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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”

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”

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”

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”

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”

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”

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”

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 reading “Extra curricular: Building knowledge and cultural capital”

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 reading “Extra curricular: Contributing to a broad and balanced curriculum”

This article was written for SecEd Magazine This is part two of a 5-part series. Catch-up with Part One. While no-one would argue against the merits of offering pupils the chance to experience a wider curriculum and to participate in enjoyable and enriching activities, the challenge for schools is often one of resources, as weContinue reading “Extra curricular: Staffing, scheduling and resourcing”