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  • How to make the classroom work better for working class students: Part 2 – The hidden curriculum

    How to make the classroom work better for working class students: Part 2 – The hidden curriculum

    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… Read more

  • How to make the classroom work better for working class students: Part 1 – Equity in education

    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… Read more

  • How to facilitate learning

    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… Read more

  • How to plan retrieval practice and a curriculum that’s a means of assessment

    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… Read more

  • How to plan a well sequenced and equitable curriculum

    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… Read more

  • How to plan an ambitious, broad and balanced 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… Read more

  • Teachers’ roles and responsibilities

    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… Read more

  • Why? How? What? The drivers of excellent teaching

    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… Read more

  • Ten characteristics of expert 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… Read more

  • Extra curricular: Providing equitable education

    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… Read more

  • Extra curricular: Building knowledge and cultural capital

    Extra curricular: Building knowledge and cultural capital

    This article was written for SecEd Magazine This is part four of a 5-part series. Catch-up with Part One, Part Two and Part Three. I would like to continue this series by exploring how extra-curricular activities might help build pupils’ knowledge and cultural capital, and thus prepare them for success in school and in laterContinue… Read more

  • Extra curricular: Contributing to a broad and balanced curriculum

    Extra curricular: Contributing to a broad and balanced curriculum

    This article was written for SecEd Magazine This is part three of a 5-part series. Catch-up with Part One and Part Two. While timetabled lessons tend to equip pupils with knowledge and skills in academic subject disciplines, extra-curricular activities complement this by providing opportunities to learn useful skills beyond national curriculum subjects, and by helpingContinue… Read more

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