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AIDAN SEVERS CONSULTING

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Keighley, West Yorkshire

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Along with being a primary school teacher and leader, blogging is where this all started for Aidan. If it wasn't for his passion for writing and sharing his learning and experiences, he wouldn't be working as an education consultant with schools across the country today. Shared best practice should be available to all and here on the Aidan Severs Consulting blog you can get ideas for making a difference in your own school. The blog is also a great place to learn exactly the kind of work that Aidan can partner with your school on.

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Greater Depth: More Than Harder Tasks

Sep 11
3 min

Greater Depth: More Than Harder Tasks

Children working at greater depth need a challenge but there is more to it than preparing some more difficult tasks for them...

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You've Got This: Preparing for May's Year 6 SATs

Apr 30
2 min

You've Got This: Preparing for May's Year 6 SATs

SATs are on their way, like it or not. And, as a dyed-in-the-wool year 6 teacher its always been my position that if the children have to...

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How I Work With Businesses On Their Education Outreach

Apr 9
2 min

How I Work With Businesses On Their Education Outreach

As an education consultant, one of my roles is to help businesses like yours to develop education curricula to improve your outreach...

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Mar 4
2 min

Brand New SATs Arithmetic Practice Resource: Calculating with Fractions - Addition (+ Free Sample!)

Breaking down the objective of 'adding with fractions' into 35 bite-sized one-pagers with worked examples, explanations & practice questions

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Using Knowledge Organisers In Primary

Aug 15, 2022
3 min

Using Knowledge Organisers In Primary

What are Knowledge Organisers? A place where all the selected key/core knowledge for any given unit of work in any subject is organised...

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Your Greatest Gift to the Next Teacher? By Russell Pearson (Dynamic Deputies)

Jun 20, 2022
5 min

Your Greatest Gift to the Next Teacher? By Russell Pearson (Dynamic Deputies)

Russell Pearson of the Dynamic Deputies suggests that there are things children should know and be able to do before they move year group

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8 Scaffolding Strategies: a ‘Q & A’ blog - By Russell Pearson (Dynamic Deputies)

May 24, 2022
6 min

8 Scaffolding Strategies: a ‘Q & A’ blog - By Russell Pearson (Dynamic Deputies)

Russell Pearson, of The Dynamic Deputies, responds to questions about the scaffolding episode of their podcast.

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The Right(est) Way To Teach Spelling (part 4)

Jan 25, 2022
6 min

The Right(est) Way To Teach Spelling (part 4)

If you have not yet read the rest of the parts of this series, click here to catch up: https://www.aidansevers.com/blog/categories/spelli...

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Thoughtful Questioning: Why Cold Call Is Not Enough

Dec 16, 2021
7 min

Thoughtful Questioning: Why Cold Call Is Not Enough

Cold Calling is the name given to the practice of asking a question and then selecting a child to answer. The theory is that it causes...

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Forensic Assessment

Dec 15, 2021
6 min

Forensic Assessment

As teachers we are all too familiar with the concept of assessment and its importance. We know that without assessment there is no...

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Beware The Reverse-Engineered Curriculum (or The Potential Pitfalls Of Retrieval Practice)

Dec 14, 2021
4 min

Beware The Reverse-Engineered Curriculum (or The Potential Pitfalls Of Retrieval Practice)

Aren't Knowledge Organisers brilliant? Isn't Retrieval Practice just the bees knees? As for Powerful Knowledge... sigh - the stuff dreams...

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Article Archive - Aidan Severs Consulting

Dec 14, 2021
3 min

Article Archive - Aidan Severs Consulting

Here you can find a collected list of most of the articles I have written for other outlets, including TES, Teach Primary Magazine, HWRK...

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What Should Adults Be Doing When Children Are Working?

Dec 13, 2021
11 min

What Should Adults Be Doing When Children Are Working?

Years ago I was told that I should stop buzzing around the room so much and that I should settle down and spend more time with groups –...

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Ditch The Lesson Plans; Try Learning Sequences

Nov 30, 2021
6 min

Ditch The Lesson Plans; Try Learning Sequences

This article was first published in edited form in Issue 8 of HWRK Magazine. It's worth a look at that version too as it is presented...

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Flexible Lesson Design: A Model for Responsiveness and the Release of Responsibility

Nov 30, 2021
4 min

Flexible Lesson Design: A Model for Responsiveness and the Release of Responsibility

Flexible lesson design can often be difficult to grasp - let's face it, 30 children all with their own needs with only one or two members...

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Greater Depth: General Principles Of Challenge For Higher Prior Attaining Pupils

Nov 29, 2021
9 min

Greater Depth: General Principles Of Challenge For Higher Prior Attaining Pupils

6 general principles to consider when thinking about how to challenge higher prior attaining pupils...

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The Right(est) Way To Teach Spelling (part 3)

Nov 17, 2021
6 min

The Right(est) Way To Teach Spelling (part 3)

I initially thought part 3 of this blog series would be an exploration of the linguistically explicit instructional techniques that...

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No-Quiz Retrieval Practice Techniques

Nov 16, 2021
6 min

No-Quiz Retrieval Practice Techniques

Retrieval practice is not about regurgitating facts without any understanding of meaning or context.

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Using Mnemonics For Retrieval Practice

Nov 16, 2021
5 min

Using Mnemonics For Retrieval Practice

What is a mnemonic? Well, according to Wikipedia it is 'is any learning technique that aids information retention or retrieval...

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