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Lots of teachers & leaders have reached out to me over the last year, wanting to implement: ✅ 'All hands up' rather than 'hands down' cold calling ✅ High frequency 'checks for listening' Here is a thread of resources (podcasts & blogs) to help, which I'll keep adding to 🧵 1/

🔶 NEW! A poster summarising Explicit Direct Instruction (EDI), based on Hollingsworth & Ybarra’s great book on the power of the well-crafted, well-taught lesson. The one-pager features ideas on: 🔸Student Engagement Norms 🔸’TAPPLE’ for CFU 🔸 Essential EDI Lesson Elements

***ADAPTIVE TEACHING *** This bonus one-pager on ‘Adaptive Teaching’ features ideas and insights from Alex Quigley in his recent blog. I was unable to squeeze this spread in my new book, so here it is as an exclusive download. ‘Teaching One-Pagers’ is available 24 May. 🇬🇧

📒 Barak Rosenshine’s Principles of Instruction offers 10 evidence-based strategies that all teachers should know based on key research from cognitive science and research on master teachers. This poster outlines the lot! 👊 REPOST and grab a free HQ copy here:

☝️Here are 5 reasons why ONE-PAGERS & POSTERS are a powerful way to boost teacher CPD… 📖 1. WIDER READING: They spotlight the most important evidence-informed ideas and inspire wider reading. Teachers can focus on deeper exploration at a later date and learn at their own

Was inspired by hearing Sonia speak at the EEF PP event last year (and her incredible book). This year we are ensuring that excellent work is celebrated and exhibited for all to see! #showcase #excellenceinaction #anethicofexcellence #excellencehappenshere

The new school inspection handbook has just been published. gov.uk/government/pub…

Another very proud Wednesday at Parrenthorn today. Lots of pupils sharing what they are proud of and we are proud of them too! #beproud #beconfident #rolemodels #excellencehappenshere

Another fabulous example of empowering pupils and celebrating difference at my wonderful school! #BHM2024 #ReclaimingNarratives #celebratingdifference

There have been some interesting new reports & research out in the last couple of weeks. They include... 🧵 1. The National Trust has published a new survey on 'Parents' Support for young children's literacy at home'. It's not happy reading. nlt.cdn.ngo/media/document… /1

(I tried to post this thread a couple of weeks ago but I didn't get to finish it smh) For the last 8 years, over at Steplab, we've been working on a project to codify HIGHLY EFFECTIVE TEACHING. A long-ish summary of what we've learned: ↓

#Salford mourns the loss of Mike Thorpe, a true community champion. As Chief Officer of The Broughton Trust, he dedicated his life to empowering others, fighting poverty, and creating opportunities for all. Full story thesalfordian.co.uk

So proud to read and hear such lovely comments about Dad in a professional capacity. I knew he was brilliant but glad lots of Salford did too!

Well said 👏

*** Updated *** 'Top 10 Revision Strategies' I've updated one of my all-time most popular blogs on 10 evidence-informed revision strategies: alexquigley.co.uk/top-10-revisio…

🚨 NEW POST 🚨 ‘The 7 deadly sins of exam revision’ “There is no easy way to make revision sinners into saints, but if we understand the issues & barriers - the 7 sins - we can make small improves that can potentially make a big difference...” alexquigley.co.uk/the-7-deadly-s…

✅ Checking for Understanding (CFU) makes the invisible visible. 🏗️ Scaffolding builds students up, not down. These two new guides break down essential moves at the heart of great responsive teaching. 🌱 Support my work by tapping REPOST and grab FREE high-quality copies here:

💡We must do all we can to break the link between family income and educational opportunity. mirror.co.uk/news/politics/…

Six Things That Made My Teaching Better - for me and my students. teacherhead.com/2020/12/20/six… via Tom Sherrington

🚨 NEW POST 🚨 ‘5 ways to revive form time reading’ “It is no surprise, despite schools investing in stacks of lovely book stock, that they don’t get read and used with the same shiny excitement.” alexquigley.co.uk/5-ways-to-revi…