Classroom Clinic – Mass Marking
“Dear classroom clinic, By the end of this week, I am going to have hundreds of End of Year assessments to mark. Do you have any quick wins for marking…
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Celebrating Pride Month
2019 marks the fiftieth anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, which took place in New York City in late June of 1969, and are seen by many as the beginning of the LGBTQ+…
Getting Technical
Educational technology is arguably the hottest topic in the education sphere at the moment. The springboard came from the challenge issued to the tech industry from the Education Secretary Damian Hinds…
Topical Teaching – World Oceans Day
This year, World Oceans Day falls on a Saturday, so many schools around the world are recognising the event Friday 7th June. With an increasing public awareness of the wellbeing…
Life After SATs
The battlefield is eerily quiet. The surviving men, women and children glance anxiously at one another amongst the rubble and the wreckage. Who will lead them now? What happens next?…
Classroom Clinic – Planning 101
“Dear classroom clinic, I am in a long term supply position but the cover scheme of work I have been left runs out after half term! I’m looking forward…
“What’s the Point?” Using Learning Objectives Effectively
WHAT’S THE POINT? We’ve all had that dreaded question asked of us by our students at one point – “Why are we doing this miss/sir?” There is a multitude of…
CPD Review – Behaviour for Learning
Last Saturday, 18th May, Prospero HQ in London was host to the latest in our CPD series: Behaviour for Learning. The session started with attendees experiencing a model example…
Classroom Clinic – Starting the Lesson Right!
“Dear classroom clinic, There’s always so much to do at the start of the lesson that it gets a bit chaotic. What can I do to make my lesson…
Last Minute Revision Ideas
Inspired by this TES article about last minute GCSE revision activities, we’ve put our heads together and collated our favourite strategies for last minute revision revisions. Quizzes Keyword quizzes…