It’s vanishingly rare to encounter a student in secondary school who doesn’t know what a metaphor is. That said, it’s equally rare to find students
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Come work with me… – David Didau
Come work with me… Since January 2021 I’ve been working for Ormiston Academies Trust as Senior Lead Practitioner for English. I had no idea when
Assessing English at KS3 – David Didau
Throughout my career, the de facto approach to assessing English at KS3 has been to use extended writing. After all, this is what students will
The case against Power Point as means of implementing curriculum – David Didau
First things first: I have nothing against PowerPoint. As means for displaying visual information it definitely has its merits. I have no issues with teachers
Teacher-led vs student-led lesson activities – David Didau
For as long as I’ve been writing about education many commentators have argued that teaching should seek to balance teacher-led and student-led activities. Although this
Flat packed curriculum – David Didau
“It is so quick to be erroneous – and to persist in currently being erroneous – when the expenditures of becoming wrong are compensated by
Using mini whiteboards in English – David Didau
According to TeacherTapp, 72% principal and 45% secondary teachers use mini whiteboards (MWBs.) There are major versions amongst different topics in secondaries with 69% of
Gapless instruction vs ‘teaching to the top’ – David Didau
Over the years I’ve recommended that teachers ‘teach to the top’ on too many occasions to count. For the most part, I’ve caveated this by
