Every teacher and school leader wants to please the parents of their school children. And quite right too. From a warm conversation at parents evening, to a celebratory phone call, …
Girls, Girls, Girls – Peer Effects in the Classroom
(Image sourced via Pixabay.com) Finding the answer to school improvement troubles us all, and yet, sometimes the answers are sitting there at their desks looking straight at us. In …
What makes research evidence useful for teachers?
(This blog first appeared on the Huntington Research School blog – take a look HERE for more. You can also sign up to the monthly newsletter HERE.) January is …
Regrets? I’ve had a few…
The only guarantee you get from the job of teaching is that you will learn and fail. The trick – well, doing a little more learning than failing, whilst trying …
Student Grouping: Setting or Mixed Ability? AN UPDATE
Very recently I asked the question about the thorny topic of student grouping: Is it better to group students based on their prior ability, in mixed ability groupings, or …
Student Grouping: Setting or Mixed Ability?
Is it better to group students based on their prior ability, in mixed ability groupings, or something in between? This questions besets schools, departments and teachers on an annual basis. …