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RE: Feedback That Improves Learning Without Increasing Workload

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 muc...

2 weeks ago
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RE: Reducing Cognitive Load

@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 ...

3 weeks ago
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RE: Strengthening STEM Progression Across KS3

This could work particularly well if we agree on the thinking behaviours we want pupils to develop rather than creating another cross-curricular progr...

3 weeks ago
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RE: Making Practical Science More Accessible Without Reducing Challenge

The terminology point is particularly interesting. We've found that pupils can sometimes follow a procedure but struggle to explain what they've don...

3 weeks ago
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RE: KS3 Curriculum Sequencing – What Are We Prioritising?

This links closely with the curriculum sequencing work we've been doing more broadly. One useful question we've started asking departments is: "Wh...

4 weeks ago
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RE: Improving GCSE Problem-Solving Performance

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 ...

4 weeks ago
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RE: Supporting ECTs This Year

We’ve aligned ECT CPD with whole-school pedagogy focus rather than creating separate strands. This has reduced cognitive overload.

4 weeks ago
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RE: Adaptive Teaching – What’s Working Well?

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...

4 weeks ago
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RE: Trust-wide OFSTED Readiness Checklist

The curriculum intent/execution alignment section is particularly helpful. We may want CPD around “articulating sequencing rationale” before Summer.

4 weeks ago