Meanwhile, some *actual* evidence showing no short term link between exclusion and knife crime H/T @NPorter83 assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/upl… Please RT, rather than share opinion and speculation.

youtube.com/watch?v=wUelHN… Why we need to scrap 'one lesson = one learning objective' and break topics down into 10-minute chunks spread over multiple days (spaced repetition / distributed practise)

youtube.com/watch?v=MeIx4F… Cognitive Load Theory summarised. #acceleratelondon #acceleratemanchester

Really useful. I'm definitely guilty of deviating from the script in response to higher attaining pupils, but agree that this often leads to most children getting lost when done in whole class teaching.

I agree that novice/expert are important terms that are not usually properly-defined in research.

keystage2maths.com/2018arithmetic/ Complete PowerPoint and YouTube walthrough for the 2018 SATs Year 6 arithmetic paper.

Key Stage 2 Maths 2019 Arithmetic SATs test paper walkthrough: youtube.com/watch?v=Z-DDGl…

Concrete, Pictorial, Abstract. Why CPA, in that order? Why not APC? A = make sure chn know what to do. P = help chn understand why we do that. C = chn demonstrate their understanding, reinforcing their learning by explaining. No?

Classroom displays distract children from learning. journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.117…

The roots of inconsistencies can usually be traced to one or more of the following: • The teachers find it a waste of time. • It’s never been clearly explained and agreed. • It was a solution to a problem that doesn’t exist any more. • The time to impact ratio is off #sltchat

Just put together this #knowledgeorganiser for KS2 arithmetic. Happy to share if anyone wants a copy. Dm me your email. @Y6SUPPORT HIAS Maths KS2 Maths The Maths Magpie Maths Teacher London MathsHubs

keystage2maths.com/y6/fractions/ Year 6 Fractions

The 'neat books' obsession is especially harmful in Maths. Children are reluctant to use effective problem-solving strategies - such as drawing a bar model or sketching a rough diagram - because they're 'messy'. tes.com/news/why-our-o…

Comprehension strategies in reading (e.g. summarising, self-questioning, etc) are like vitamin supplements: a useful addition to people's reading diet, but only needed in very small doses. The bulk of reading lesson time should be spent actually reading and discussing text.

2019 SATs reasoning papers adapted to include a link to a video modelling solutions next to each question simonrigelsford.files.wordpress.com/2020/08/2019-p… simonrigelsford.files.wordpress.com/2020/08/2019-p…

keystage2maths.com/reasoning/ All KS2 Maths SATs (non-calculator) papers from 2000-2019, with video solutions for every question.

Why we should have given children a pile of books to read rather than laptops and internet connections. keystage2english.com/2021/02/28/sch…

Ofsted's research review on Science teaching is remarkably sensible. keystage2english.com/2021/05/07/are…

Why I usually prefer to sit down when I teach - keystage2english.com/2021/05/16/tea…

Passcode to the iPad cupboard is 1066. Assistant head chose that password because if a teacher asks for the passcode in earshot of children, he can say "Battle of Hastings" and the teacher will understand, but the children won't. This is what is wrong with primary schools.