Learning Styles
Julie Leoni explains why she believes that 'positive strokes', or comfort and support, are key to making her a better educational professional and mother, and how students could benefit from similar encouragement
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A teaching activity that will encourage pupils' enquiry, thinking and participation skills. Suitable for key stages 3 to 5.
This resource explains the relation between the application of a wide range of teaching strategies and effective learning in the classroom
Play-based learning can take a key role in the teaching of science and can encourage scientific enquiry skills, says Robert Sinclair read more
How can eradicating detention lead to a decrease in challenging behaviour? Geraldine Rowe describes how her discovery of choice theory caused her to rethink her approach to discipline
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After a long standing struggle between learner-centred and standards-led aims for primary education, two papers for the Primary Review note the emergence of a hybrid
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Developing a common understanding of pedagogy is intrinsic to ensuring continuity and progression along all stages of an individual's learning journey, advises a recent DCSF booklet read more
How can the process of developing thinking skills be put into practice? A glimpse into the environment within a day nursery in south-east England shows how read more
Gallions Primary School teaches the entire curriculum through the arts, with fantastic results. Co-heads Paul Jackson and Emma McCarthy explain how it's done read more
Educational psychologist Alan McLean summarises his model for understanding how teachers can motivate their students read more
