I found a guy who goes around the US asking 70 to 100-year-olds their: • Biggest Regrets • Biggest Lessons • Advice to their younger self Oddly enough, most of their answers are the same… Here are my top 8:

How concepts help pupils to learn the curriculum It turns out that if we identify the concepts aka big ideas and teach pupils these, then they are likely to know more, remember more and be able to do more, over time...

Mary Myatt Erin Stewart FCCT They act like holding baskets for a lot of information, making knowledge stickier.

The current history GCSE isn't fit for purpose. There is barely enough time to cover content, which encourages lapses in retrieval and consolidation. This means history teachers have to go against best-practice because they don't have the liberty of time. Change is needed.

The Nasir Mosque in Hartlepool that was attacked yesterday: - last year gave >£25,000 to the Royal British Legion through sale of poppies - cooked >25,000 meals for people in Hartlepool who were hungry - celebrated the Queen’s Jubilee with a Garden Party From Community Organisers

We become so used to the stability and safety afforded by a society broadly governed by the rule of law, that it’s easy to forget how precious it is, how fragile it can be, how it relies so heavily on a) a structure of laws b) an understanding of those laws c) consent to abide by

Telegraph exclusive. We can already see the difference in our young men. Fighting for the next generation by removing smartphones. I’d encourage all schools to do exactly the same thing. telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/09/1…

A common criticism of any school that has rules is that they are somehow oppressive, or that they crush the creative spirits of children who just want to learn. But unless children are taught learning behaviours, the most vulnerable suffer because they follow their whims rather

Progress 8 day. We are a school that is 67% PP; last year we were 61.9% PP. Thrilled with the improvement in progress in 2024, *especially* for our disadvantaged children. 2023 P8 was -0.39 Disadvantaged P8 was -0.67 2024 P8 0.22 Disadvantaged P8 0.16 Huge team effort 💛💙

When a teacher has command of her classroom, it’s orderly, calm, inviting; the kids are happy, productive, engaged in work When they don’t, it’s chaotic, stressful, loud; the kids are stressed and unhappy. Adult authority is not oppressive but an essential part of any school

Demonising approaches where schools have high behavioural expectations is the opposite of what the country needs. There are many times when schools are the only people holding those young people to account and setting routines and expectations that teenagers absolutely need.

Restorative approaches need the subject to be aware of the wrong they have done, take responsibility for it, and sincerely endeavour to do better. While this is *always* an attitude to encourage, it is also not one that you can expect in every case. Often, children *want* to have

We are looking to recruit a talented and dedicated Teacher of Maths to join our school at Easter or in September. If interested, visit our website here: parkviewlearning.net/useful-informa…

BREAKING: SCHOOL HAS DETENTIONS. It always amazes me how alien real schools often can be to people who don’t work in the sector. Detentions are a standard deterrent in schools. Saturday detentions are also pretty common, as a last deterrent before suspension. Making the news

Tom Bennett OBE This was a school where behaviour from some was so violent that teachers went on strike. Imagine how unsafe students felt going there each day. This head is doing amazing work: more power to him.

Misbehaviour, if unchecked, is contagious. That small disagreement in a distant corner of the classroom won't put itself out. It's more likely it will escalate, and pass a point of easy de-escalation. If you don't intervene early, it catches fire. Onlookers watch, distracted,

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What does great teaching look like? The Model for Great Teaching is an excellent summary of the Great Teaching Toolkit Evidence Review (Coe et al, 2020). 1 Understanding the content. 2. Creating a supportive environment. 3. Maximising opportunity to learn. 4. Activating hard

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