Pearson Schools Blog
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Making the challenge of meeting each child’s distinct learning needs manageable
As children move through primary school there are always concepts or objectives that some children fail to master before it’s time to move the class on. This means that each child has a unique set of strengths, as well as the potential for small gaps in their knowledge and skills, and areas about which they feel less confident.
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#LearningFirst: Sharing good practice in a life beyond levels
#LearningFirst Bath Spa ‘Show & Tell’ 22nd September 2016 was an opportunity for teachers from a variety of settings to come together, to share good practice and their school’s experience of their journey to a life beyond levels.
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Free webinar on SATs results and the new KS2 floor standards
It's been a busy week for Primary schools as both the SATs results and the new KS2 floor standards have been released.
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#LearningFirst: The Power of Talk in Developing Children’s Higher Order Thinking Skills
What’s the difference between formative and summative assessment? According to Kat Schofield, you can relate the 2 neatly to Steven Covey’s ‘circle of influence’ and ‘circle of concern’.
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#LearningFirst: Supporting ‘Beginning Teachers’ in Being ‘Assessment Capable’
On Saturday 21 May, a group of us from Pearson went along to the first #LearningFirst event hosted by the @BeyondLevels team organised by Dame Alison Peacock.
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