Sunday, 23 January 2022

Assessment in English (Part 3- Reliability and Validity)

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This is the third instalment of my blog series on assessment in English.   Following on from my last blog on some of the key terms when it c...
Sunday, 9 January 2022

Assessment in English (Part 2: Key Terms)

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This is part 2 of a series of blogs looking at assessment in English.   For part 1, please click here . Part 3, focusing on the reliability ...
Monday, 3 January 2022

Assessment in English (Part 1: An Introduction)

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After looking at assessment in my own practice and across the English curriculum as a trust English lead, I’ve decided to sum up some ideas ...
Friday, 4 June 2021

Staff Development: the top priority for gained time this summer

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Since starting as a head of department, my main priority each summer has been curriculum review.   By using the time to evaluate and plan fo...
Wednesday, 31 March 2021

Do we need a dictionary of teacher terms?

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Developing and maintaining a shared knowledge of what great teaching looks like (whether it be in an individual school or on a wider level) ...
Thursday, 18 February 2021

Back to School (Again): Priorities for Returning to the Classroom

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Between reading Peps Mccrea’s brilliant book on motivation and last night’s #EdChat on the pandemic's impact on curriculum, I’ve started...
Monday, 15 February 2021

#EdCPDChat Reflections: Independent CPD

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It was great to get back into the habit of #EdCPDChat on a Wednesday evening last week and discussing independent CPD seemed apt, given that...