What about the teachers?
By Isla Billett. This article was originally featured in SENCo Magazine.
With schools closed for a long period of time it would be easy for those outside of education to think teachers have had an easier time this year.
People, pedagogy and progress
Skills for Writing
Alongside Professor Debra Myhill, we've developed Skills for Writing to provide an evidence-based approach to accelerating progress in writing at KS3, which:
- Embeds the principles of the Grammar for Writing pedagogy
- Teaches grammar in a contextualised way
- Motivates your students to write independently
Teacher Partner Programme
All of our products and services are developed with our educational experts, and have the rigour and attention to detail that we know customers expect of us.
We also recognise that these products need to work in the real world - our customers are using our products each and every day to support their own best practice.
Pedagogy
What makes an excellent teacher? Research shows that a good sense of humour and a conversational style are two of the key ingredients of great teaching.
At the heart of our literacy resources is the importance of how they are taught. Take a look at how we've worked with Professor Debra Myhill, at The University of Exeter, to embed the Grammar for Writing pedagogy.
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Power Maths assessment: How do your results compare with our 'all schools averages'?
As you may already know, all Power Maths users have access to the Markbook within the online materials (just click the Markbook tile when you log in). This allows you to enter scores from the Power Maths Progress Tests and analyse results against age-related expectations.
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Why the UK can’t afford to fail online learning
By Sharon Hague, SVP, Schools and Online Learning
COVID-19 has caused millions of students and teachers to switch to online learning at rapid pace. This shift has highlighted the extraordinary impact online learning can have and at the same time exposed the challenge of making it accessible to everyone.
