NQT
This series of classroom activities will be useful for SENCOs, teachers, assistants and mentors. Each page focuses on a different skill set – from spatial awareness to visual discrimination to semantic knowledge
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The concentration of thinking skills on specific subjects is the focus of this e-bulletin, as Anne de A'Echevarria looks at how to guide students in in-depth enquiry of particular subjects
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These five SEAL activities, aimed at key stages 3-5, promote a whole-school approach to emotional wellbeing and emotional learning, by helping teachers to engage young people
What should your next step be when a pupil ignores a clear instruction in the classroom? Behaviour Matters explores this common dilemma, offering the 3 Reminder Rule as a solution while reminding teachers that positivity encourages obedience
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Decision making is the focus of this week's Learning and Thinking Skills, as we continue our exploration of developing 'independent enquirers’
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Do you struggle to control the frequency and level of noise in and around your classroom? Dave Stott discusses when talking is and is not acceptable, and suggests tips for outlining and enforcing your expectations to pupils
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This Behaviour Matters explores the importance of verbal skills in the classroom, reminding teachers that the way that they use their voice could be key to managing behaviour
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Jenny Fox Eades describes how focusing on students' strengths is an ideal way to implement positive psychology in the classroom
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Although difficult at times, it is important that schools make a stance on what counts as social behaviour, says headteacher Neil Berry
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Flexibility in postgraduate professional development is allowing increasing numbers of teachers to take a masters in teaching and learning, raising the status of the profession as a whole. This CPD Week looks at some of the current themes in M level study and ways in which schools can encourage staff to find out more
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