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Recognising Greater Depth in Writing

Recognising Greater Depth in Writing

The extract below is taken from Writing at Greater Depth by Ros Ferrara.  This publication looks at recognising greater depth in writing with children in each year group. It discusses...

Recognising Greater Depth in Writing

The extract below is taken from Writing at Greater Depth by Ros Ferrara.  This publication looks at recognising greater depth in writing with children in each year group. It discusses...

Help Learners to Think Using Metacognition

Help Learners to Think Using Metacognition

How can we help learners to think metacognitively and how can thinking metacognitively help in accelerating pupil progress? Get pupils to: think about the planning, monitoring, and evaluation; talk aloud...

Help Learners to Think Using Metacognition

How can we help learners to think metacognitively and how can thinking metacognitively help in accelerating pupil progress? Get pupils to: think about the planning, monitoring, and evaluation; talk aloud...

Spelling

The Development of Spelling in Primary Schools

Spelling in primary schools… What are the developmental steps that children go through to become confident and accurate spellers? The development of spelling in primary schools As in all areas, there...

The Development of Spelling in Primary Schools

Spelling in primary schools… What are the developmental steps that children go through to become confident and accurate spellers? The development of spelling in primary schools As in all areas, there...

Budgets and funding in schools - have we reached crisis point?

Budgets and funding in schools - have we reache...

School budgets in crisis As we approach the end of the term and schools are busy working on productions, nativities and Christmas parties, it’s easy to be swept along with...

Budgets and funding in schools - have we reache...

School budgets in crisis As we approach the end of the term and schools are busy working on productions, nativities and Christmas parties, it’s easy to be swept along with...

Are we making effective use of technology in our classrooms?

Are we making effective use of technology in ou...

Are we making effective use of the technology in our classrooms? Have our schools made it to the 21st century, or are they stuck in the early 90s? From the first...

Are we making effective use of technology in ou...

Are we making effective use of the technology in our classrooms? Have our schools made it to the 21st century, or are they stuck in the early 90s? From the first...

Writing Assessment

Assessing Writing... A Step in the Right Direction

Assessing writing in primary schools for Year 2 and Year 6 – a step in the right direction… Part 1 Without a doubt, this is an improvement. In general, we have, quite...

Assessing Writing... A Step in the Right Direction

Assessing writing in primary schools for Year 2 and Year 6 – a step in the right direction… Part 1 Without a doubt, this is an improvement. In general, we have, quite...