Back to contents D Data drops – The term given to a point in time when teachers enter summative data into an analytical system to give leaders a perceived insight into progress of pupils over time. They can be a big workload driver and many argue that the data that is produced is pretty much worthless. What […]

Back to contents C Carl Hendrick – Co-author of one of my favourite books “What Does This Look Like in The Classroom? Bridging the Gap Between Research and Practice” – his blog is fantastic reading for all educators. Checklists – checklists can be useful to provide to students on a subject knowledge level, presentation of work level, […]

Back to contents B Balance – This was a contribution from Jill Berry on Twitter – “It’s crucial in life and it’s vital in education. Get balance right, eg professional/personal, support/challenge, confidence/humility”… Need I say more? Thanks Jill. Baldino (Roberto) – A Brazilian maths teacher who uses the idea of “Solidarity Assimilation Groups” – students […]

Back to contents A “Ability ain’t a thing!” as Lucy Rycroft-Smith points us in the direction of this article surrounding ability thinking. Research from Carol Dweck et al. shows that students and teachers having a fixed mindset with regard to ability is damaging and leads to the labels we place on children as being self-fulfilling […]