This article looks at a range of research evidence which suggests that contact with nature is beneficial for physical and mental health, cognition and learning. It will consider why nature has this effect, how this is applicable to the current situation given the outbreak of COVID-19 and how adults and children can still access the […]
In this vlog, Dame Alison Peacock is joined by Sinéad McBrearty, CEO at Education Support, and Adrian Bethune, teacher at Broughton Junior school, member of the Chartered College of Teaching and author of ‘Wellbeing in the Primary Classroom: A Practical Guide to Teaching Happiness’, to discuss teacher and student well-being during the COVID-19 outbreak. They discuss: […]
TeachTogether is a free service from the Chartered College of Teaching and The Behavioural Insights Team, which sends one text a week to support teachers’ wellbeing. You can find out more and sign up here. In one week’s message, we asked teachers to tell us one small thing they do to switch off in […]
Watch this 2 minute video about the potential of digital technology in education. Bukky O Yusuf is a Senior Leader in charge of Curriculum. In this video, Bukky talks about how technology can help pupils at home and in the classroom during this time. Take some time to reflect on their perspective. Share your […]
In this vlog, Farah Ahmed, Leverhulme Early Career Research Fellow at the Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge, founder and Director of Education at Islamic Shakhsiyah Foundation and Fellow and Council members of the Chartered College of Teaching, and Sufian Sadiq, Director of Teaching School for Chiltern Learning Trust, specialist in quality assurance, assessment and examination, […]
This selected reading list is one of three put together relating to the current COVID-19 outbreak. They were all originally part of one list, but as the number of links increased it has now been split into three for easier navigation. Online, distance and home learning: Selected reading The first selected reading list relates specifically […]
This list of links is one of three put together relating to the COVID-19 outbreak and school closures. They were all originally part of one list, but as the number of links increased it has now been split into three for easier navigation. Online, distance and home learning: Selected reading The first selected reading list […]
What’s the idea? Moving from the classroom to online learning presents new challenges, including in the assessment and feedback practices you use. Many of the principles of good feedback and assessment can still apply to the online environment, they just need to be reframed to fit this new context. Regardless of the setting, there are […]
What’s the idea? Moving from the classroom to online learning presents new challenges, including around assessment and feedback practices. Many of the principles of good feedback and assessment can still apply to the online environment, they just need to be reframed to fit this new context. Regardless of the setting, there are some key considerations […]
What’s the idea? Moving from the classroom to online learning presents new challenges, including around assessment and feedback practices. Many of the principles of good feedback and assessment can still apply to the online environment, they just need to be reframed to fit this new context. Hinge questions, for example, can be a great way […]
Moving from the classroom to online learning presents new challenges, including around assessment and feedback. Many of the principles of good feedback and assessment can still apply to the online environment, they just need to be reframed to fit this new context. Regardless of the setting, there are some key considerations around feedback that teachers […]
Jo Evans and Andy Wolfe join Alison Peacock to discuss primary school leading in difficult times. They discuss a range of issues, including: Decision making in small and rural communities The role of leadership in supporting your community How to stay connected and the importance of establishing routine for staff and students The importance of […]
Pupils work together in pairs, small groups or as a whole class and co-construct knowledge and understanding, solve problems, and/or create artefacts together. The teacher’s role is to provide a structure for effective learning to take place, and support students as and when necessary. Technology lends itself to supporting this approach through a wide range […]
What’s the idea? Moving from the classroom to online learning presents new challenges, including around assessment and feedback. Many of the principles of good feedback and assessment can still apply to the online environment, they just need to be reframed to fit this new context. Regardless of the setting, there are some key considerations around […]
The second half of the Spring half term has always felt a bit manic. This half term, of course, has been unforgettably altered. I’ve never thought about teaching remotely before, and I’ve never considered how I’d do it – what are my first thoughts? ICT Heroes First, I have to pay tribute to the immense […]
Setting up an online reading group Online reading groups can be a good alternative to face-to-face meetings and while it might not be the same as meeting in the same room with some biscuits to share, they do come with their own advantages. Below we have compiled some suggestions on how to run an online […]
The last week has been a whirlwind of brainstorming, collaborating, and communicating, all in the effort to figure out how to move brick and mortar teachers into an eLearning environment smoothly and to create policies and procedures—that possibly didn’t exist ten days ago—to help support this effort. Some of our teachers have jumped into this […]
Three months down the road from when the novel Coronavirus first emerged, one of the biggest impacts on society, apart from public health, has been on education. The kickstarting of digital pedagogy on such a scale has never been possible before. The Chinese Government’s decision to offer virtual classes on a national scale was the […]
Quizzes and low-stakes assessments are not just good for providing teachers with information about how much a student knows and what they still need to learn to inform future planning – they can also help students take advantage of the benefits of ‘retrieval practice’, where recalling things from memory actually helps to strengthen retention of that […]
The idea behind ‘Five Ways to Wellbeing’ is that wellbeing can be achieved in different ways and these five evidence-based actions can help your students feel better. They are simple, free things to do and the aim is to prompt students to consider what they can do to improve their wellbeing, rather than focus on […]
