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The accidental teacher: how teaching changed my life’s direction

The accidental teacher: how teaching changed my life’s direction

Kieran Anderson, English teacher at The Grangefield Academy, talks about how teaching wasn't his original plan, but became his passion and purpose.

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Trialling new marking strategies

Posted by: Emma Thom, Posted on: 23 February 2016 - Categories: Reducing teacher workload

Plantsbrook School in the West Midlands has recently piloted a new marking strategy to help ensure that students are given high quality feedback. Deputy Headteacher Emma Thom explains how the new strategy is helping support teachers’ work-life balance.

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Closing the gap: test and learn

Posted by: anishaw, Posted on: 2 November 2015 - Categories: School-led research

...The early adopter project is part of the national Closing the gap: test and learn programme, which is testing school and classroom approaches to improving pupil attainment. One aim of...

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