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Samuel Down

@SDown4

Assistant Headteacher at Durrington High School.

Joined April 2013
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Great day so far with colleagues from #WestSussex and further afield attending our ‘Effective Use of the Pupil Premium Fund’ training course with @FH_FranHaynes and @SDown4
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Delighted to be welcoming colleagues to our 3 day ‘Pupil Premium’ training programme today - led by @FH_FranHaynes & @SDown4
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EEF@EducEndowFoundn9 Dec 2018
'Parental engagement: keep your plans simple, clear and focused' - guest blog by @c_woodcock100 introducing our new guidance report: eef.li/Oz4u2B
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On the road again today. @FH_FranHaynes & @SDown4 are talking to Surrey Headteachers about using evidence to support disadvantaged students.
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This is spot on!
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A resource to use in staff rooms, for CPD & induction in schools to highlight and reinforce key strategies which can make a real difference to the way we understand, help, support, inspire & challenge disadvantaged and vulnerable pupils @theBEACHTSA @chrysalisleader @Andy__Buck
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We heard yesterday the brilliant news that disadvantaged pupils now get proportionately more funding. We must make sure that money works for all of them. Kevan Collins’ advice from ⁦@EducEndowFoundn⁩ shows the way. Spoiler alert: it’s teachers educationendowmentfoundation…

'We must hold our nerve over the pupil premium' - Sir Kevan… | EEF

Sir Kevan Collins writing in the TES about the value of the Pupil Premium in closing the attainment gap

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Improving #attendance & #behaviour are key areas of school improvement. This @DurringResearch 3 day training programme will explore the research evidence & practical strategies around these themes. Led by @c_woodcock100 & @SDown4 durrington.researchschool.or…
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Aiming for a grade A*, A or B in your #gcsemaths? Try today's Higher #5aday from corbettmaths.com
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Jo Morgan@mathsjem15 Oct 2014
My latest post: teaching trigonometry resourceaholic.com/2014/10/t… #mathschat #mathscpdchat #ukedchat
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Tes_Maths@Tes_Maths15 Oct 2014
The latest TES #Maths Newsletter is out now, jam-packed with mathematical goodness :-) mrbartonmaths.com/blog/tes-m… #mathchat #ukedchat
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Hannah@missradders5 Oct 2014
Love! MT@mr_g_walton: @MrC_Cooper @Just_Maths A #mathstagram display I have made. I'm going to photo exemplar work teapawt.net/mr_g_walton/status/506…
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Andy Tharby@atharby9 Oct 2014
Great post detailing how DIRT has been integrated into maths planning at my school via @SDown4 and @shaun_allison wp.me/p21olU-xB
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Meeting at DHS on 17th June to share & discuss our 'assessment without levels' model. All welcome: classteaching.wordpress.com/… Please RT – at Brighton and Hove, England
Assessment Without Levels – An Opportunity for Growth

Assessment Without Levels – An Opportunity for Growth

When the Government announced that KS3 levels were going to be scrapped, the reaction was mostly one of relief.  Many people agreed that levels had become less and less to do with learning and more…

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Dave Taylor@taylorda0123 Jan 2014
Saw a tweet earlier and made a slide for a projector/whiteboard.
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Dave Taylor@taylorda0129 Dec 2013
New blog: @mathschallenge Set 7 (20 new starters/plenaries) taylorda01.blogspot.co.uk/20… #UMFac #mathchat
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A Mindset Manifesto..... Happy Friday – at Brighton and Hove, England
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Mary Myatt@MaryMyatt18 May 2014
Assessment in the new national curriculum - next steps: wp.me/p2Yw2h-f2 via @chrishildrew
Assessment in the new national curriculum – next steps

Assessment in the new national curriculum – next steps

My original post “Assessment in the new national curriculum – what we’re doing” remains one of the most popular on this blog. Here I will outline how we have refined the mod…

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This site has some amazing posters and ideas for teaching different Maths concepts - teachr.co/R6IjyM
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NEW BLOG: Raising the bar classteaching.wordpress.com/… With thanks to @VisibleLearning @atharby @SDown4 @StuartAxtenDHS @sholt12 – at Brighton and Hove, England

Raising the bar

Last week, Steph Holt did a 15 minute forum entitled ‘Challenge & Success for all’.  There was much great discussion during the session, but one point resonated loud.  Often when we…

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