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  • From Paper to Practice: Beyond Curriculum Intent, and Into Implementation (Part 2)

    example via a list of key facts, or even a more expanded paragraph of information outlining the key knowledge or to provide resources: what is really important is that teachers are growing in their own subject knowledge For example, one teacher may be strong in their geography knowledge but not their art skills, where as , or they simply could be identified, and given the time they need to work on the subject knowledge that By Considering Prior Knowledge Secondly, you should guide teachers towards considering the prior knowledge

  • What Is A Concept-Based Curriculum?

    It fits with what we know about how we learn - simply put, we learn new things by adding the new knowledge lesson, a history lesson and an English lesson, then there is somewhere to anchor each piece of new knowledge It helps teachers and pupils to refer back to previous knowledge - previous knowledge sometimes gets

  • Teaching Reading: Pairing Non-Fiction with Fiction

    In addition to this, having a greater knowledge base makes us better readers of fiction and although of those insights, the ones most relevant to this blog post: "When students start from a base of knowledge "...we typically choose [non-fiction] texts assuming that we are helping our students fill in knowledge increase their understanding of the events in 'Hitler's Canary' at the same time as bolstering their knowledge As their knowledge and understanding grows, it will be interesting to see if their inferences do become

  • One Common Curriculum Mistake You Might Be Making (And How To Avoid It)

    This is especially important when you consider how much prior knowledge is relied on when teaching new intentions and that teachers teach the subject curriculum effectively, focusing on the most important knowledge to  'consider the extent to which the curriculum clearly identifies and prioritises the foundational knowledge However, wherever a curriculum is in place, there should be agreed pieces of knowledge (be they substantive choose to follow lines of enquiry and individual interests beyond these and this can be done safe in the knowledge

  • 5 Reasons Why Subject Leadership Training Is A Top Priority

    To give them the skills and knowledge they need Need I say more? I will... Subject leaders will require a range of skills and knowledge in order to be able to lead on their subject But there's also subject knowledge, the skill of delivering CPD, the ability to action plan, carry out progress and attainment for all children), you need to be well-trained in a whole host of skills and knowledge duty to ensure that they are also giving their staff members the opportunities, and the skills and knowledge

  • KS2 Continuous Provision: Gradual Release of Responsibility

    " are a way of ensuring children are still being taught substantive , procedural  and disciplinary knowledge Without this knowledge, they won't be able to complete apprentice tasks meaningfully, nor will they be the allotted time, you have to question when the pupils are going to have time to use and apply that knowledge children will need to complete practise tasks - they shouldn't go straight into using and applying new knowledge

  • 8 Things To Consider When Designing A Primary Art Curriculum

    with many curriculum areas, it really helps to have someone on board who has a good amount of subject knowledge Think about what you want them to learn in terms of the substantive knowledge, disciplinary knowledge and procedural knowledge. learning about these artists, artworks and artistic movements, you may want to determine the substantive knowledge Progression of skills (or procedural knowledge) A significant part of the process of designing an art

  • Starter for 10: Curriculum Development

    It can get a bit tricky when you start to think about disciplinary knowledge, and procedural knowledge This blog post makes it all clearer: What Are All The Different Types Of Knowledge? you've got to grips with the different types of knowledge you'll want to think about how to balance Not to worry, this blog post has got your back: Knowledge vs. Skills: What's More Important? : https://www.aidansevers.com/post/knowledge-vs-skills-what-s-more-important Lots of primary curricula

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

    When we spell a word, we use multiple sources of knowledge to help us to choose the correct sequence We use knowledge about: The sounds that make up the word (phonology) Spelling patterns, including how The history of the word (etymology) How the word is used (word class) Specific words - word-specific knowledge The use of these sources of knowledge can be employed as strategies when spelling a word. High Frequency words that don’t easily fit into a pattern (see word-specific knowledge above, often known

  • Subject Leadership: Being Ofsted-Ready By Doing It For The Kids

    This will demonstrate a shared responsibility, as you present that shared knowledge to inspectors, acknowledging

  • Subject Leadership and the Ofsted Inspection Framework

    What I'd urge if you're feeling overwhelmed looking at the grid, is that you acknowledge that Rome wasn't Having this kind of knowledge shows others that you really do know your subject well.

  • Rethinking Differentiation: The Mixing Desk Model for Responsive, Inclusive Teaching

    Very Important Idea: that fundamentally, whoever we are, whatever our diagnosis, need, level of prior knowledge similar way: For a child who comes to a lesson (or sequence of lessons) with a higher level of prior knowledge For a child who has lower prior knowledge (I think this is currently my preferred way to talk about what called a 'low ability child'), and may work at a slower pace (probably as a result of the lower prior knowledge giving them less of a foundation, and therefore less of a network of knowledge to connect the new learning

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