The curriculum is packed with knowledge – we are usually confronted with a choice: do I teach each concept deeply, … More
Category: knowledge
Trialing Rich and Connected Science Texts
My Trust (Paradigm) is trialing short Read-Aloud texts in KS2 science lessons. Each unit has 6 short teacher read-alouds which: … More
Reading for Learning or Learning for Reading?
Back in 2014, when I started this blog, I was a primary school teacher with a special interest in science … 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
What is flexible knowledge… and how do we get some?
Superficial knowledge is poor stuff – even carefully curated, well taught superficial knowledge. It isn’t satisfying and isn’t likely to … More
Does Teacher Subject Knowledge Matter?
“Having deep and fluentknowledge and flexibleunderstanding of the content youare teaching.” Element One of the Great Teaching model from the … More
Primary Science is Great for Creativity…
Einstein said: “Imagination is more important than knowledge,” but Einstein wasn’t a cognitive scientist and he was only half right. … More
Where Does Enquiry Belong?
Short answer: in science lessons, use enquiry once pupils already know the content. You might ask: Why use a pedagogical … More
How Paradigm Trust is Supporting Teachers’ Primary Science Subject Knowledge
Teachers at Paradigm Trust have developed a knowledge rich EYFS-KS3 science curriculum which we have been running (and developing) for … More
Reading for Learning 