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Planning for Challenge – Part 2
At our last INSET day, Andy Tharby talked about using a planning framework for high starting point students, that focused on three areas – content, thinking and shaping – you can read about it here. Like many schools, we have been … Continue reading
Planning for Challenge
At our INSET day yesterday, Andy Tharby talked about a framework teachers can use, when planning for high starting point students – content, thinking and shaping. You can read more about it here (and I strongly suggest you do, it’s an excellent … Continue reading
What do teachers do to help the clever ones get even better?
On Friday, Andy Tharby and I walked around the school. We visited lessons of Y11 high starter students, who were doing particularly well in that subject. We noted some of the things that these teachers were doing, that would probably contribute … Continue reading
What to do with the clever ones?
Last Friday we had an INSET day. Our focus was thinking about how we can push and challenge those students with a high stating point, so that they make even more progress. Our starting point was to think about something … Continue reading
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Tagged Challenge, Feedback, High Starters, Questioning
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Another Six Things – Stretching the High Starters
A few weeks ago I wrote a post about using the 6 principles from ‘Making every lesson count’ to support the learning of students with a low starting point. This week, I want to turn my attention to our brightest … Continue reading
