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Mar 14, 2024 | 
teachwire.net | Louise Pink |Melissa Benn |Shirley Lawes |Adam Riches
Secondary Students might have all the knowledge they need for an exam – but, asks Adam Riches, will they be up to the task of writing it all down? by Of all the demands made by the GCSE language and literature exam, one of the most essential is being able to hand write legibly, at length and under tight constraints. Your students might know their texts and their quotes – but are their hand muscles fully prepared for the task that awaits them?
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Mar 14, 2024 | 
teachwire.net | Melissa Benn |Shirley Lawes |Daniel Harvey |Louise Pink
PrimarySecondary Louise Pink explores the effective strategies schools are using to help children and young people move on from the legacy of Covid and succeed… by If you’re a teacher struggling to close learning gaps or your students’ reading skills are not where they need to be, then you’re not alone.
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Mar 14, 2024 | 
teachwire.net | Shirley Lawes |Daniel Harvey |John Lawson |Melissa Benn
Secondary As the teacher recruitment crisis continues to spiral, what will it take for policymakers to finally give the profession the respect it deserves? by With all the pre-election furore surrounding immigration, you might think the government would be clamping down on anyone from outside the UK coming to work in Britain these days. Far from it. In some sectors, the government is desperate to recruit from abroad.
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Mar 9, 2024 | 
teachwire.net | David Voisin |Tallulah Holley |Shirley Lawes |Hannah Huston Day
SecondaryLanguages Hannah Day looks at why learning an additional language isn’t just good for practical reasons, but could make you think more rationally too… by DOWNLOAD A FREE RESOURCE! Adjectival agreement French – KS3 resource SecondaryLanguages Since the study of languages at GCSE became optional in 2004, entries have seen a steady decline.
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Sep 29, 2023 | 
teachwire.net | Daniel Harvey |Hannah Huston Day |Shirley Lawes
Secondary Priorities when training teachers have changed – which might partly our current recruitment issues, argues Dr Shirley Lawes… by DOWNLOAD A FREE RESOURCE! Bumper Lesson Plan Templates Pack PrimarySecondary There has been increasing concern in recent years over the diminishing interest among graduates to enter teaching, and the ongoing problem of newly qualified teachers leaving the profession within just a few years.
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Sep 29, 2023 | 
teachwire.net | Shirley Lawes |Hannah Huston Day |Daniel Harvey
Secondary You should approach reward systems carefully, says Daniel Harvey – but there’s no denying the thrill of a theme park trip for doing well… by DOWNLOAD A FREE RESOURCE! Bumper Lesson Plan Templates Pack PrimarySecondary For the past few years, it’s been my privilege to be the senior leader with responsibility for student behaviour and attitudes and to lead the pastoral team.
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Sep 29, 2023 | 
teachwire.net | Shirley Lawes |Charlotte Lander |Daniel Harvey
Secondary You should approach reward systems carefully, says Daniel Harvey – but there’s no denying the thrill of a theme park trip for doing well… by For the past few years, it’s been my privilege to be the senior leader with responsibility for student behaviour and attitudes and to lead the pastoral team. An important aspect of this work has involved overseeing the rewards budget. However, something about the term ‘reward’ has never sat right with me.
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Sep 29, 2023 | 
teachwire.net | Shirley Lawes |Daniel Harvey |Charlotte Lander
Secondary If you want to ingrain good GCSE revision habits among your students, the real work should begin at KS3, advises Charlotte Lander… by DOWNLOAD A FREE RESOURCE! Bumper Lesson Plan Templates Pack PrimarySecondary Every teacher will be wearily familiar with the way some students in successiveb cohorts demonstrate the same bad GCSE revision habits and practices, year on year.
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Sep 14, 2023 | 
teachwire.net | David Voisin |Shirley Lawes |Jennifer Wozniak-Rush |Rebecca Leek
PrimarySecondaryLanguages Celebrate linguistic diversity and promote language learning with these European Day of Languages ideas… by Teachwire DOWNLOAD A FREE RESOURCE! European Day of Languages ideas – Classroom activities SecondaryLanguages BBC analysis in 2019 showed that foreign language learning was at its lowest level in UK secondary schools since 2000.
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Jun 30, 2023 | 
teachwire.net | Hywel Roberts |Bhamika Bhudia |Shirley Lawes |Chris Griffiths
Secondary Your classroom rules might be well-established and understood – but only with regular reviewing will they stay that way… DOWNLOAD A FREE RESOURCE! Bumper Lesson Plan Templates Pack PrimarySecondary Revisit your rules frequently. It doesn’t matter if student behaviour is currently good – you must still revisit your rules. In fact, this might actually be the best time to revisit your rules. Why?
