Beyond Differentiation

In the second of his contributions about getting assessment right, Associate and author Jonathan Lear describes how he helps children get to grips with source analysis.

Ten-minute read

Remember when Growth Mindset was all the rage? We rescued five key points from Carol Dwecks's original research, Self Theories, which we feel can make a genuine difference in all classrooms.

Seven-minute read

Long-time Associate Will Ryan explores how it is that some of the best primary practice can be found in schools in some of our most challenging socio-economic areas - and what we can learn from them.

Seven-minute read

Associate, author and primary teacher Mark Creasy shares how he used Thunks as a vital tool to keep children engaged and learning during lockdown.

Ten-minute read

What 8Way thinking is, where it came from and how it can be used to make even the most dismal-appearing of subject matters fascinating.

Ten-minute read

Associate, author of The Monkey Proof Box and innovative primary teacher Jonathan Lear explains how his school came to terms with effective and inclusive assessment across the whole curriculum.

Ten-minute read

Independent Thinking founder Ian Gilbert was asked to write the foreword for Ginny Bootman's wonderful new book, Independent Thinking on Being a SENDCO. You can read his inspiring and surprising foreword here.

Join Ian Gilbert as he battles with the distinction between thinking and learning and whether getting children's brains to hurt is what the education system is actually about.

Ten-minute read

Independent Thinking Associate David Hodgson continues his brief exploration of neurodiversity, identifying four skills that will benefit all students

Ten-minute read

Senior English lecturer and long-time Independent Thinking Associate Martin Illingworth offers some suggestions to help bring alive the teaching of poetry in our schools.

Five-minute read

Let's change the language around neurodiversity away from the deficit, medical model - so argues Associate David Hodgson in part one of his blog on this important topic. 

Ten-minute read

Rather than reaching for your device every time you have a question why not first stop and think for yourself? Discover the power of the Google Pause, inspired by our very own Dr Matthew McFall.

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