There’s no getting away from it, oracy is an essential skill. It is something that can be taught and there’s a pretty firm evidence base for it given the research quoted in this paper. Add to this the impassioned article here explaining: “What is oracy and why should every child…
Thanks to everyone who has checked out the responses to the #threequestionsEDU series so far. We are back into the swing of things now so I’ve started posting responses again. Yesterday’s saw Hannah Wilson sharing her thoughts. Today we have the responses of Ross Morrison McGill. Join in! If you’d…
Unless you’ve been living under some kind of rock recently there has been huge debate about whether or not lessons should be graded, particularly by Ofsted inspectors. I could link to loads of different blog posts and articles related to this; even Radio 4 were discussing it on the Today…
You may (or may not) have seen / heard about the updated Ofsted guidance about the quality of teaching. If you haven’t, then you were probably enjoying your Christmas – please read the post by Old Andrew – ‘A Christmas Miracle – Ofsted Get It Right For Once’ “Thanks to @ClerktoGovernor for…
Be happy and welcome in the new year with your learners. My timeline is full of teachers who are anxious about returning to work on Monday. There has been a flurry of planning, marking and general knot-tying of stomachs about the demands and responsibilities that may face us in the…
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