Lesson observations have the potential to offer invaluable professional learning to both teachers and school leaders. Through the process of…

Many schools insist that lessons begin with a ‘starter’. However, including a starter for the sake of it is rather…

When we talk about how students are doing at school, we often do so in terms of progress. ‘Andrea is making…

Arguably, all knowledge has value. However, it’s clearly impossible for schools to teach students everything. Decisions need to be made.…

While learning can happen without feedback, it will always tend to be better when feedback is involved. The less expert anyone is…

The Holy Grail For some, ‘independent learning’ is the holy grail of education. Teaching students how to learn by themselves, without…

Content is the curriculum. Therefore, curriculum planning needs to focus on content. Rationale Curriculum planning needs to start with the big picture…

Different and the same Students are all different. They arrive at our lessons knowing and being able to do all…

Thinking takes place in working memory. However, our working memory is limited both in terms of the space it has to…

How important is your school’s curriculum in determining student outcomes? Does it matter if students who go to different schools…