Tag Archive: KS5

Mar
07

The power of plasticine

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Idea from:  Sarah Gadd (Head of History) Who it is for: This is for anyone trying to encourage students to consolidate and demonstrate their understanding in a different way.  I have used this with KS4 and KS5 students and it is useful for AFL work, or teacher assessment of students’ learning. Outline of issue: I …

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Jan
17

Trash and Treasure: Teaching students to identify key points from a text

Thanks to Zach Beamish-Cook for this! Who is it for? Anyone trying to help students to develop their skills in reading texts and identifying their key points. Mainly aimed at KS4/5. Outline of the idea A common problem in developing students' skills in reading texts is that they find it difficult to process a whole …

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