At the end of this post, please comment on whether writing instruction in KS3 science lessons is an appropriate use … More
Category: curriculum
Tier Three Vocabulary: The Forgotten Words`
How important is science vocabulary in everyday reading? Are geographical terms helpful outside of a geography lesson? To what extent … More
Trying to understand why ‘Progressive’ and ‘Traditional’ teachers disagree
I’ve been re-reading a couple of books by ‘progressive’ academics who have been celebrated for trying to bride the gap … More
Using story books to overturn science misconceptions in young children
This is an amazing piece of research. The researchers were able to show that children as young as four are … More
EEF Primary Science: A Review of the Evidence
Back in 2018, the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) published a guidance report: Improving Secondary Science. It offered secondary science teacher … More
EYFS to KS2 Physics Progression Maps
I am uploading these documents as I finish them – I would welcome feedback. Please note, I would make them … More
Entitled to Know
I’ve been arguing about the content of the primary science curriculum; not so much with primary teachers, but with secondary … More
Applying Efrat Furst’s Model of Building Long-Term Memory Representations
One of the challenges facing teacher is to know when to apply specific tasks to support long-term learning. I have … More
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