If you can’t write it, you can’t think it. The science and humanities curricula are full and there just isn’t … More
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Listening Comprehension in Lessons
We spend a lot of class time talking to students. Explanations; questions and instructions all require students to comprehend what … More
Physics Nouns and Verbs
Since the fall of the Soviet Union, English has become the international language of physics. For most physicists, English is … More
Strong Writing is Different In Every Subject But Weak Writing Is All The Same
Each subject writes differently. Strong history writing balances evidence to reach conclusions about significance, cause and consequence or similarity and … More
Why Don’t Physicists Just Write Clearly?
Physicists have a terrible reputation for being bad communicators. Physics English is known for being dense and impenetrable. Everyone loves … More
A Progression Model for Physics Sentences
Because my trust uses comparative judgement, I’ve got a tonne of writing by pupils from the start of Key Stage … More
What Counts as a High Quality Text in a Primary Science Classroom?
We should be reading more high quality books to children, but which books should we choose? Literacy books, blogs and … More
Using AI For Generating Literacy Feedback in KS3 Science
At my trust, we have used comparative judgement for 8 years. We use NoMoreMarking both for the national tasks, but … More
Born Listening? Why Listening Is Hard and How to Help Your Students Listen and Understand Better.
This blog is about the forgotten half of oracy: not talking but listening. Listening is often described as the Cinderella … More
Good Enough Comprehension
Or not quite good enough… I’m a decent reader, but I find recipes hard to follow. The trouble is that … More
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