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homework

20th May 2025

Homework is tricky: how can we make the most of it?

Johnny Richards from Greenshaw High School considers homework for KS3 in the English department – and how it has evolved.

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disadvantage

16th May 2025

Universal provision: The Teacher is the Intervention

Phil Stock continues his series on Greenshaw HIgh School’s Graduated Response exploring Stage 0: Universal Provision.

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SENDCO

19th March 2025

Our Graduated Response: A whole school approach

Phil Stock talks through a school’s move towards a whole school model of how to support pupils with different levels of need.

Greenshaw Research School

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disciplinary literacy

literacy

11th March 2025

Why should I think about literacy? I’m a Science teacher!

Niki Kaiser, Chemistry teacher, Assistant Headteacher & Research School Director makes the case for literacy in Science

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literacy

disciplinary literacy

11th February 2025

Reading like a historian

Dom Bell considers the fundamental difference in how pupils read history compared with other disciplines.

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disciplinary literacy

27th January 2025

Why are students so bad at word problems? (And what we can do about it)

Amarbeer Singh Gill considers Disciplinary Literacy in Maths and how teachers can help pupils process information.

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Cognitive Science

maths

17th December 2024

Bringing Cognitive Science into the Maths classroom

Amarbeer Singh Gill considers how teachers can support success by helping pupils reduce the load on working memory.

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primary literacy

2nd December 2024

Let’s read it again: the power of storytime replays

Matthew Courtney considers the benefits of reading aloud and revisiting texts in EYFS and KS1, ahead of this week’s webinar.

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Effective PD

26th November 2024

Department professional development - how to ensure it's effective

Sarah Murray considers how subject leaders can set and do what can make a difference when it comes to department PD.

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Feedback

4th November 2024

Effective feedback - making steps concrete

Ricky Cooksey considers how students act on feedback and how pupils can move from the ‘current state’ to the ‘goal state’.

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secondary reading

21st October 2024

How can we avoid expert-induced blindness when teaching reading?

Steve Trafford explores the complexity of tasks in the classroom and how we can support novice readers.

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disadvantage

Disadvantaged gap

20th September 2024

Addressing disadvantage: a wicked problem that requires a ‘clumsy’ response

Phil Stock considers how collaboration is vital in addressing complex challenges.

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Homework is tricky: how can we make the most of it?

Universal provision: The Teacher is the Intervention

Our Graduated Response: A whole school approach

Why should I think about literacy? I’m a Science teacher!

Reading like a historian

Why are students so bad at word problems? (And what we can do about it)

Bringing Cognitive Science into the Maths classroom

Let’s read it again: the power of storytime replays

Department professional development - how to ensure it's effective

Effective feedback - making steps concrete

How can we avoid expert-induced blindness when teaching reading?

Addressing disadvantage: a wicked problem that requires a ‘clumsy’ response