May
08
Who is it for? 'Inspirational teachers, inspirational learners' (by Will Ryan) is a book that should be read by all teachers. The book itself is truly inspirational itself and a must have. Outline of the idea Essentially this is a book made up of 8 chapters that make you smile, ignite ideas, strategies and emotions …
Mar
09
Who is it for? Teachers who would like to use visual representations of Assessment data. Outline of idea (provided by Damon Lewis – Business studies) We have developed visual mark sheets which are used in both our KS4 / 5 lessons. Although there is every reason these would be appropriate for lower years. The idea …
Feb
29
Who is it for? This idea is for anyone wanting to set work with precise targets and quick, effective marking. Outline of the idea: You write the title of the task and then draw a simple table of three columns. In the first column you list the targets you want the students to achieve. The …
Feb
08
Who it is for: Anyone looking to boost some confidence in written assessment tasks. Outline of the idea: I stumbled across this completely by accident when I left a class with a cover teacher to do an end of unit test. We use like this one to make marking more simple and highlight “things you …
Feb
01
Thanks to Becky Gale! Who is it for? An idea for teachers that are marking or assessing to specific criteria, particularly if students often make the same mistakes. Outline of the idea I produced sticker sheets containing key information on the assessment criteria or the contents that students should have included in their work. I …