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Whole Class Feedback – How can we stop individual students tuning out? Dr Andrew Atherton explains how a teacher’s use of Whole Class Feedback can and should include space for issuing comments and observations to individual students

Formative and summative assessment – how to make sure they don’t come at the expense of wellbeing Dr Sue Roffey shares how to make sure testing and checks serve a purpose, but don't negatively affect pupils and staff...

KS3 English – The challenge of teaching accuracy Chris Curtis suggests some ways of attending to common mistakes and inaccuracies that all students make at some point, so that they don’t become a fixed habit…

Assessment in primary schools – Cognitively challenging learning for able pupils NACE’s Dr Ann McCarthy explains how effective assessment is integral to the provision of cognitively challenging learning experiences

How to show the progress of pupils with autism Suzanne Farrell makes the case for why schools need a progression framework for young people on the autism spectrum...

4 Ways to Use Effective Feedback to Ensure Progress Use effective feedback to maximise outcomes for learners, with these sound ideas from David Spendlove...

5 ways to improve feedback in primary school It’s time to ditch the old style of ‘marking’ and instead focus on new methods that offer more in terms of progress and time efficiency, says Sophie MacNeill...

8 ways to support secondary students through exam stress As examination season looms ever closer, Darren Sayer has some advice for keeping your Y11s calm, focused and as happy as possible, all the way to the final call of 'time's up'...

4 Ways to Improve Feedback in Secondary School David Spendlove’s simple but effective strategies can help ensure that all your students are making progress...

4 Ways to Make the Most of Success Criteria Ensure your students know what good work should look like from the start, with Claire Gadsby’s simple but effective strategies...

The 5 basics of primary maths assessment Ensure your maths monitoring is purposeful by focusing on these key areas, says Beth Smith...

Live marking – How immediate feedback helps students learn and reduces teacher workload Practice makes perfect? Only if you're practising the right things. And instant feedback will help keep students on the right path and avoid getting smacked in the face, metaphorically speaking, says Lee Simpson...

How do you define ‘progress’ in schools? The concept of progress needs to be carefully and collectively understood by teachers and pupils alike in order for it to be meaningful, says Will Ord

Good formative assessment in computing is crucial, but what exactly does that look like? “Often in computing, the teaching trend is to support pupils too quickly”

4 fun ways to teach facts in primary school Trying to get information to stick in an engaging and interesting way? Kate Pegum reveals her tried-and-tested methods to help children retain information

With the assessment landscape completely changed, is it time to say farewell to the flight path? “Students will rarely, if ever, make progress over time in a nice straight line”

Onwards and upwards – How to make and measure progress in a single lesson Measuring short-term development? Can’t be done, right? Think again. Showing pupils their immediate learning gains is a huge motivator, and here’s how you do it, says Isabella Wallace...

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