Category Archives: Preparation, Planning and Assessment

Class Screens – what do we see in them ?

The technological age arrived in the Primary classroom with the introduction of the “class screen” which was going to revolutionise teaching and bring everything into the 21st Century and beyond (sound like Buzz Lightyear!)

So how has this progressed and what have been the results – well in my opinion ….mixed and here’s why.

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Marking – a government view

NOW THIS IS AN INTERESTING ARTICLE THAT RECENTLY APPEARED – TAKE A LOOK AND IF YOU FEEL IT’S USEFUL SHARE IT WITH YOUR MANAGEMENT TEAM AND SEE WHAT THEY THINK

Teachers are spending too much time over-marking pupils’ homework, Schools Standards Minister Nick Gibb has said.

He told MPs that marking in different-coloured pens, and giving feedback in exercise books, had never been a government or an Ofsted requirement.

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Primary Classroom management (Step 1)

I finished the previous article with the phrase….

               “The basic requirement of behaviour management in your Class is organisation.”

and that’s where we start today.

Todays article gives you an initial step into creating an organised environment in your Classroom – its easy, simple and can be implemented at any time in the school year – so if you haven’t got this working and you think you would like to give it a try (which I recommend) then you can do this now.

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