Year 6 teacher | Lead practitioner | UKS2 phase leader | Maths lead | NPQ
Slough, South East
Joined November 2016
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For clarification I would also generally bin the phrase low ability. Or just ‘low’ in any regards to a child. And greater depth. Remember rapid graspers. Give me strength.
“Without the stabilisers, they potentially wouldn’t be able to explore the rich range of different horizons” whilst ensuring there remains “a point too when the stabilisers can come off and they’ll be off and away on their own”. What an analogy! 👏🏼🎯
🧵 some thoughts on scaffolding and modelling and high expectations (and bikes)
Just been filming with @teacherhead who asked @son1bun and @traceya75 about the potential tension between scaffolding and high expectations. When do you remove the scaffolds and is there a danger of
Miss Thistle retweeted
Simple reasonable adjustments within QFT can make mitigate anxiety and the risk of cognitive overload enabling more cyp to access learning and succeed. What is good for children with SEND is good for all. #SEND
Great thread on how methods of communication influence what is learned.
“…talking over visuals is one of the most powerful ways to communicate” and “reading aloud the notes on your presentation can be counter productive” - very useful reminder 👍🏼
Come and join a great school where time is spent only on the things that matter and where the children will just make your day, every day! 💫 💙
Class Teacher - Do you want to progress and grow?, Wexham Court Primary School, Slough tes.com/jobs/vacancy/class-t…
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‘Mastery is about teaching in such a way that ALL pupils learn well. It takes both the right amount of time and the purposeful use of that time.’ Well worth a read 👇🏽
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Breaking down complex problems into smaller steps, identifying what is known/unknown and, of course, the use of bar models, have all worked wonders in our geometry unit. Looking forward to consolidating after the holidays!
This makes me so happy! Stepping off the conveyor belt, slowing the process down and establishing deep foundations will help no-end in the long run. Your children are lucky to have you @Miss_R_Coggins! 💫 😊
Taking on board what my good friend @CThistle_ taught me and addressing my pupils’ misconceptions from today’s quick fire tests on short and long division. No one under 75% will move forward. Barriers have been removed so progress can happen ☺️
Miss Thistle retweeted
🧮 KS2 Numicon 🧮
A 15 minute CPD session after school looking at perimeter and area and how we can use resources.
• Same coloured pegs to show perimeter.
• Different coloured pegs to show the area.
• Replace the pegs for dashes for rectilinear shapes
Give it a try 👍🏻
Miss Thistle retweeted
💭prioritise sentence construction
💭learn about it & talk about it (a lot) before writing about it
💭driven by audience & purpose
💭high quality models
💭for clarity, not to impress with superfluous language
Another gem #TDaPE 🔥👇🎧 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcas…
#retrievalpractice this week was focused around activating the prior knowledge needed to access new content and solve related problems. With these foundations in place, children found it easier to take new information on-board and problem-solve successfully
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We're launching a new project - The Writing Hub.
Over the last 4 years, we have used Comparative Judgement to assess over 500k pieces of writing, & have gained huge insights into what pupils find easy & hard about writing.
The Writing Hub is our way of sharing these insights.
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🎓3 sizes of SoL readers:
Short → The Science of Learning by @deansforimpact // deansforimpact.org/wp-conten… (🔓)
Medium → Learning: What is it? by @Ambition_Inst // s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/a… (🔓)
Long → Why Don′t Students Like School? by @DTWillingham // amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1119…
The importance of relevant, activated prior knowledge: how much we know already affects the way in which we think about a topic. Strong foundations are imperative.
Wow - shocking, really. Even more evidence, if ever it was needed, that the KS2 curriculum is overloaded, causing too many children to miss out on the solid mathematical foundations that they need and deserve. Great thread @solomon_teach, thank you
This arrived yesterday (I’m a bit late to the party, I know). Only a few chapters in so far but already wishing I’d read it sooner! @Suchmo83
