Supporting a changing school community

In 2008 the student population at Pent Valley changed. Jane Allcock describes the actions they took to support the newly arrived students from Eastern Europe

24 May 2013

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The new history curriculum: opportunity and challenge for G&T at primary level

Michael Gove’s new primary history curriculum may be controversial, but it offers opportunities for gifted and talented pupils to embrace historical understanding and develop their learning skills, explains Steve Mynard

21 May 2013

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Tips for top performance in biology

How can students achieve the highest grades in GCSEs and A-Levels? In this at-a-glance article, Glenys Hart and Rosie Beach look at how teachers can support the development of skills in biology by extending learning opportunities in school and beyond

17 May 2013

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Helping teachers to ask able students the right questions

All teachers value classroom approaches that require minimum effort for maximum impact. Torsten Payne explains how changes in questioning technique can provide greater challenge for G&T students

16 May 2013

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A tweeting teacher: using Twitter in the classroom to improve pupil (and teacher) engagement

The focused use of social media can make teaching and learning more exciting for everyone, Chris Blakey explains

13 May 2013

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Teaching, Learning & Pastoral Hub

Packed full of innovative and practical ideas for the classroom and curriculum, the Teaching, Learning & Pastoral Hub helps you to achieve or maintain outstanding teaching and learning across the school – plus supplying you with guidance and support for wellbeing and behaviour.

9 May 2013

Gifted & Talented Hub

Help your more able pupils fulfill their potential. Our ideas, articles and guidance will develop and enhance your G&T provision, The Gifted & Talented Hub will help you raise achievement of disadvantaged able pupils, and promote excellence in individual subjects.

9 May 2013

A teaching and learning diary: experimenting with differentiation

Advanced Skills Teacher Kathryn Furness continues to chart the progress of the teaching and learning group established at her school. This month she describes how teachers addressed differentiation in the starter/plenary with the help of students

15 Apr 2013

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Six classroom activities designed to stimulate children’s appetites for learning

Food and cooking-related activities are a great source of ideas for enriching and extending learning. Sarah Philo and John Senior share a series of tasks to try with your gifted and talented students in class

15 Apr 2013

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From participation to contribution in inquiry-based learning

Inquiry-based learning is not just an educational fad; when implemented properly, it can empower pupils to make a contribution to the real world. Peter Gray explains how the S-TEAM project on inquiry-based science learning helped him to arrive at a method in which pupils are motivated to engage in genuine research

5 Apr 2013

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Supporting a changing school community

The new history curriculum: opportunity and challenge for G&T at primary level

Tips for top performance in biology

Helping teachers to ask able students the right questions

A tweeting teacher: using Twitter in the classroom to improve pupil (and teacher) engagement

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A teaching and learning diary: experimenting with differentiation

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