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Director of Studies http://www.teachingexpertise.com/job-role/director-studies The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en Education employment law: statutory leave and pay entitlements http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/education-employment-law-statutory-leave-and-pay-entitlements-3863 <p>One of the defining features of the last 11 years of New Labour government has been its apparent commitment to, and promotion of, measures designed to encourage a work-life balance and to facilitate what is termed a family friendly working environment.</p><p>‘Good’ employers, therefore, have taken the view that the remuneration and benefits package should in some way exceed the statutory minimum requirements in terms of leave and pay.</p><p><a href="http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/education-employment-law-statutory-leave-and-pay-entitlements-3863">read more</a></p> http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/education-employment-law-statutory-leave-and-pay-entitlements-3863#comments Assistant Head Child Protection Coordinator Classroom Teacher CPD leader Curriculum Manager Deputy Head Director of Studies Early Years Professional Geography teacher Head of Year Headteacher Home-School Coordinator ICT Manager Leadership and Management Leading teacher for gifted and talented Learning Mentor Legal framework Legal liability Legislation NQT Parent PSHE & Citizenship Coordinator School Business Manager/Bursar School Governor SEAL Coordinator SENCO Staff support Subject Leader Teaching & Learning Coordinator Teaching Assistant Fri, 05 Dec 2008 16:02:10 +0000 scameron 3863 at http://www.teachingexpertise.com How to keeps parents homework happy http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/how-keeps-parents-homework-happy-3701 <p>Why is it that when parents are asked about issues they have with their school, one group of parents will always indicate that too much homework is set, while another will tell you that there is too little? </p><p><a href="http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/how-keeps-parents-homework-happy-3701">read more</a></p> http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/how-keeps-parents-homework-happy-3701#comments Assessment Classroom Teacher Director of Studies Head of Year Home-School Coordinator Personalised Learning Teaching and Learning Thu, 30 Oct 2008 15:49:21 +0000 scameron 3701 at http://www.teachingexpertise.com Every Child Matters: challenges and opportunities for CPD http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/every-child-matters-challenges-and-opportunities-for-cpd-3233 As the Every Child Matters agenda gathers momentum and schools come to terms with new concepts such as ‘wraparound provision’ and ‘extended schools’, and a rapidly expanded workforce, CPD coordinators need to take a fresh look at what might be the needs of such a disparate workforce as well as those who may have intermittent contact with the school or pupils with particular needs. What (new) skills and competences do different workers need? What type of preparation would be most effective? What might be the progression and professional accreditation routes? <br /> <p><a href="http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/every-child-matters-challenges-and-opportunities-for-cpd-3233">read more</a></p> http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/every-child-matters-challenges-and-opportunities-for-cpd-3233#comments Assistant Head Classroom Teacher Continuing Professional Development CPD policy CPD practice Deputy Head Director of Studies Early Years Professional Every Child Matters Head of Year Headteacher Leadership and Management NQT Subject Leader Teaching & Learning Coordinator Teaching Assistant Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:20:58 +0100 scameron 3233 at http://www.teachingexpertise.com Behind the buzzwords: Thinking skills http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/behind-the-buzzwords-thinking-skills-3208 <p>If someone says ‘We have done thinking skills’ they may have observed the letter of the law but not the spirit. Thinking cannot be ‘done’ in the sense of being finished – it is always work in progress. My own thinking is still fairly rudimentary and full of holes and mistakes, and I notice what I can’t do and stumble over. In this article I intend to challenge some emerging dogmas about objectives and lesson planning.</p><p><a href="http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/behind-the-buzzwords-thinking-skills-3208">read more</a></p> http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/behind-the-buzzwords-thinking-skills-3208#comments Classroom Teacher Director of Studies Head of Year Teaching & Learning Coordinator Teaching and Learning Teaching Tips Thinking Skills Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:20:56 +0100 scameron 3208 at http://www.teachingexpertise.com Using the Institutional Quality Standards to improve G&T provision http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/using-the-institutional-quality-standards-to-improve-g-t-provision-3005 Provision for gifted and talented pupils is a major part of personalising learning. National Strategies (Training materials for Leading teachers for gifted and talented education, DfES, 2007) <br /> <br /> One of the most important things for a school to remember is that gifted and talented provision is not something separate, it is part of the school being a good school. Deborah Eyre (Training materials for Leading teachers for gifted and talented education, DfES, 2007)<br /> <br /> <p><a href="http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/using-the-institutional-quality-standards-to-improve-g-t-provision-3005">read more</a></p> http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/using-the-institutional-quality-standards-to-improve-g-t-provision-3005#comments Curriculum Development Curriculum Manager Director of Studies Gifted and Talented Gifted and talented - classroom strategies Leading teacher for gifted and talented Personalised Learning Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:20:51 +0100 admin 3005 at http://www.teachingexpertise.com Creating research-informed practitioners: the BERA Professional User Reviews http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/creating-research-informed-practitioners-the-bera-professional-user-reviews-3008 The British Education Research Association (BERA) User Reviews were published in 2003 with the aim of providing a synthesis of up-to-date research for practitioners and policy makers. Each one was written through a partnership between a respected expert in the field and a panel of informed practitioners. They aimed to provide information about current, reliable research in a particular educational domain and to stimulate discussion and use of the research in educational practice. <br /> <br /> There are seven reviews available:<br /> <ul> <p><a href="http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/creating-research-informed-practitioners-the-bera-professional-user-reviews-3008">read more</a></p> http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/creating-research-informed-practitioners-the-bera-professional-user-reviews-3008#comments CPD leader CPD practice Curriculum Manager Director of Studies Teaching & Learning Coordinator Teaching and Learning Teaching Skills Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:20:51 +0100 admin 3008 at http://www.teachingexpertise.com Creative thinking: a personal, learning and thinking skill http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/creative-thinking-a-personal-learning-and-thinking-skill-3009 <p>The latest manifestation of cross-curricular skills, as most of you will have registered, is personal, learning and thinking skills (PLTS). The six are:</p><p><a href="http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/creative-thinking-a-personal-learning-and-thinking-skill-3009">read more</a></p> http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/creative-thinking-a-personal-learning-and-thinking-skill-3009#comments Creative learning Curriculum Development Curriculum Manager Director of Studies Learning To Learn Subject Leader Teaching & Learning Coordinator Teaching and Learning Thinking Skills Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:20:51 +0100 admin 3009 at http://www.teachingexpertise.com Raising standards - what does it really mean? http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/raising-standards-what-does-it-really-mean-3010 Of course raising standards can be understood more generally, and the term is also used beyond the world of education. A quick look at the internet reveals references to raising standards in the fishing and construction industries, including an American building industry magazine entitled Raising Standards. The phrase is also used in relation to a wide variety of council and government services, being particularly favoured by government in referring to health and, of course, education.<br /> <br /> <strong>Ofsted and the DCSF input</strong><br /> <p><a href="http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/raising-standards-what-does-it-really-mean-3010">read more</a></p> http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/raising-standards-what-does-it-really-mean-3010#comments Classroom Teacher Director of Studies Inspection NQT Raising Achievement School Improvement Teaching & Learning Coordinator Teaching and Learning Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:20:51 +0100 admin 3010 at http://www.teachingexpertise.com Learning to learn: changing the curriculum http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/learning-to-learn-changing-the-curriculum-3014 <p>Towards the end of last academic year, faced with a multitude of curriculum changes, the senior management team (SMT) and staff at my school, the Grammar School for Girls, Wilmington, in Kent, decided that it was also time for change. <br /> <p><a href="http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/learning-to-learn-changing-the-curriculum-3014">read more</a></p> http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/learning-to-learn-changing-the-curriculum-3014#comments Classroom Teacher Curriculum Development Curriculum Manager Director of Studies Leadership Challenges Learning To Learn Subject Leader Teaching and Learning Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:20:51 +0100 admin 3014 at http://www.teachingexpertise.com Teaching religion: the duty to be impartial http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/teaching-religion-the-duty-to-be-impartial-2954 <p>There is guidance on this issue in a recent case. In Zengin v Turkey [2007] ECHR 1448/04, the European Court considered whether the compulsory teaching in primary and secondary schools of religious culture and ethics was in breach of a pupil's human rights. <br /> <p><a href="http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/teaching-religion-the-duty-to-be-impartial-2954">read more</a></p> http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/teaching-religion-the-duty-to-be-impartial-2954#comments Assistant Head Classroom Teacher Curriculum Development Curriculum Manager Deputy Head Director of Studies Faith schools Headteacher Leadership and Management Legal framework Subject Leader Teaching and Learning Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:20:49 +0100 admin 2954 at http://www.teachingexpertise.com The 'lesson study' model of classroom enquiry http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/the-lesson-study-model-of-classroom-enquiry-2950 <p>The Teaching and Learning Research Programme (TLRP) project ‘Learning How to Learn in Classrooms, Schools and Networks’ ran from 2003 to 2005. It studied how teacher practice in the use of assessment for learning strategies could be developed and transferred between practitioners in and across 45 schools. Part of the project involved studying a specific approach to professional learning and practice transfer called lesson study. <br /> <br /> The research is ongoing but the pilot phase has been completed and is the subject of this article, which describes:</p><p><a href="http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/the-lesson-study-model-of-classroom-enquiry-2950">read more</a></p> http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/the-lesson-study-model-of-classroom-enquiry-2950#comments Classroom Teacher Continuing Professional Development CPD leader CPD practice Director of Studies Learning To Learn Teaching & Learning Coordinator Teaching and Learning Teaching Skills Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:20:49 +0100 admin 2950 at http://www.teachingexpertise.com Guy Claxton's character curriculum for the learning age http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/guy-claxtons-character-curriculum-for-the-learning-age-2793 <p>We seem to live in a morally bashful age. Perish the thought that anyone might try to ‘impose their values’ on anyone else. Education colludes with this squeamishness by pretending that the only serious questions it faces are technical ones. How are we going to raise standards? What are the most appropriate methods for testing students, and when, and how much? Should we have 14-16 diplomas, or a six-term year? But words like ‘standards’ and ‘appropriate’ merely finesse the underlying moral questions.<p><a href="http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/guy-claxtons-character-curriculum-for-the-learning-age-2793">read more</a></p> http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/guy-claxtons-character-curriculum-for-the-learning-age-2793#comments Active learning Assistant Head Classroom Teacher Creative learning Curriculum Development Curriculum Manager Deputy Head Director of Studies Headteacher Leading teacher for gifted and talented Learning To Learn NQT Subject Leader Teaching & Learning Coordinator Teaching and Learning Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:20:45 +0100 jlee 2793 at http://www.teachingexpertise.com Boxing in schools: an anti-bullying scheme http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/boxing-in-schools-an-anti-bullying-scheme-2728 <p>Boxing in schools hit the headlines in 2007 with its reintroduction to a group of schools in the London borough of Bromley. Once again the subject has raised much debate, with the qualities of self discipline and fitness weighed against the image of an inherently violent sport with the potential to cause harm to another student.</p><p><a href="http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/boxing-in-schools-an-anti-bullying-scheme-2728">read more</a></p> http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/boxing-in-schools-an-anti-bullying-scheme-2728#comments Bullying Curriculum Manager Director of Studies Subject Leader Teaching and Learning Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:20:44 +0100 jlee 2728 at http://www.teachingexpertise.com The benefits of skiing: at home and trips abroad http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/the-benefits-of-skiing-trips-at-home-and-abroad-2734 Even a year’s most reluctant of students will be wide eyed with wonder when faced with getting sporty in the snow (real or artificial) – so much so they probably won’t even notice just how many hours of intensive exercise they’re doing. Alongside the invaluable health and fitness benefits of skiing, the creation of brand new skills and friendships go hand-in-hand with this non-traditional sport.<br /> <br /> Key benefits of skiing for pupils are:<br /> <ul> <li>physical skills and knowledge</li> <li>personal and social development</li> <p><a href="http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/the-benefits-of-skiing-trips-at-home-and-abroad-2734">read more</a></p> http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/the-benefits-of-skiing-trips-at-home-and-abroad-2734#comments Curriculum Manager Director of Studies Outdoor Learning Subject Leader Teaching and Learning Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:20:44 +0100 jlee 2734 at http://www.teachingexpertise.com Study Plus: helping pupils achieve their potential http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/study-plus-helping-pupils-achieve-their-potential-2556 For one group of pupils at Walton-le-Dale Arts College, school has suddenly become cool. The 22 Year 10s were hand-picked by their teachers to form the first Study Plus group – a course for pupils who were achieving below benchmark levels in English and mathematics at Key Stage 4, but capable of attaining higher-grade GCSEs.<br /> <br /> <p><a href="http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/study-plus-helping-pupils-achieve-their-potential-2556">read more</a></p> http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/study-plus-helping-pupils-achieve-their-potential-2556#comments Assistant Head Director of Studies Raising Achievement Subject Leader Teaching & Learning Coordinator Teaching and Learning Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:20:40 +0100 jlee 2556 at http://www.teachingexpertise.com Improving teaching and learning http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/improving-teaching-and-learning-2373 <p>Improving teaching and making the whole of the learning process more effective is the key to raising standards. There are at least three initiatives that are keeping good teaching at the top of the school improvement agenda. Every Child Matters is at the heart of almost everything that is happening in schools and at its centre it clearly and emphatically emphasises the importance of meeting the needs of all children. Secondly, ‘personalised learning’ – which is a new-ish term for making sure that the learning needs of all children are catered for.<p><a href="http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/improving-teaching-and-learning-2373">read more</a></p> http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/improving-teaching-and-learning-2373#comments Assistant Head Deputy Head Director of Studies Headteacher Leadership and Management School Improvement Teaching & Learning Coordinator Teaching and Learning Teaching Skills Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:20:36 +0100 jlee 2373 at http://www.teachingexpertise.com The key stage 3 review http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/the-key-stage-3-review-2331 <p><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">When the National Curriculum (NC) emerged in the late 1980s, it soon became apparent to primary teachers that it was content heavy. In the early years of assessing child achievement and attainment, there were literally hundreds of ‘tick boxes’ to show that this content had been covered. Primary teachers still think it is content heavy, despite some pruning done by Ron Dearing’s team in the year 1993 and others since. </span></p><p><a href="http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/the-key-stage-3-review-2331">read more</a></p> http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/the-key-stage-3-review-2331#comments Assistant Head Curriculum Development Curriculum Manager Deputy Head Director of Studies Headteacher Leadership and Management Subject Leader Teaching & Learning Coordinator Teaching and Learning Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:20:34 +0100 jlee 2331 at http://www.teachingexpertise.com Heads welcome flexibility of the new key stage 3 curriculum http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/heads-welcome-flexibility-of-the-new-key-stage-3-curriculum-2334 <p><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Dr Bothamley, as curriculum deputy, is playing a leading part in the introduction of the new KS3 curriculum at Horsforth. It’s a task he very evidently relishes, believing that here is a government initiative that’s broadly in line with the way that good secondary schools have been thinking for some time.</span></p><p><a href="http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/heads-welcome-flexibility-of-the-new-key-stage-3-curriculum-2334">read more</a></p> http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/heads-welcome-flexibility-of-the-new-key-stage-3-curriculum-2334#comments Assistant Head Curriculum Development Curriculum Manager Deputy Head Director of Studies Headteacher Leadership and Management Subject Leader Teaching & Learning Coordinator Teaching and Learning Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:20:34 +0100 jlee 2334 at http://www.teachingexpertise.com Cognitive acceleration http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/cognitive-acceleration-2243 There are some ideas in education which have real ‘legs’ – they just go on running as a hailstorm of fashions, fads, strategies, and initiatives are pelted at schools by well-meaning governments, gurus, and less well-meaning snake oil salesmen. Examples include learning by enquiry, constructivism (students need to take an active role in their learning), the use of well-distributed open questioning, and cognitive acceleration.<p><a href="http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/cognitive-acceleration-2243">read more</a></p> http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/cognitive-acceleration-2243#comments Classroom Teacher Cognitive skills Curriculum Manager Director of Studies Raising Achievement Subject Leader Teaching & Learning Coordinator Teaching and Learning Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:20:32 +0100 jlee 2243 at http://www.teachingexpertise.com Shakespeare in the 21st century http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/shakespeare-in-the-21st-century-2219 <p>Teachers of English know that if they can draw their pupils into the world of a play by Shakespeare they will have secured their interest for life. Demystifying the challenges that many pupils (and some teachers) see in studying Shakespeare as well as making teaching and learning an enjoyable experience has been the drive behind the secondary national strategy’s work with The Globe Education team.<br /> <p><a href="http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/shakespeare-in-the-21st-century-2219">read more</a></p> http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/shakespeare-in-the-21st-century-2219#comments Curriculum Development Curriculum Manager Director of Studies Learning Partnerships Subject Leader Teaching & Learning Coordinator Teaching and Learning Teaching materials Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:20:31 +0100 jlee 2219 at http://www.teachingexpertise.com What's new about personalised learning? http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/whats-new-about-personalised-learning-2232 <p>I think we need to be really clear about one thing. Personalised learning is not a dynamic new initiative. I would argue that most schools will have already designed curriculum and their teaching methods to meet the needs of each child.</p><p>What does seem to be new about personalised learning is that it is a concentrated drive to make the best practices universal and consistent across all schools – particularly for those children who are the most challenging and whose needs are the most difficult to meet.</p><p><a href="http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/whats-new-about-personalised-learning-2232">read more</a></p> http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/whats-new-about-personalised-learning-2232#comments Assistant Head Curriculum Manager Deputy Head Director of Studies Headteacher Personalised Learning Teaching & Learning Coordinator Teaching and Learning Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:20:31 +0100 jlee 2232 at http://www.teachingexpertise.com Creativity in the science curriculum http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/creativity-in-the-science-curriculum-2234 Many primary teachers find it hard to devise imaginative ways of teaching science, especially if they are not science specialists. The younger the age group, the harder it is. Fortunately there are numerous initiatives at hand to make it easier.<br /> <br /> <p><a href="http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/creativity-in-the-science-curriculum-2234">read more</a></p> http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/creativity-in-the-science-curriculum-2234#comments Creative learning Curriculum Development Curriculum Manager Director of Studies Early Years Professional Headteacher Subject Leader Teaching & Learning Coordinator Teaching and Learning Teaching Tips Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:20:31 +0100 jlee 2234 at http://www.teachingexpertise.com SEN and personalised learning in secondary curriculum review http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/sen-and-personalised-learning-in-secondary-curriculum-review-2238 The Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) completed consultation on its major review of the secondary curriculum for 11- to 14-year-olds at the end of April 2007. After consultation, final revision and ministerial decision, the revised curriculum was due to schools for planning purposes from September 2007. It will become statutory for year groups as follows: September 2008: Year 7 pupils; September 2009: Years 7 and 8; September 2010: Years 7, 8 and 9. In addition, changes to the Key Stage 4 curriculum will take effect from September 2009.<br /> <br /> <p><a href="http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/sen-and-personalised-learning-in-secondary-curriculum-review-2238">read more</a></p> http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/sen-and-personalised-learning-in-secondary-curriculum-review-2238#comments Curriculum Manager Director of Studies Inclusion Personalised Learning SEN provision SENCO Special Educational Needs Teaching & Learning Coordinator Teaching and Learning Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:20:31 +0100 jlee 2238 at http://www.teachingexpertise.com Schools explore the quality standards for gifted and talented provision http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/schools-explore-the-quality-standards-for-gifted-and-talented-provision-2215 The National Quality Standards consist of three levels; entry, developing and exemplary. They provide:<br /> <ul> <li>a means of raising individual and whole school/college achievement</li> <li>a tool for in-depth analysis of need, once G&T provision has been identified as a school priority</li> <li>a snapshot to inform self-evaluation within the ‘annual conversation’</li> <li>professional agreement on practice which is crucial for development</li> <li>a route for improving the quality of teaching and learning</li> <p><a href="http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/schools-explore-the-quality-standards-for-gifted-and-talented-provision-2215">read more</a></p> http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/schools-explore-the-quality-standards-for-gifted-and-talented-provision-2215#comments Curriculum Manager Director of Studies Gifted and Talented Gifted and talented pupils Leading teacher for gifted and talented Teaching & Learning Coordinator Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:20:30 +0100 jlee 2215 at http://www.teachingexpertise.com Sustainable development and global citizenship in Wales http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/sustainable-development-and-global-citizenship-in-wales-2107 <p>Wales is one of only two countries to be committed by governing statute to sustainability. The other is Finland. As part of its statutory commitment to sustainable development the Welsh Assembly Government (WAG) has provided considerable support and encouragement to ensure that Education for Sustainable Development and Global Citizenship (ESDGC) is incorporated and embedded throughout the formal and informal education systems. Although not statutory, ESDGC is already subject to inspection which is undoubtedly helping to pave the way for its full integration into school life. </p><p><a href="http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/sustainable-development-and-global-citizenship-in-wales-2107">read more</a></p> http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/sustainable-development-and-global-citizenship-in-wales-2107#comments Curriculum Manager Director of Studies PSHE & Citizenship Coordinator Teaching and Learning Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:20:29 +0100 jlee 2107 at http://www.teachingexpertise.com Visions of social enterprise in Liverpool http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/visions-of-social-enterprise-in-liverpool-2079 <p>As with all the Every Child Matters outcomes, the emphasis on economic wellbeing comes with a wish that all children should enjoy, achieve and make a positive contribution. Enterprise is at the forefront and organisations are asked to find ways to work effectively together to help young people learn and thrive through focused economic activity.</p><p><a href="http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/visions-of-social-enterprise-in-liverpool-2079">read more</a></p> http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/visions-of-social-enterprise-in-liverpool-2079#comments Active learning Classroom Teacher Creative learning Curriculum Development Curriculum Manager Director of Studies ICT and learning Teaching & Learning Coordinator Teaching and Learning Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:20:28 +0100 jlee 2079 at http://www.teachingexpertise.com Delivering the International Baccalaureate: a curriculum with a world identity http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/delivering-the-international-baccalaureate-creating-a-curriculum-with-a-world-identity-1896 <p><font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">As schools seek to prepare students for working in a global economy and living in a global society, more and more are looking to the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme as a valuable addition to their curriculum offer. Key to this challenging two-year programme is that students learn how to ask challenging questions, learn how to learn, develop a strong sense of their own identity and culture and develop the ability to communicate with and understand people from other countries and cultures.</font></font></p><p><a href="http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/delivering-the-international-baccalaureate-creating-a-curriculum-with-a-world-identity-1896">read more</a></p> http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/delivering-the-international-baccalaureate-creating-a-curriculum-with-a-world-identity-1896#comments Assessment Classroom Teacher Curriculum Development Curriculum Manager Director of Studies Headteacher Subject Leader Teaching & Learning Coordinator Teaching and Learning Teaching Skills Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:20:23 +0100 jlee 1896 at http://www.teachingexpertise.com Parenting – neglected field in the curriculum? http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/parenting-neglected-field-in-the-curriculum-1651 <p><font face="Arial"><strong>SRE versus parenting education</strong></font></p> <p><font face="Arial">Sex and relationship education focuses almost exclusively on the mechanics and emotions of sexual relations along with the pitfalls of sexually transmitted disease and unwanted pregnancies. These topics are important and fascinating to pupils; however, they have lead to the neglect of a physical outcome of sexual relations, that of becoming a parent. </font></p><p><a href="http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/parenting-neglected-field-in-the-curriculum-1651">read more</a></p> http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/parenting-neglected-field-in-the-curriculum-1651#comments Citizenship and PSHE Classroom Teacher Curriculum Manager Director of Studies Disability Learning Mentor PSHE & Citizenship Coordinator Teaching & Learning Coordinator Teaching and Learning Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:20:17 +0100 admin 1651 at http://www.teachingexpertise.com Assessment for learning and cooperative learning strategies http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/implementing-learning-innovations-1625 <p><p>This case study exemplifies how Fallibroome High School has completed an enquiry into the combination of cooperative learning strategies and assessment for learning with the aim of promoting feedback loops relating to assessment and reflective learning in the classroom.<br />  <br /> <strong>The school</strong></p></p><p><a href="http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/implementing-learning-innovations-1625">read more</a></p> http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/implementing-learning-innovations-1625#comments Assessment Classroom Teacher Curriculum Manager Director of Studies Head of Year Learning Communities Learning Environment Learning To Learn Subject Leader Teaching & Learning Coordinator Teaching and Learning Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:20:16 +0100 admin 1625 at http://www.teachingexpertise.com Teaching and learning interventions http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/teaching-and-learning-interventions-1613 <p><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">In teaching and learning, we are increasingly concerned with improving students’ attainment through focused interventions and it is becoming the responsibility of individual teachers, subject leaders or teaching and learning coordinators to select the best intervention for their students from a dazzling array of options. But how and where to start? How can teachers make informed choices? One important tool at our disposal is meta-analysis, though it is only one of a range of tools that teachers need.</span></p><p><a href="http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/teaching-and-learning-interventions-1613">read more</a></p> http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/teaching-and-learning-interventions-1613#comments Classroom Teacher Curriculum Manager Data Director of Studies Head of Year Learning Mentor NQT Personalised Learning Raising Achievement Subject Leader Teaching & Learning Coordinator Teaching and Learning Teaching Skills Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:20:15 +0100 admin 1613 at http://www.teachingexpertise.com Changes to teaching and learning http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/changes-to-teaching-and-learning-1590 <p><font face="Arial">A good question is whether the current flurry of activity is any more significant than previous episodes? Before addressing that it is worth stating the pattern of the last 20 years, which has been increasing centralised control of most things related to the classroom. The epitome of this has been the National Strategies, which have moved from subject frameworks to prescription of teaching methods, especially in core subjects.</font></p><p><a href="http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/changes-to-teaching-and-learning-1590">read more</a></p> http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/changes-to-teaching-and-learning-1590#comments Classroom Teacher Curriculum Development Curriculum Manager Director of Studies Head of Year Leadership Challenges Subject Leader Teaching & Learning Coordinator Teaching and Learning Thinking Skills Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:20:14 +0100 admin 1590 at http://www.teachingexpertise.com Extending careers services in FE colleges http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/extending-careers-services-in-fe-colleges-1535 <p><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Not all college managers are convinced of the value of careers education. The free market environment which still pervades FE causes a pressure on time and resources which often minimises the opportunities for effective careers advice and guidance. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">This article looks at the status and role of careers education in FE colleges and suggests strategies to improve and extend the reach of provision. </span></p><p><a href="http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/extending-careers-services-in-fe-colleges-1535">read more</a></p> http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/extending-careers-services-in-fe-colleges-1535#comments Director of Studies Head of Year Headteacher PSHE & Citizenship Coordinator Teaching and Learning Teaching Skills Work based learning Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:20:11 +0100 admin 1535 at http://www.teachingexpertise.com Nuffield Review of 14-19 Education and Training http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/nuffield-review-of-14-19-education-and-training-1601 <p><font face="Arial">The Nuffield Review of 14-19 Education and Training’s 2005-06 report addresses all aspects of the subject in England and Wales. It does this by examining the relevant research literature as well as through engaging with teachers, lecturers, employers, training providers, voluntary bodies, policy makers and learners. </font></p> <p><font face="Arial"><strong>Positive determination</strong></font></p> <p><font face="Arial">The review paints a positive picture of just how far people are determined to:</font></p><p><a href="http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/nuffield-review-of-14-19-education-and-training-1601">read more</a></p> http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/nuffield-review-of-14-19-education-and-training-1601#comments Classroom Teacher Director of Studies Head of Year Learning Partnerships Raising Achievement School Improvement SEAL Coordinator Teaching & Learning Coordinator Teaching and Learning Work based learning Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:20:11 +0100 admin 1601 at http://www.teachingexpertise.com Making the right choices at 14 and 16 http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/making-the-right-choices-at-14-and-16-1519 <p><font face="Arial">Schools can make a real difference to how young people make decisions, regardless of the type of school or the characteristics of the young person. <br /> This is one of the key findings from a recent research study carried out by the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) for the DfES (for more details of what this involved, see 'Purpose of research', below, and 'Context of study', below).</font></p><p><a href="http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/making-the-right-choices-at-14-and-16-1519">read more</a></p> http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/making-the-right-choices-at-14-and-16-1519#comments Classroom Teacher Curriculum Development Curriculum Manager Director of Studies Head of Year Leadership and Management Learning Mentor Raising Achievement Subject Leader Teaching & Learning Coordinator Teaching and Learning Work based learning Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:20:10 +0100 admin 1519 at http://www.teachingexpertise.com Guiding students to make informed curriculum choices http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/guiding-students-to-make-informed-curriculum-choices-1520 <p><strong>School context</strong></p><p><a href="http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/guiding-students-to-make-informed-curriculum-choices-1520">read more</a></p> http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/guiding-students-to-make-informed-curriculum-choices-1520#comments Classroom Teacher Curriculum Development Curriculum Manager Director of Studies Head of Year Leadership and Management Learning Mentor Mentoring Parental Involvement Raising Achievement Subject Leader Teaching & Learning Coordinator Teaching and Learning Work based learning Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:20:10 +0100 admin 1520 at http://www.teachingexpertise.com Personalisation: what does it really mean? http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/personalisation-what-does-it-really-mean-1442 <p><font face="Arial">Personalisation can be said to have sprung onto the educational scene with David Miliband’s speech in 2004 to the North of England Education Conference. Two years later people are still debating what it means.</font></p> <p><font face="Arial">But it was not a new idea in 2004. Ten years ago John West-Burnham was asking in as many words: ‘If I can have a mass production car built to my specification, why can my child not have a mass production education built to his?’ </font></p><p><a href="http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/personalisation-what-does-it-really-mean-1442">read more</a></p> http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/personalisation-what-does-it-really-mean-1442#comments Curriculum Development Curriculum Manager Director of Studies Headteacher Leadership and Management Personalised Learning Professional update Subject Leader Teaching & Learning Coordinator Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:20:09 +0100 admin 1442 at http://www.teachingexpertise.com Investigating underachievement http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/investigating-underachievement-1421 <p><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Underachievement has been an issue in schools as long as there have been schools. As Younger and Warrington asserted as recently as 2005, ‘The underachievement of girls and boys is a complex and multi-dimensional problem.’ Numerous studies have addressed what is seen as an increasingly urgent problem. Millions of pounds have been spent by a succession of governments trying to alleviate the problem. And have any of the initiatives worked?<p><a href="http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/investigating-underachievement-1421">read more</a></p> http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/investigating-underachievement-1421#comments Classroom Teacher Director of Studies Learning Mentor Learning To Learn Raising Achievement Student Voice Teaching & Learning Coordinator Teaching and Learning Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:20:08 +0100 admin 1421 at http://www.teachingexpertise.com How music can promote wellbeing http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/how-music-can-promote-wellbeing-1437 <p><font face="Arial">Music is now more widely available than ever before in human history. Young and old are constantly accompanied by their personal music players. Public spaces are filled with ambient sound and homes are dominated by electronic transmission devices. How does this music influence our emotions, moods and behaviour?</font></p> <p><font face="Arial"><strong>Physiological effects</strong></font></p> <p><font face="Arial">Music is known to affect a listener in many different ways: </font></p><p><a href="http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/how-music-can-promote-wellbeing-1437">read more</a></p> http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/how-music-can-promote-wellbeing-1437#comments Classroom Teacher Communication and social skills Director of Studies Emotional wellbeing Music In The Classroom Professional update Raising Achievement Subject Leader Teaching & Learning Coordinator Teaching and Learning Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:20:08 +0100 admin 1437 at http://www.teachingexpertise.com Putting SEBS at the centre http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/putting-sebs-at-the-centre-1407 <p><font face="Arial"><strong>Joining the pilot</strong></font></p><p><a href="http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/putting-sebs-at-the-centre-1407">read more</a></p> http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/putting-sebs-at-the-centre-1407#comments Behaviour Management Classroom Teacher Communication and social skills Curriculum Manager Director of Studies Head of Year Raising Achievement SEAL Coordinator Social and Emotional Aspects of Learning Staff support Teaching & Learning Coordinator Teaching and Learning Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:20:07 +0100 admin 1407 at http://www.teachingexpertise.com Towards a new professionalism in the further education sector http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/towards-a-new-professionalism-in-the-further-education-sector-1395 <p><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">The post-compulsory education and training (PCET) sector is rightly celebrated for its richness in diversity. Teachers, trainers and tutors working in further education (FE) colleges, work-based learning (WBL) providers and organisations supporting community learning and development (CLD) come from a variety of backgrounds, often entering teaching through non-traditional routes.<p><a href="http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/towards-a-new-professionalism-in-the-further-education-sector-1395">read more</a></p> http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/towards-a-new-professionalism-in-the-further-education-sector-1395#comments Continuing Professional Development CPD leader CPD partnerships Director of Studies Headteacher Networks and Networking Teaching & Learning Coordinator Work based learning Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:20:06 +0100 admin 1395 at http://www.teachingexpertise.com Using NPSLBA to transform behaviour and raise attendance http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/using-npslba-to-transform-behaviour-and-raise-attendance-1400 <p><font face="Arial">South Gloucestershire local authority (LA) was interested in piloting the National Programme for Specialist Leaders of Behaviour and Attendance (NPSLBA) as it could see its potential to develop staff knowledge and skills and therefore bring about improvements in behaviour and attendance. It decided to set up two pilot groups - one contained a mixture of staff from various local schools and support services and the other comprised staff who all came from one secondary school.<p><a href="http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/using-npslba-to-transform-behaviour-and-raise-attendance-1400">read more</a></p> http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/using-npslba-to-transform-behaviour-and-raise-attendance-1400#comments Assistant Head Attendance Behaviour Management Continuing Professional Development CPD leader CPD practice Curriculum Manager Deputy Head Director of Studies Head of Year Headteacher Teaching & Learning Coordinator Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:20:06 +0100 admin 1400 at http://www.teachingexpertise.com Med: How did I get involved in this? http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/med-how-did-i-get-involved-in-this-1393 <p><font face="Arial">Why did I get involved in an MEd? Good question! Originally many rhetorical questions posed themselves –   seeking a challenge? Personal satisfaction?  Wanting to pursue an interest with more directed purpose? Having experienced many changes in education and clientele, did I want to avoid a downward spiral?  Perhaps, like climbing Mount Everest, ‘just because.’   </font></p><p><a href="http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/med-how-did-i-get-involved-in-this-1393">read more</a></p> http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/med-how-did-i-get-involved-in-this-1393#comments Assistant Head Classroom Teacher Continuing Professional Development CPD leader CPD practice Deputy Head Director of Studies Head of Year Opinion Raising Achievement Staff motivation Subject Leader Teaching & Learning Coordinator Teaching and Learning Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:20:06 +0100 admin 1393 at http://www.teachingexpertise.com Teacher's expedition to Antarctica http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/teachers-expedition-to-antarctica-1185 <p><font face="Arial">Philip Avery, KS3 geography coordinator at Oxted School, is one of four teachers taking part in the Fuchs Foundation Antarctic Expedition 2007 which celebrates the 50th Anniversary of the first crossing of the continent led by Sir Vivian Fuchs. </font></p> <p><font face="Arial"><img alt="Antarctica Expedition - Phil Avery" src="http://www.teachingexpertise.com/files/antarctica-expedition.jpg" /><br /> <sup><strong>Phil Avery</strong></sup><br /> </font></p><p><a href="http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/teachers-expedition-to-antarctica-1185">read more</a></p> http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/teachers-expedition-to-antarctica-1185#comments Assistant Head Classroom Teacher Curriculum Manager Deputy Head Director of Studies Headteacher Leading teacher for gifted and talented NQT PSHE & Citizenship Coordinator Subject Leader Teaching & Learning Coordinator Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:20:01 +0100 jlee 1185 at http://www.teachingexpertise.com Planning framework for citizenship education http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/questions-for-whole-school-change-1031 <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>The diagram linked to this article illustrates the following points to be considered:</p> <ul> <li>main aims and outcomes </li> <li>implications for the school </li> <li>available help and support </li> <li>obstacles to be overcome </li> <li>relationship to existing school priorities, curriculum audits and school improvement plans </li> <li>key concepts for understanding and action. </li> </ul> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p><p><a href="http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/questions-for-whole-school-change-1031">read more</a></p> http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/questions-for-whole-school-change-1031#comments Citizenship and PSHE Curriculum Development Curriculum Manager Developing Citizenship Project Director of Studies Learning Partnerships PSHE & Citizenship Coordinator Resources Subject Leader Teaching & Learning Coordinator Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:19:53 +0100 jlee 1031 at http://www.teachingexpertise.com Scheme of Work for KS3 Citizenship – Chantry High School http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/rich-world-poor-world-at-chantry-high-school-1033 <font face="Arial"> <p><br /> This is an extract. To read the full document, please <a target="_blank" href="http://www.teachingexpertise.com/files/SchemeOfWorkKS3.pdf">click here</a> .</p> <p><br /> <strong>Geography/RE component</strong></p> <p>N.B at the beginning of the module, ask students to bring in an item of food including: pulses/grains; tinned fish/fruit; coffee/tea; a packaged/processed foodstuff; a bar of chocolate. Label it with the cost.</p> <p>Overall Aims:</p><p><a href="http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/rich-world-poor-world-at-chantry-high-school-1033">read more</a></p> http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/rich-world-poor-world-at-chantry-high-school-1033#comments Citizenship and PSHE Classroom Teacher Curriculum Development Curriculum Manager Developing Citizenship Project Director of Studies PSHE & Citizenship Coordinator Resources Subject Leader Teaching & Learning Coordinator Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:19:53 +0100 jlee 1033 at http://www.teachingexpertise.com Benchmarks in global citizenship education http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/benchmarks-for-secondary-schools-1030 <p><font face="Arial">Global connections in young people’s lives are increasing: through change in society, culture, economics, politics and religion. </font></p> <p><font face="Arial">This creates challenges and opportunities for teachers and schools: providing learning experiences and environments that reflect the local relevance of global issues, and providing a global dimension within which local issues and experiences can be understood.</font></p><p><a href="http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/benchmarks-for-secondary-schools-1030">read more</a></p> http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/benchmarks-for-secondary-schools-1030#comments Assessment Citizenship and PSHE Classroom Teacher Curriculum Development Curriculum Manager Developing Citizenship Project Director of Studies NQT PSHE & Citizenship Coordinator Subject Leader Teaching & Learning Coordinator Thinking Skills Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:19:52 +0100 jlee 1030 at http://www.teachingexpertise.com Eco-school project at Kirkley High School http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/13-eco-school-project-at-kirkley-high-school-883 <p><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">The main aim of the project is to establish Kirkley High School as an Eco-school. To achieve our aim, local and global environmental issues have to be developed through discrete curriculum time, through cross curricula links and through extra- curricula activities. To be successful, a whole new area has to be developed throughout the school. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;"><strong>Priorities</strong></span></p><p><a href="http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/13-eco-school-project-at-kirkley-high-school-883">read more</a></p> http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/13-eco-school-project-at-kirkley-high-school-883#comments Citizenship and PSHE Classroom Teacher Curriculum Development Curriculum Manager Director of Studies Emotional wellbeing Leadership Vision Learning Communities PSHE & Citizenship Coordinator Subject Leader Teaching & Learning Coordinator Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:19:48 +0100 jlee 883 at http://www.teachingexpertise.com Global Citizenship across the curriculum at Chantry High School http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/connecting-with-our-world-at-chantry-high-school-885 <p><font face="Arial">At Chantry High School we were excited to be involved in the Developing Citizenship project. Our intention was to develop a curriculum that provides students with the opportunity to explore their role as social beings and increase their awareness of the ethics and values which underpin a well-run global community.</font></p><p><a href="http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/connecting-with-our-world-at-chantry-high-school-885">read more</a></p> http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/connecting-with-our-world-at-chantry-high-school-885#comments Citizenship and PSHE Classroom Teacher Communication and social skills Curriculum Development Curriculum Manager Developing Citizenship Project Director of Studies Equality Gifted and talented - secondary enrichment Leading teacher for gifted and talented Learning Communities PSHE & Citizenship Coordinator Subject Leader Teaching & Learning Coordinator Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:19:48 +0100 jlee 885 at http://www.teachingexpertise.com Cross-curricular global awareness – NEAD http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/19-developing-citizenship-sharing-our-experiences-891 <p><font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">Over two years, the 16 secondary schools in the Developing Citizenship project came up with some wonderful ideas on how to introduce greater global awareness to all of their pupils.</font> </font></p><p><a href="http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/19-developing-citizenship-sharing-our-experiences-891">read more</a></p> http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/19-developing-citizenship-sharing-our-experiences-891#comments Citizenship and PSHE Classroom Teacher CPD leader CPD partnerships CPD practice Curriculum Development Curriculum Manager Developing Citizenship Project Director of Studies Learning Partnerships PSHE & Citizenship Coordinator Subject Leader Teaching & Learning Coordinator Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:19:48 +0100 jlee 891 at http://www.teachingexpertise.com The global dimension in secondary schools – CDEC project reflection http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/21-project-reflections-from-cheshire-development-education-centre-893 <p><font face="Arial"><strong>Background</strong></font></p><p><a href="http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/21-project-reflections-from-cheshire-development-education-centre-893">read more</a></p> http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/21-project-reflections-from-cheshire-development-education-centre-893#comments Citizenship and PSHE Classroom Teacher Curriculum Manager Developing Citizenship Project Director of Studies Equality Learning Partnerships PSHE & Citizenship Coordinator Subject Leader Teaching & Learning Coordinator Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:19:48 +0100 jlee 893 at http://www.teachingexpertise.com