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What is Metacognition?

What is metacognition and what is the significance of metacognition in primary schools? Metacognition refers to higher order thinking, which involves active control over the cognitive processes engaged in learning. Activities such as……: Planning how to approach a given learning task; Monitoring our comprehension of the task, and Evaluating progress toward... View Article

Posted by: Clive Davies, OBE Category: Mastery and Metacognition

The Changing Face of Primary Education

Changes in Primary Education 1972 – The year I started teaching Well, I must confess that I started teaching in 1972 at a time when seating pupils in groups was deemed to be ‘the thing to do’. In truth, the Plowden era was upon us and discovery learning was the... View Article

Posted by: Clive Davies, OBE Category: Mastery and Metacognition

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Putting Mastery at the Heart of Your Maths Curriculum

Mum is 23 years older than Henry and 3 years younger than dad. If the total ages of all three is 73, how old is mum? This type of question should now become common-place in most schools and academies at some stage and signals that there is a fundamental change... View Article

Posted by: Clive Davies, OBE Category: Mastery and Metacognition Maths

What Does Mastery Look Like?

There has been lots of talk about mastery since the first draft of the national curriculum was published. We need not be too precious as it was clearly being talked about in the 16th century. Simon CambySimon has a well-established track record in education, which includes work as a headteacher... View Article

Posted by: Simon Camby Category: Mastery and Metacognition

Balancing the Maths Curriculum in Your Setting

The value of evaluating mathematics from a pupil’s perspective As part of my consultancy work in schools I have found myself having many discussions with headteachers, principals and subject leaders about the breadth and balance of their curriculum. Maths has emerged as one subject that sits very much alone in... View Article

Posted by: Tim Nelson Category: Mastery and Metacognition Maths

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Mastery and Greater Depth in the English Curriculum

What an interesting year I have had working with the implementation of the 2014 English curriculum! Not only have we battled with raised expectations and new objectives but also a completely new approach to assessment. Standards look different; children may work below or at the expected standard or at greater... View Article

Posted by: Ros Ferrara Category: English Mastery and Metacognition

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What is Metacognition?

The Changing Face of Primary Education

Putting Mastery at the Heart of Your Maths Curriculum

What Does Mastery Look Like?

Balancing the Maths Curriculum in Your Setting

Mastery and Greater Depth in the English Curriculum

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Categories for Mastery and Metacognition

What is Metacognition?

The Changing Face of Primary Education

Putting Mastery at the Heart of Your Maths Curriculum

What Does Mastery Look Like?

Balancing the Maths Curriculum in Your Setting

Mastery and Greater Depth in the English Curriculum

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