HMI (Schools) Subject Lead Primary English Ofsted
Joined November 2022
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The new writing framework published today!
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To all the amazing teachers and leaders. Be kind to yourself and know that the difference you make is beyond measure ❤️
Choragic Monument of Lysicrates in Athens. I visited it today. It was once a library where Byron read!
"The mountains look on Marathon—
And Marathon looks on the sea;
And musing there an hour alone,
I dream'd that Greece might yet be free..."
Where do you like to read?
One woman's route to building a successful business in Yemen britishcouncil.org/voices-ma…
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💡 What do we mean by interleaving, spaced learning and retrieval practice?
Find out about cognitive science approaches in the classroom with our evidence review.
Download now: ow.ly/EUKt50UMuXp
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‘Getting reading fluency right’
“Across key stages and subject domains, there are daily opportunities to improve pupils’ ability to read aloud more effectively.”
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‘Three pillars of vocabulary teaching’
1. Explicit vocabulary teaching
2. Incidental vocabulary learning
3. Cultivating ‘word consciousness’
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Professional development is always a priority for teachers and school leaders.
Deciding on the right type of training isn’t easy though, as it can be tricky to manage competing commitments and resources.
Our guidance can support your planning.
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My new book, Primary Reading Simplified, is released this Monday (27th January).
Briefly, I'd like to explain why it exists, who I think will find it useful and where you can find it.
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🚨 NEW BLOG 🚨
‘Disciplinary talk’
“Disciplinary talk is a recognition that mathematicians, scientists, and geographers, communicate in subtly different ways, and that talk routines can be well matched to curriculum content in those different areas.”
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We’ve published a new report looking at how schools support children to develop the knowledge and skills they need by the end of key stage 1.
The report sets out some recommendations for schools to ensure all children build this foundational knowledge: ow.ly/ot9a50TGuIo
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‘Adaptive Teaching: Scaffolds, Scale, Structure and Style’
“It is helpful to have examples of adaptive teaching, but also to present ‘non-examples’ of what it isn’t too.”
alexquigley.co.uk/adaptive-t…
