My Tes magazine article on adaptive teaching is still proving popular. My recent conversations with school leaders have indicated a shift away from some of the problematic approaches to differentiation. ‘Differentiation is dead, long live adaptive teaching’ tes.com/magazine/teach…

I am currently looking into new reading packages as Bedrock Vocabulary is due for renewal. Have any of you had any experience with the following: Sparx Reader Reading Plus INTERVENTION WISE. What are your thoughts on: Thinking Reading Fresh Start. Please retweet Alice Visser-Furay

Just a little momento for my Lit students. I won’t be giving them until after Lit Paper 2 for cheating purposes 😂 The printer has missed off one of the quotation marks but I’ll let that go!

Just you all wait and see… I bet there is a heat wave once we are back in work 😂

*** Adaptive Teaching: What Is It Anyway? *** "Adaptive teaching is the subtle, tricky, but compelling stuff of teaching. No lesson package you lift from the Internet can eliminate the necessity for adaptation and responsiveness." alexquigley.co.uk/adaptive-teach…

Can anyone recommend a good Victorian novella to teach Year 7?

The do-now for me is an essential technique for maximising teaching time. However the effectiveness of do-nows can vary. Here are 5 don’ts of do-nows: 🧵

This is so good (as is the original blog. Thank you x.com/MrGoodwin23/st…

A core set of ingredients for feedback and questioning 🗣️ ❓

Adaptive teaching: Scaffolds, Scale, Structure and Style. Alex Quigley take on AT offers a fresh take on how we can adapt learning whilst maintaining high expectations for all students. Original blog: alexquigley.co.uk/adaptive-teach…

*** ‘Write less; read more *** “Reading more, longer texts could be the solution to improving reading. So, the answer to improve writing must be writing more and writing longer texts too, right? I suggest not.” alexquigley.co.uk/write-less-rea…

Reading counts! 📚

Do any schools still do ‘An introduction to Shakespeare’ SOL? If so, what is your rationale behind it instead of studying a play? Asking for, well, me! Litdrive UK Chris Curtis Alice Visser-Furay

🏗️ Scaffolding Think, Pair, Share can help facilitate deep discussions and drive thinking from ALL students. This handy resource is designed to help students master the WHAT, WHY, and HOW of the process. 👊 Support my work by tapping REPOST and grab a FREE high-quality copy

A hugely important question to ask in evaluating teaching quality is 'how many students could sit through this lesson and still learn nothing of what's being taught?' In this lesson the answer is almost certainly none.

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To mark our 90th anniversary, we’re hosting a Celebration Evening—& we’d love for you to join us! Whether you're a former student, ex-teacher, a proud parent, or a friend of the school, it’s the perfect chance to come together, reminisce, & celebrate the legacy of Wellfield💚💜

NPQSL assessment ✅ Brain: fried. Coffee: consumed. Growth: undeniable. #NPQSL #NIOT #LeadershipDevelopment

Looking over the old annotated exemplars for Shakespeare extract and the Macbeth example got 6 marks. I cross referenced them with last Year 11 scripts and my students were getting 6 marks and doing a lot more! Have Eduqas brought out updated exemplars? Eduqas English

Has anyone modified Q1 of Jun 25 AQA paper 1 Language? Laura Webb Matt Lynch Litdrive UK