principles for good teacher explanation: New knowledge should be linked to existing knowledge Ideas should be introduced in clear steps Abstract ideas are made simple and concrete in … Continue reading
As a science teacher, it’s not always easy to put into practice what we know is important in terms of effective learning. We know the importance of repetition and regular practice, but with a content heavy subject and limited curriculum … Continue reading
Teaching is a creative profession, and at DHS we want our teachers to be innovative and excited about what they do – not stifled by an overly prescriptive approach to teaching. We want teachers to takes risks and try new … Continue reading
Over the last few weeks members of the SLT visited the lessons of some of our most successful departments. We decided to take a rather different approach to how we usually do things like this. Rather than the usual ‘Department … Continue reading
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