This is part two of a four-part series. Catch up with part one before reading on. Life is unfair. Success at school – as in work – is determined, not by merit, but by birth. The richer you are, the more successful you will be. And, what’s more, this unfairness exists, not by accident, butContinue reading “How to make the classroom work better for working class students: Part 2 – The hidden curriculum”
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How to make the classroom work better for working class students: Part 1 – Equity in education
Society is unfair and, as microcosms of society, so too are schools. Success is all too often determined, not by merit, but by birth. The richer you are, the more successful you will be in school and in later life. What’s more, this unfairness exists, not by accident, but by design: those who make society’sContinue reading “How to make the classroom work better for working class students: Part 1 – Equity in education”
How to facilitate learning
This is a version of an article written for SecEd Magazine and is the seventh instalment in a 9-part series. This series from Matt Bromley reminds teachers of key practical lessons from the ITT programme he delivers. Having discussed the planning of curriculum learning, he now turns his attention to key approaches to facilitating andContinue reading “How to facilitate learning”
How to plan retrieval practice and a curriculum that’s a means of assessment
This is a version of an article written for SecEd Magazine and is the sixth instalment in a 9-part series. In this series, Matt Bromley reminds all teachers of key practical lessons from the ITT programme he delivers. This time he continues his look at how we can plan learning including assessment and feedback, retrieval,Continue reading “How to plan retrieval practice and a curriculum that’s a means of assessment”
How to plan a well sequenced and equitable curriculum
This is a version of an article written for SecEd Magazine and is the fifth instalment in a 9-part series. In this series, Matt Bromley reminds all teachers of key practical lessons from the ITT programme he delivers. This time he continues his look at how we can plan learning including sequencing the curriculum andContinue reading “How to plan a well sequenced and equitable curriculum”
How to plan an ambitious, broad and balanced curriculum
This is a version of an article written for SecEd Magazine and is the fourth instalment in a 9-part series. In this series, Matt Bromley reminds all teachers of key practical lessons from the ITT programme he delivers. This time he looks at how we should plan learning, including ensuring ambitious, broad and balanced curriculumContinue reading “How to plan an ambitious, broad and balanced curriculum”
Teachers’ roles and responsibilities
This is a version of an article written for SecEd Magazine and is the third instalment in a 9-part series. What are the key roles and responsibilities that teachers must fulfil in order for learning to take place and be successful? Continuing his series looking at the basics of teaching and learning, Matt Bromley dissectsContinue reading “Teachers’ roles and responsibilities”
Why? How? What? The drivers of excellent teaching
This is an unabridged version of an article written for SecEd Magazine and is the second instalment in a 9-part series. When we first become teachers, we must not forget the lessons learnt during our training. In this series, Matt Bromley reminds us of key practical lessons from the ITT programme he delivers. This timeContinue reading “Why? How? What? The drivers of excellent teaching”
Ten characteristics of expert teaching
This is an unabridged version of an article written for SecEd Magazine and is the first instalment in a 9-part series. When we first become teachers, we must not forget the lessons learnt during our training. In this series, Matt Bromley reminds us of key practical lessons from the ITT programme he delivers. He beginsContinue reading “Ten characteristics of expert teaching”
Extra curricular: Providing equitable education
This article was written for SecEd Magazine This is part five of a 5-part series. Catch-up with Part One, Part Two, Part Three and Part Four. To conclude this series, this time we will consider how to target extra-curricular activities at those who are most in need and how we can ensure we provide equitableContinue reading “Extra curricular: Providing equitable education”