Encouraging reading comprehension in learners of English as an additional language

Kulwinder MaudeFebruary 2019

All teachers need to develop children’s knowledge of academic literacy in different curriculum areas so that they can interpret written text. Academic literacy ...

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Technology for active learning: Using iPads to support learners with English as an additional language

CASSEY WILLIAMS and DUNCAN KILTYJanuary 2019

The New Wave Federation consists of three high-performing local authority primary schools in Hackney, Inner London. Improving outcomes through academic success ...

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Using the vocabulary of character education in the teaching of English, and using English to teach character

Stephen LaneNovember 2020

Stephen Lane, Teacher of English, Lichfield Cathedral School In its most recent evidence inspection framework, Ofsted has shown an increased focus on ‘personal...

Knowledge, skills, character and values within the curriculumOpen Access0 Comments8 min read

Digital Methods for the English Classroom

Michaela Mahlberg, Viola Wiegand, Sally Hobday and Frances ChildSeptember 2019

This article introduces a free linguistic tool (developed in a collaborative project between University of Birmingham and the University of Nottingham and funde...

Literacy, language and culture0 Comments13 min read

English and maths GCSE resits in general further education colleges: Can employer-sponsored curricula improve student engagement and motivation?

ALICE EARDLEY, ALEX WARNER and CHRIS PARKINSeptember 2018

Writing about curriculum development in 1975, Lawrence Stenhouse (Stenhouse, 1975) noted that the task of educational institutions is to make ‘available to the ...

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Word power: Creating a language-rich environment

Kelly AshleyMay 2018

Note: The author of this article, Kelly Ashley, works as a consultant offering chargeable support, training and consultancy services to schools on a range of to...

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Pretend play and the development of children’s language skills

Tanya M Paes and Michelle R EllefsonFebruary 2018

The manner by which pretend play contributes to children’s cognitive development has gained increasing interest recently. Play provides children with opportun...

Mind, mindset and learning2 Comments13 min read

Metacognition in a diverse nursery school in East London

Tania ChoudhuryJanuary 2020

Last year, I read an article outlining the work that Helen Lewis had done around metacognition with young children. Lewis’s study followed a group of four- to s...

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Embedding the arts within the primary curriculum

Kerri SellensSeptember 2019

Tower Hamlets did not have a single student entered for A-level music in 2017–18 (Whittaker et al., 2019). It’s shocking statistics like this that reassure us t...

Creativity and arts: Purpose and pedagogy0 Comments6 min read

A reflection on a project to promote high engagement in the Early Years curriculum

Sayeh Marriner and Matt ShurlockMay 2019

To provide students with the best opportunity to thrive throughout their education, the Early Years curriculum must be highly effective. The challenges experien...

Supporting achievement and progress0 Comments6 min read

Addressing the vocabulary gap using the Pattern Grammar approach

Ela McSorley and Amanda PattenMay 2019

As teachers, we know the importance of vocabulary for accessing and meeting the demands of an increasingly challenging secondary curriculum. One way that school...

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Drawing on linguistic and cultural capital to create positive learning cultures for EAL learners

Hamish Chalmers and Eowyn CrisfieldFebruary 2019

A significant proportion of students in schools in the UK use English as an additional language (EAL). Latest figures show that EAL learners in England account ...

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Creating and sustaining an inclusive culture in the primary classroom

Tony EaudeFebruary 2019

This article explores what an inclusive culture in the primary classroom entails, and how it can be created and sustained. Drawing on my recent work (Eaude, 201...

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Do maths apps add value to early education?

LAURA OUTHWAITE, ANTHEA GULLIFORD and NICOLA PITCHFORDJanuary 2019

Touch-screen tablets and educational apps are gaining popularity in classrooms worldwide, with increasing investment by schools and governments (Tamim et al., 2...

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Effective use of technology to support revision: Daily emails to parents

KATHARINE HUTCHINSONJanuary 2019

In January 2018, the Cambridgeshire Educational Trust launched an additional revision programme. We designed and built software to send personalised daily email...

Assessment, feedback and retrievalOpen Access0 Comments6 min read

Speaking up: The importance of oracy in teaching and learning

Will Millard and Amy GauntMay 2018

How can teachers support oracy in their classrooms? Will Millard Speech and communication lies at the heart of classroom practice. It is the predominant way i...

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Does teaching consonant clusters systematically aid decoding?

John Mynott, Mona Paalanen and Abbas JafferMay 2018

Consonant clusters (henceforth referred to as clusters) exist in English morphology and impact on how sounds blend together and how words may be segmented into ...

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Jigsaw reading – how can a puzzle engage the social brain?

Lesley McNeilMay 2018

  ‘Reading is boring’ – a comment that I have heard numerous times from a variety of students, and a concept that I find incredibly difficult to compreh...

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Developing effective teachers: Perspectives and approaches

Sam Twiselton, Vicky Randall and Stephen LaneMay 2018

‘Beyond the curriculum’ – trainee teachers’ models of knowledge Sam Twiselton This article discusses how pedagogical knowledge can be conceptualised within IT...

Teachers as learners3 Comments16 min read

Transcribing History – Understanding modern history through video transcription

Kirsten SmithFebruary 2018

The study and teaching of modern history can rely heavily on the use of multimedia. Video is now commonplace in education and more accessible than ever before t...

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