Learning To Fall: Learning To Succeed
"If you can't ride, can you fall?" "I suppose anyone can fall," said Shasta. "I mean can you fall and get up again without crying and...
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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Aidan Severs
- Aug 8
- 4 min
Simple Teaching
It really is all about the simple things. The longer I've been in teaching, the more I realise this. I thought I'd realised that 10 years...
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Aidan Severs
- Jul 3
- 6 min
What Should You Do To Get Your New Classroom Ready?
Summer's nearly here and you might be itching to get into your new classroom to spruce it up. But what should you spend your time on?
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Aidan Severs
- Jan 25
- 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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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 –...
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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...
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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...
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Aidan Severs
- Nov 29, 2021
- 9 min
Greater Depth: General Principles Of Challenge For Higher Prior Attaining Pupils
The National Curriculum states that 'teachers should set high expectations for every pupil. They should plan stretching work for pupils...
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Aidan Severs
- Nov 26, 2021
- 5 min
What Impressions Do You Get... Answering 3-Mark Reading SATs Questions
At the academy trust where I was a deputy head in the primary phase, all year 6 children were given the chance to complete past SATs...
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Aidan Severs
- Nov 24, 2021
- 4 min
PPA: It's Complicated
We are all quite glad when it rolls around again: that morning or afternoon where we really get the chance to take a break from the...
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Aidan Severs
- Nov 20, 2021
- 5 min
Finding Your True Teacher Persona
In Mary Myatt's ResearchEd training video she reminds those working in education that they are 'human beings first, professionals...
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Aidan Severs
- 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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Aidan Severs
- 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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Aidan Severs
- Nov 12, 2021
- 7 min
Whole Class Reading: Providing Challenge For Children Working At Greater Depth
With whole class reading increasing in popularity, one of the most asked questions is around the issue of catering to the needs of all...
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Aidan Severs
- Nov 12, 2021
- 6 min
Whole Class Reading: Meeting The Needs of Lower Attainers
Perhaps the biggest worry for teachers when considering the switch from the guided reading carousel to whole class reading is how...
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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...
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Aidan Severs
- Nov 3, 2021
- 8 min
The Right(est) Way To Teach Spelling (part 1)
Why words ought to be spelled correctly is an opinion piece best left for another time (or never at all). For now, let's assume that we...
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