Teaching 2/2

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.

Aidan Severs

Jan 31, 2022
4 min

The True Purpose Of Year 6

What is the true purpose of year 6? Whilst writing a blog post about how the true purpose of year 6 isn't preparing for year 7, I got to...

98 views0 comments

The Right(est) Way Of Teaching Spelling (Part 5)

Aidan Severs

Jan 25, 2022
11 min

The Right(est) Way Of Teaching Spelling (Part 5)

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...

316 views0 comments

Being A Writing Teacher: 6 Reasons Why Teachers Should Write

Aidan Severs

Jan 24, 2022
4 min

Being A Writing Teacher: 6 Reasons Why Teachers Should Write

"No one would say 'I can't read', so why do people say 'I can't do maths'?" We've probably all heard that frustration expressed before,...

274 views0 comments

Aidan Severs

Dec 18, 2021
5 min

Becoming An Expert Teacher

Hands up who has ever tried to lose weight? And hands up if you've ever tried putting on weight? I'm very sure that if you asked a room...

137 views0 comments

Thoughtful Questioning: Why Cold Call Is Not Enough

Aidan Severs

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...

579 views0 comments

Aidan Severs

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...

115 views0 comments

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

Aidan Severs

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...

285 views0 comments

Aidan Severs

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...

44 views0 comments

What Should Adults Be Doing When Children Are Working?

Aidan Severs

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 –...

534 views0 comments

Ditch The Lesson Plans; Try Learning Sequences

Aidan Severs

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...

938 views0 comments

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

Aidan Severs

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...

199 views0 comments

History: Key Questions To Ask About People, Events or Time Periods

Aidan Severs

Nov 8, 2021
4 min

History: Key Questions To Ask About People, Events or Time Periods

Recently I posted a whole set of questions to ask when learning about a place in Geography. Here are the History versions. They are based...

4,872 views0 comments

Geography: Key Questions To Ask When Learning About A Place

Aidan Severs

Oct 23, 2021
7 min

Geography: Key Questions To Ask When Learning About A Place

When reviewing and revising our curriculum to ensure better humanities coverage I began to think about how there were potentially missed...

3,732 views0 comments

AIDAN SEVERS CONSULTING

Take the load off: Book a free phone call or email to chat about consultancy days with your school