Ten lessons from our book The Working Class, delivered by Ian Gilbert from the main stage of the 2019 SSAT conference in Birmingham.
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Ten Lessons From The Working Class
Ten lessons from our book The Working Class, delivered by Ian Gilbert from the main stage of the 2019 SSAT conference in Birmingham.
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Emotional Self Regulation
Highlights of a webinar given by Phil Beadle with fascinating insights into emotional self regulation and behaviour in the classroom.
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The Brain and Learning
Highlights of a fascinating and insightful conversation with paediatric neurologist Dr Andrew Curran all about the brain and learning.
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Cultural Capital I
Highlights of the first part of a webinar given by Phil Beadle all about cultural capital and how Ofsted have got so very badly wrong.
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A Brief History of the Written Exam
Exams are in chaos - but where did they come from? This brief history may help us answer an even bigger question - why on earth do we still have them?
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The Five Saids
It's a world of fake news, deep fake technology and well, politicians from over there. So, here's is our quick and easy student guide to critical thinking.
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Are We Refusing to Learn From Lockdown?
Associate (Real) David Cameron poses an important question that is vexing him during the current transformation of the education system - are we all refusing to learn from lockdown?
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Guest Blog - Sara Alston on Echo Teaching Part Three
Part Three of a guest blog from Sara Alston looking at how teachers can make better use of the TA in the classroom when they move beyond the 'echo teaching' model.
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Guest Blog - Sara Alston on Echo Teaching Part One
As part of our INSET Junction project we asked for a guest blog from SEND and safeguarding specialist Sara Alston. This is part one on her thoughts about getting the best out of the Teaching Assistants in our classrooms.
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What is Trauma-Informed Education and Why is it Relevant to You?
A powerful and insightful guest blog on what all teachers need to know about trauma-informed education by specialist teacher and researcher Kat Stern.
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Teachers as Inventors, not Scientists
Teachers of the world! It's time to rejoice in our role, not as scientists doing what the research tells us, but as inventors. Then, Ian Gilbert suggests, we can let the research catch up with us.
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The Six Roles of the Ancient Teacher – Which Will You Be Today?
What can we learn from the ancient teachers of India about the sort of teacher we can be today? A guest post by educator and trainer Valentina Mahesh in India.
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