I love reading education blogs, and this year has been a great year for it. There has been a ton of incredibly interesting stuff published, and I know that my practice has changed for the better because of it. I've... Continue Reading →
In a previous post, I described a simplified model of Cognitive Load Theory. The advantage of the model I presented is that it allows teachers a ready framework from which to make decisions in and before class about how best... Continue Reading →
I started teaching in the Gove years; a time of enormous curriculum upheaval with all three secondary key stages seeing major changes in a bid for increased rigour, higher standards and improved performance on international assessments. In recent months, Her... Continue Reading →
I'm really chuffed at the number of people who have got in touch to say they are using retrieval roulettes and that they are willing to share theirs. I use one in 90% of my lessons and in my opinion... Continue Reading →
Sweller's Cognitive Load Theory (CLT) may be the single most important thing for teachers to know, but it was not necessarily designed with teachers in mind. The product of lab-based randomised controlled trials, it is a theory from the specific... Continue Reading →
In primary school, there was an award given every month for kindness. Sponsored in the name of a young man who lost his life tragically young, it was a Big Deal. Given out to one student in the school every... Continue Reading →
Years ago, I used to set a “model atom” project. In line with a school priority about developing independence, and my own beliefs about engaging students in science outside the classroom, I set the project with gusto. I carefully prepared... Continue Reading →
UPDATE 27/11/18 I have souped up the SLOP booklet and we are now at over 300 questions on all the RPs including the Triple-only content. As before, if you use it and write answers please send them to me! AB... Continue Reading →
I have now written quite a bit about our new KS3 Scheme of Work. You can find: The general approach and the use of Core Questions here How we have gone about actually making it here Our entire How Science... Continue Reading →
A Chemical Orthodoxy 