My Education Exchange | Sarah Lin | Activity https://myeducationexchange.co.uk/members/sarah-lin/activity/ Activity feed for Sarah Lin. Tue, 22 Sep 2026 08:50:53 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-GB 30 hourly 2 30a86db3645fa05472b88f5450bbbfa1 Sarah Lin posted a new topic "Getting Students to Think Before They Ask for Help" - https://myeducationexchange.co.uk/activity/p/388/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 20:36:30 +0000 Colleagues, A question from a recent lesson that I’m sure others will recognise. We have some pupils who put their hands up almost immediately when they encounter something they find difficult. Sometimes they haven’t actually tried anything yet. We’re looking…   Read more»

]]> 6700cd6bdd3ce4e6f8876155dc9c7fa0 Sarah Lin posted a new topic "Making Research Evidence Useful for Busy Teachers" - https://myeducationexchange.co.uk/activity/p/377/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 20:18:41 +0000 Colleagues, One thing we’ve been discussing in the Teaching & Learning team is how we make better use of research evidence without creating another layer of professional reading for staff. There is certainly no shortage of material available, but I’m…   Read more»

]]> 269f49185ae2a580b7375b1d671aca80 Sarah Lin replied to the topic "Feedback That Improves Learning Without Increasing Workload" - https://myeducationexchange.co.uk/activity/p/376/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 20:17:13 +0000 I completely agree. I’d like us to move towards asking: “What changed in the pupil’s work as a result of this feedback?” rather than: “How much feedback did the teacher provide?” That feels much closer to the purpose of feedback….   Read more»

]]> 875380e7778ca738ca46c98149fbd4e6 Sarah Lin liked forum post "Feedback That Improves Learning Without Increasing Workload" - https://myeducationexchange.co.uk/activity/p/375/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 20:16:58 +0000 99e3cb5f921a80899de305eb047e5f55 Sarah Lin liked forum post "Feedback That Improves Learning Without Increasing Workload" - https://myeducationexchange.co.uk/activity/p/374/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 20:16:56 +0000 d9dd140786a00990ac525a62496352dc Sarah Lin liked forum post "Feedback That Improves Learning Without Increasing Workload" - https://myeducationexchange.co.uk/activity/p/373/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 20:16:52 +0000 de39949d71c58869817f65751e7bf3ce Sarah Lin liked forum post "Feedback That Improves Learning Without Increasing Workload" - https://myeducationexchange.co.uk/activity/p/372/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 20:16:48 +0000 3b00266ef6d8f8f067062afd57630d08 Sarah Lin posted a new topic "Feedback That Improves Learning Without Increasing Workload" - https://myeducationexchange.co.uk/activity/p/363/ Thu, 03 Sep 2026 21:01:03 +0000 Colleagues, I’d like to compare approaches to feedback across the Trust, particularly where we’re trying to improve its impact without increasing marking workload. One thing emerging from our recent discussions is that the amount of written feedback pupils receive doesn’t…   Read more»

]]> a0ab1ef1238a39706c078c2fcd235cd3 Sarah Lin replied to the topic "Reducing Cognitive Load" - https://myeducationexchange.co.uk/activity/p/359/ Sat, 29 Aug 2026 10:12:01 +0000 @emily-clarke That’s a really useful formulation, Emily: “What is the end point of the scaffold?” I think that could become a useful prompt for our next teaching-and-learning review. I’ll add it to the discussion notes.

]]> 347ca6aa58936a9ec9fe661def442b20 Sarah Lin liked forum post "Reducing Cognitive Load" - https://myeducationexchange.co.uk/activity/p/358/ Sat, 29 Aug 2026 10:11:47 +0000 ae0faadb7ae2fc303444f353408cc561 Sarah Lin liked forum post "Reducing Cognitive Load" - https://myeducationexchange.co.uk/activity/p/357/ Sat, 29 Aug 2026 10:11:40 +0000 b0c24e40bc638a2e08b53fdf4b7490c8 Sarah Lin liked forum post "Reducing Cognitive Load" - https://myeducationexchange.co.uk/activity/p/356/ Sat, 29 Aug 2026 10:11:36 +0000 e5caade7b7bef4d6213742d3589b1a64 Sarah Lin liked forum post "Reducing Cognitive Load" - https://myeducationexchange.co.uk/activity/p/355/ Sat, 29 Aug 2026 10:11:34 +0000 f3f97c0a4f815c9d801f1332e6cd67b7 Sarah Lin posted a new topic "Reducing Cognitive Load" - https://myeducationexchange.co.uk/activity/p/340/ Sat, 29 Aug 2026 10:04:55 +0000 Colleagues, I’d like to open a discussion around cognitive load and how we’re applying the principles consistently across classrooms. Our recent learning walks suggest that staff are generally very good at identifying when pupils are struggling, but the response isn’t…   Read more»

]]> 8f58bda2d4264175d7d1e1b9df31f65a Sarah Lin replied to the topic "Strengthening STEM Progression Across KS3" - https://myeducationexchange.co.uk/activity/p/329/ Sat, 29 Aug 2026 09:57:43 +0000 This could work particularly well if we agree on the thinking behaviours we want pupils to develop rather than creating another cross-curricular programme. For example, interpreting evidence and justifying a conclusion are valuable habits regardless of whether the evidence comes…   Read more»

]]> 8595de667c5b28df5255462c6de3299c Sarah Lin liked forum post "Strengthening STEM Progression Across KS3" - https://myeducationexchange.co.uk/activity/p/328/ Sat, 29 Aug 2026 09:57:27 +0000 9d1a544d2dd77b08df7b137dadcd370d Sarah Lin liked forum post "Strengthening STEM Progression Across KS3" - https://myeducationexchange.co.uk/activity/p/327/ Sat, 29 Aug 2026 09:57:23 +0000 d1f63ea1de7c037a8539e343f7b611af Sarah Lin liked forum post "Strengthening STEM Progression Across KS3" - https://myeducationexchange.co.uk/activity/p/326/ Sat, 29 Aug 2026 09:57:19 +0000 8b871587ca6ad35936edbccea3cd94df Sarah Lin replied to the topic "Making Practical Science More Accessible Without Reducing Challenge" - https://myeducationexchange.co.uk/activity/p/313/ Sat, 29 Aug 2026 09:41:27 +0000 The terminology point is particularly interesting. We’ve found that pupils can sometimes follow a procedure but struggle to explain what they’ve done afterwards because they don’t have secure command of the relevant vocabulary. There may be an opportunity to make…   Read more»

]]> e15489d0d77946396a78e953888cb1e0 Sarah Lin liked forum post "Making Practical Science More Accessible Without Reducing Challenge" - https://myeducationexchange.co.uk/activity/p/312/ Sat, 29 Aug 2026 09:41:16 +0000 3388131cb48280375197741a16de4c18 Sarah Lin liked forum post "Making Practical Science More Accessible Without Reducing Challenge" - https://myeducationexchange.co.uk/activity/p/311/ Sat, 29 Aug 2026 09:41:12 +0000 b8014e37d9b2abdb9f70fb0f10763792 Sarah Lin liked forum post "Making Practical Science More Accessible Without Reducing Challenge" - https://myeducationexchange.co.uk/activity/p/310/ Sat, 29 Aug 2026 09:41:07 +0000 05c1cccf1ceb46da3768a63ec1e683a9 Sarah Lin liked forum post "KS3 Curriculum Sequencing – What Are We Prioritising?" - https://myeducationexchange.co.uk/activity/p/293/ Fri, 28 Aug 2026 14:20:11 +0000 5486bbe1b4912dc44b4be0ab4bca7329 Sarah Lin replied to the topic "KS3 Curriculum Sequencing – What Are We Prioritising?" - https://myeducationexchange.co.uk/activity/p/292/ Fri, 28 Aug 2026 14:20:03 +0000 This links closely with the curriculum sequencing work we’ve been doing more broadly. One useful question we’ve started asking departments is: “What do we expect pupils to remember from this topic six months later?” It has helped distinguish essential knowledge…   Read more»

]]> 366ec6f9521a6563d8c0562e65f9620a Sarah Lin replied to the topic "Improving GCSE Problem-Solving Performance" - https://myeducationexchange.co.uk/activity/p/277/ Fri, 28 Aug 2026 14:05:52 +0000 We’ve been looking at this from a teaching-and-learning perspective rather than treating problem-solving as a separate strand. One thing that seems to help is deliberately modelling the decision-making process, rather than only modelling the mathematics. For example, teachers verbalising: “I…   Read more»

]]> 557ad3db797bf4eabe8c02c19e7f4a6f Sarah Lin liked forum post "Improving GCSE Problem-Solving Performance" - https://myeducationexchange.co.uk/activity/p/276/ Fri, 28 Aug 2026 14:05:35 +0000 3e2879b475bc14209b00eeb4f9e9580e Sarah Lin replied to the topic "Supporting ECTs This Year" - https://myeducationexchange.co.uk/activity/p/274/ Fri, 28 Aug 2026 10:29:12 +0000 We’ve aligned ECT CPD with whole-school pedagogy focus rather than creating separate strands.
This has reduced cognitive overload.

]]> 8ffcbcc8ff28b60bcd4f0ff05667ce7c Sarah Lin liked forum post "Supporting ECTs This Year" - https://myeducationexchange.co.uk/activity/p/273/ Fri, 28 Aug 2026 10:28:59 +0000 9ad4782c28a73a665a8918e61c035103 Sarah Lin replied to the topic "Adaptive Teaching – What’s Working Well?" - https://myeducationexchange.co.uk/activity/p/240/ Fri, 28 Aug 2026 09:34:30 +0000 We’ve trialled “I Do → We Do → You Do” explicitly in mixed-ability groups. SEND learners responded well when success criteria were broken into micro-steps. Happy to share template slides.

]]> 3e4f57a31ea97fcefa7f59865008c0c3 Sarah Lin liked forum post "Adaptive Teaching – What’s Working Well?" - https://myeducationexchange.co.uk/activity/p/239/ Fri, 28 Aug 2026 09:33:59 +0000 71494658b11f94eaa6a9ee24a482e0da Sarah Lin replied to the topic "Trust-wide OFSTED Readiness Checklist" - https://myeducationexchange.co.uk/activity/p/197/ Thu, 27 Aug 2026 15:40:25 +0000 The curriculum intent/execution alignment section is particularly helpful.
We may want CPD around “articulating sequencing rationale” before Summer.

]]> 724becc2ac7c868df33c77785d6d9aa0 Sarah Lin liked forum post "Trust-wide OFSTED Readiness Checklist" - https://myeducationexchange.co.uk/activity/p/196/ Thu, 27 Aug 2026 15:40:12 +0000 66a034dd91f9be4f4a24aa7634410c1a Sarah Lin liked forum post "Behaviour Policy – Consultation Draft" - https://myeducationexchange.co.uk/activity/p/195/ Thu, 27 Aug 2026 15:39:43 +0000 0f00266806a14d6e2b2648b1f7e05add Sarah Lin liked forum post "Behaviour Policy – Consultation Draft" - https://myeducationexchange.co.uk/activity/p/194/ Thu, 27 Aug 2026 15:39:38 +0000 19d4d3ec4b7764eb5de322e63df37b30 Sarah Lin liked forum post "Behaviour Policy – Consultation Draft" - https://myeducationexchange.co.uk/activity/p/193/ Thu, 27 Aug 2026 15:39:31 +0000 f1e72bfb3bc2720971fdda51a8668d59 Sarah Lin liked forum post "Welcome to the SJRAT Collaboration Hub" - https://myeducationexchange.co.uk/activity/p/192/ Thu, 27 Aug 2026 15:39:09 +0000 f81adde393b55e8bfeecd3104ccabe7f Sarah Lin liked forum post "Welcome to the SJRAT Collaboration Hub" - https://myeducationexchange.co.uk/activity/p/191/ Thu, 27 Aug 2026 15:39:04 +0000 e02da0c0dd754871f6588dad446fedd5 Sarah Lin liked forum post "Welcome to the SJRAT Collaboration Hub" - https://myeducationexchange.co.uk/activity/p/190/ Thu, 27 Aug 2026 15:38:59 +0000 dc7d4480fb629580392e25095cd3172a Sarah Lin changed their profile picture https://myeducationexchange.co.uk/activity/p/150/ Thu, 27 Aug 2026 11:14:23 +0000 0