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Blog of the Week Blake Harvard – Easy Application of Interleaving in the Classroom Blake neatly summarises a research paper on interleaving and why (it might) be worth us adding it to our reg…

I find that debates into methods of instruction often discuss ‘efficiency’ implicitly, though rarely by name. For the sake of this blog, I define ‘instructional efficiency’ as the speed…

I find that debates into methods of instruction often discuss ‘efficiency’ implicitly, though rarely by name. For the sake of this blog, I define ‘instructional efficiency’ as the speed…

I find that debates into methods of instruction often discuss ‘efficiency’ implicitly, though rarely by name. For the sake of this blog, I define ‘instructional efficiency’ as the speed…

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Critics claim that changes introduced by Michael Gove are causing more pupils to disengage from education, fuelling suspensions and exclusions

We have all faced the frustration of watching pupils struggle with a task that, on the surface, seems straightforward. We plan lessons carefully, scaffold tasks, and provide support; nonetheless pu…

First, let’s cut to the chase: this blog is a thinly disguised advert for my new book, Primary Reading Simplified. I devoted a frankly absurd amount of time and energy to writing the book, an…

I have seen quite a few people looking for advice on this topic recently. This has been repurposed from an old blog – I have written countless personal statements over the years for a variety…

We have all faced the frustration of watching pupils struggle with a task that, on the surface, seems straightforward. We plan lessons carefully, scaffold tasks, and provide support; nonetheless pu…

The rows vs groups debate is a passionate but necessary one, given the impact of seating arrangements on learning. The simple answer is that teachers should employ what works best for their pedagog…