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Mar 4, 20234 min read

Mini whiteboards – the number 1 classroom tool?

With recent publications of various edu-books, mini whiteboards seem to be experiencing some kind of ‘re-birth’ in the world of...

Feb 4, 20233 min read

GCSE Picture task: How I teach it and how we practise it

The Picture-based task is the second part of the current GCSE speaking exam for both exam boards Edexcel and AQA. In the case of the...

Jan 14, 20236 min read

Deep Dive

As there is a lot of anxiety around the Ofsted Deep Dives in the teaching community, in this post, I would like to share my experience...

Dec 10, 20225 min read

This one in on motivation

“Motivation is complex and invisible which makes it hard to understand.” Peps Mccrea: Motivated Teaching Human beings have always been...

Nov 19, 20225 min read

Does practice really make 'perfect'?

“If challenge, explaining, modelling & questioning are the ingredients for learning, practice is the oven in which it is baked.” ...

Oct 9, 20225 min read

Lexical approach and chunking

Recently, I have been looking more closely at the research analysing the ‘lexical approach’ of language teaching. Here are some key facts...

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