Short episodes to help you revise for your Geography Edexcel B Syllabus Summer 2011 Exams. Any questions then email jbaird@icknield.beds.sch.uk or twitter @icknieldgeog
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Elizabeth I unit 1 revision. Edexcel exam board
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RevisionPod - English revision made easy.Follow us on Twitter @GRevisionpodEvery week, Mr Forster and Mr Gallie bring you a dose of high energy revision to help you achieve the best possible marks in your English GCSE's. Each episode will look at a different question from your set texts and explore how we would analyse the language and contextual factors and how you can then use this knowledge to boost your essay writing. Click on the bio of each episode to download your GCSE RevisionPod han ...
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Focusing on the Edexcel course for GCSE History (UK exams). These Really Good Revision podcasts are aimed at helping students prepare for their GCSE exams. Specialist topics include Richard and John (series 1), the American West (series 2), Weimar and Nazi Germany (coming soon), Medicine 1250-present (coming soon) and World War I medicine (coming soon). Also check out reallygoodrevision Geography with Mr Goodman for GCSE AQA Geography podcasts.
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Some last minute tips for Economics A-level exams!
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Help with IGCSE, AS & A2 Level History courses.
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Welcome to the Olaves Econ podcast, where amazing things happen.
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This podcast brings together educational experts to discuss key issues in primary and secondary education. Enjoy fascinating insights and get practical tips to apply to your teaching. Brought to you by the Schools Team at Oxford University Press.
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Every week we run through 20 questions from one of the historical timelines on our memory training app - History Sprockets. Listeners are given time to think of the answer - we then answer the question and ask listeners related multiple choice questions.We then expand on the memory techniques we use to remember some of the answers.
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Lo, evil and woeful tidings arrive from the east, bringing much wailing and gnashing of teeth. Yes, I speak of the unspeakable - A Level History, a hideous brew of pedantic and ultimately pointless questions concocted by a group of equally pedantic and pointless people. This is a revision podcast that I find helpful to make and tackle the subjects which we will be quizzed on fairly shortly.
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Lindsay BruceAaron WilkesJames BallLiam HallRichard McFahn Hear from our team of experienced Edexcel History teacher-authors as they share their tips and advice on how Oxford’s approach can help students succeed in their Edexcel exams. Aaron Wilkes has over 20 years’ experience working in schools as a teacher, department, and faculty leader. He als…
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Subscriber-only episode Subcsribe to GCSE English Revisionpod + here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/227488/subscribe Hope is a beautiful thing. It rings through Dickens' novella like the bells of Christmas day, but is it the right kind of hope? Let's look at how a relatively simple idea can be transformed into a top-level essay response. Get the hand …
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🔒 A Christmas Carol episode 6 - The Supernatural
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Subscriber-only episode Subcsribe to GCSE English Revisionpod + here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/227488/subscribe Can you become a better person without the help of four spirits? Perhaps so, but it might not be as fun or filled with powerful imagery. Lock in for a spooky journey, as we look at how you turn Dickens' ghostly figures into a top level …
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🔒 A Christmas Carol episode 5 - Social Message
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Subscriber-only episode Subcsribe to GCSE English Revisionpod + here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/227488/subscribe You can't really write about A Christmas Carol without getting into Dickens' social message; so why not turn it into an entire essay, we thought. Enjoy! Get the hand out here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LeEqKrpEIe-4Djdnet7PXjEaHQ_…
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🔒 Macbeth episode 5 - To what extent is Macbeth a hero?
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Subscriber-only episode Subcsribe to GCSE English Revisionpod + here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/227488/subscribe The best essays will move around a text and show a detailed understanding of the work as a whole. And you will need to be able to do this to ace this question. Can a man who murders his king be called a hero? In order to be a true villa…
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Subscriber-only episode Subcsribe to GCSE English Revisionpod + here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/227488/subscribe A change is as good as the rest, they say. But is that true for our star-cross'd lovers? Mr Forster and Mr Gallie explore how you would construct and execute a top level essay on what Shakespeare's tragedy teaches us about the power of …
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Subscriber-only episode Subcsribe to GCSE English Revisionpod + here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/227488/subscribe An unlikey character question? Perhaps, but one that may unlock interesting ideas for other questions as well. We explore the significance of the Nurse and how you could use her to explore the deeper themes in the play. Get the hand out…
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🔒 A Christmas Carol episode 9 - Happiness
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Subscriber-only episode Subcsribe to GCSE English Revisionpod + here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/227488/subscribe Death, death and more death. But does it have to be as gloomy as all that? Mr Forster and Mr Gallie explore how your essay on death in A Christmas Carol may have a surprisingly uplifting vibe. Get the hand out here: https://drive.google…
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🔒 Macbeth episode 6 - Attitudes to the Supernatural
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Subscriber-only episode Subcsribe to GCSE English Revisionpod + here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/227488/subscribe In this episode of RevisionPod, we look at Macbeth and Banquo's contrasting attitudes to the supernatural and what it can tell us about beliefs at the time (hint: don't trust those witches!). Get the hand out here: https://drive.google.…
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A nice cheery one for you today listeners, as we explore the theme of death in Romeo and Juliet! Subcsribe to GCSE English Revisionpod + here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/227488/subscribe Get the hand out here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OGOFqnVS99TzJLhXY_nINm2kg2vrN6Og/view?usp=sharing Follow us on X: @Grevisionpod Email us: englishrevisionpo…
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36. Reading for Pleasure with James Clements, Dr Sarah McGeown and Lindsay Pickton
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Mary HamleyJames ClementsLindsay PicktonDr. Sarah McGeown Learn all about the link between motivation and reading for pleasure in this insightful conversation between Oxford Education’s Mary Hamley and reading experts James Clements, Lindsay Pickton and Dr Sarah McGeown. We discuss how you can grow a reading culture in your classroom, how to encour…
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35. Fight For Rights: Enrich Your KS3 History Curriculum
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Aaron WilkesJosh Preye GarryAlex FairlambBecky CarterDan Lyndon-Cohen Aaron Wilkes, Alex Fairlamb, Becky Carter, Dan Lyndon-Cohen and Josh Preye Garry discuss how effective teaching of case studies on the fights for Women’s Rights, Disability Rights, Black Civil Rights and LGBTQ+ Rights can enrich your Key Stage 3 curriculum. What do students gain …
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34. Migration: Enrich your KS3 History curriculum
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Aaron WilkesShalina PatelLiberty MellyTia Shah Aaron Wilkes and Shalina Patel discuss how effective teaching of migration can enrich your Key Stage 3 curriculum, with insights from Liberty Melly and Tia Shah from the learning team at the Migration Museum. What do students gain from studying migration at KS3? How has historical scholarship on migrat…
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33. Ofsted-proof your curriculum: coherence & mastery in the KS3 classroom
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Will PowerDavid Harris Will Power talks to David Harris about the main challenges in the KS3 Maths classroom. They discuss: What makes a curriculum coherent and why this is important. How mastery supports learning that lasts How to ensure your curriculum is Ofsted ready Will Power is OUP’s maths publisher with responsibility for all primary and sec…
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32. Vocabulary and oracy strategies for the KS3 classroom
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Helen PrinceGurav Dubay Helen Prince and Gaurav Dubay discuss the crucial role vocabulary and oracy strategies play in the Key Stage 3 classroom. They highlight the importance of focusing on talk and vocabulary to help students rehearse written outcomes before taking the next step and moving onto writing. They discuss drama, fluency, modelling and …
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31. African Kingdoms: Enrich your KS3 History curriculum
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Teni GogoKatie AmeryAaron Wilkes Aaron Wilkes, Katie Amery and Teni Gogo discuss how effective teaching of African Kingdoms can enrich your Key Stage 3 curriculum. What do students gain from studying African Kingdoms at KS3? How has historical scholarship on African Kingdoms changed in recent years? What is the impact of new research on how we shou…
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30. British Empire: Enrich your KS3 History curriculum
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Aaron WilkesShalina Patel Aaron Wilkes and Shalina Patel discuss how effective teaching of the British Empire can enrich your Key Stage 3 curriculum. What do students gain from studying the British Empire? How has historical scholarship on the British Empire changed in recent years? What is the impact of new research on how we should teach the topi…
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29: Engaging Every Learner: Identity and the Science Classroom
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Genevieve Bent Lamorna Newcombe Lynda Charlesworth In this episode we welcome Genevieve Bent, Assistant Principal leading Sixth Form and former Head of Science at the Harris Federation, and Lynda Charlesworth, Head of Science at Camden School for Girls. Genevieve and Lynda talk to Lamorna Newcombe, Science Publisher at Oxford University Press, abou…
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28: Supporting teachers in Wales with reading
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Rob RandelAndrea Quincey Andrea Quincey and Rob Randal discuss how we can support the teaching of reading in Wales. We look at the current context of reading instruction in Wales and explore the science of reading before going on to discuss Rob’s experiences of using a phonics programme in his school. We talk about the many aspects involved in teac…
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Memory Tube Podcast – Early Elizabethan England (aligned with Edexcel GCSE History)
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A great timeline with 31 key dates that take you on a tour of early years of Elizabethan England. Along the way we teach you mnemonics to help remember the keys dates and throw in some wider questions around the topic. If you love this, try playing Sproc's History Quiz - available on the Google Play Store. If you are interested in memorisation then…
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Memory Tube Podcast – Weimar Germany and the rise of a dictatorship (aligned with Edexcel GCSE History)
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A great timeline with 28 key dates that take you on a tour of the formation of the Weimar Republic after the German Empire lost World War One, and how Adolf Hitler slowly rose to power. Along the way we teach you mnemonics to help remember the keys dates and throw in some wider questions around the topic. If you love this, try playing Sproc's Histo…
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Memory Tube Podcast - The History of Medicine in Britain (aligned with Edexcel GCSE History)
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A great history timeline with 26 key dates that take you on a tour of the development of medicine over 2000 years and how it has led to the modern medical profession in the UK today. Along the way we teach you mnemonics to help remember the keys dates and throw in some wider questions around the topic. If you love this, try playing Sproc's History …
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MemoryTube History Timeline Quiz Podcast - Famous paintings - by Scintilla.ai
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At MemoryTube we are passionate about helping people quiz and learn at the same time. In this series of podcasts, founder, Alan, takes you on a quizzical journey down a historical timeline from our History Sprockets app. Can you use your historical knowledge to get as close to each event’s real date. What else do you know about the event? Then you …
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MemoryTube History Timeline Quiz Podcast - British History - from Scintilla.ai
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At MemoryTube we are passionate about helping people quiz and learn at the same time. In this series of podcasts, founder, Alan, takes you on a quizzical journey down a historical timeline from our History Sprockets app. Can you use your historical knowledge to get as close to each event’s real date. What else do you know about the event? Then you …
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27. Disciplinary literacy in the classroom with Kathrine Mortimore
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Kathrine MortimoreHelen Prince talks to Kathrine Mortimore about ways to employ disciplinary literacy techniques in your classroom. The EEF have placed disciplinary literacy as their number one strategy for improving literacy in secondary schools. Kathrine and Helen discuss the importance of: showing students what excellence looks like in your subj…
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It’s your final preview ahead of the 2021-22 Men’s Ashes.
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26. Motivating yourself and your students with Action Jackson
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Action JacksonHelen Prince talks to Jackson Ogunyemi, better known as Action Jackson, about the importance of being able to motivate, equip and empower to unlock young people’s confidence. He shares tips to help teachers motivate themselves and their students, discusses how psychology and physiology are interlinked, and stresses the importance of c…
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25: Talking about race, racism and empowerment with Laura Henry-Allain MBE
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Laura Henry-AllainIn this episode of Diversifying Reading with Shareen Wilkinson, Shareen talks to Laura Henry-Allain MBE about the Lit in Colour research and diversifying children’s publishing, why we need to talk to children about race in school and at home, and how to be anti-racist.Laura Henry-Allain MBE is an award-winning international writer…
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24: Diversifying the curriculum with Daniel Fenwick
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Daniel FenwickIn this episode of Diversifying Reading with Shareen Wilkinson, Shareen talks to Deputy Headteacher Daniel Fenwick about his involvement with Penguin and The Runnymede Trust’s Lit in Colour initiative and the steps that his school have taken to teach a wider range of texts.Daniel Fenwick is the Deputy Head and English Coordinator at S…
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It’s GB News without a talking pint in sight. Plenty of 2021 T20 World Cup Chat. The long forgotten 2014 T20 World Cup gets some long overdue airtime. And a little bit of Ashes Fever to finish. No breaks. No intro. No Vince.
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23. Diversity in children’s books with Darren Chetty
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Darren ChettyIn this episode of Diversifying Reading with Shareen Wilkinson, Shareen talks to Darren Chetty about his involvement with Penguin and The Runnymede Trust’s Lit in Colour initiative. They talk about why it’s important for all children to have access to a representative range of books, as well as ideas to support parents.Darren Chetty is…
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22. Incorporating Social Justice into the Curriculum with Penny Rabiger
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Penny RabigerHelen Prince talks to Penny Rabiger about the importance of listening to young people and what we can learn from them about race, identity and social justice. Penny Rabiger was a teacher for 10 years and has been working with social enterprises, charities and start-ups in the education sector since 2007. She was one of the founding dir…
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21. Metacognition: strategies inside and outside of the classroom with Nathan Burns
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Nathan BurnsHelen Prince talks to Nathan Burns about his specialist subject, metacognition. Nathan explains the importance of embedding metacognition into day-to-day teaching, why modelling and monitoring are key approaches in the classroom, and the value metacognition plays in all areas of life, from poaching an egg to putting up a tent.Nathan Bur…
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20. Numicon Big Ideas: supporting secondary transition in maths
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Louise PenningtonLouise Pennington and Adam Gaskell talk about supporting secondary transition in maths. They discuss removing barriers to maths learning, the benefits of using manipulatives and the meaning of mastery. Louise Pennington is Professional Development lead for Oxford University Press, previous teacher, specialist maths teacher and loca…
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19. Curriculum review and implementation with Kat Howard
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Kat HowardHelen Prince talks to Kat Howard about curriculum implementation and how an exciting curriculum fires up and motivates learners. Kat also discusses fidelity to the subject, how to capitalise on colleagues’ interests and passions to enrich knowledge and extend the curriculum, and the importance of awe and wonder in the classroom.Kat Howard…
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18. Essential Letters and Sounds: getting all children to read well, quickly
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Tara DodsonKatie PressCaroline Derby talks to Tara Dodson and Katie Press to chat about Essential Letters and Sounds, a new DfE validated phonics programme developed by Knowledge Schools Trust English Hub and published by Oxford University Press. Caroline Derby is Head of Phonics and Early Literacy publishing at Oxford University Press. She has bee…
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The Pinch Hitter Pod returns with a bit on the Hundred, lots on Liam Livingstone and even more on Collins Obuya.
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17. Metacognition: bridging the gap between research and the classroom with Lauren Stephenson
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Lauren StephensonHelen Prince talks to Lauren Stephenson about metacognition and bridging the gap between research and the classroom. Lauren also talks about her role in the Research Schools Network, how research shows that working on self-regulation and metacognition with your students can add months to their progress, and shares her top recommend…
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16. Identity, Awe & Wonder: giving every young person a voice and ways to bring vibrancy into the classroom with Aaron Bradbury
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Aaron BradburyHelen Prince and Aaron Bradbury discuss the importance of creating a sense of belonging in the classroom and Aaron offers three ideas for teachers to take away around diversity, equity and inclusion.Aaron is Principal Lecturer Early Years and Childhood (Learning and Development, Psychology, Special Educational Needs and Inclusion) at …
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Zoe EnserHelen Prince and Zoe Enser discuss metacognitive learning and how this can motivate students to feel empowered, helping them to build independence and resilience and become lifelong learners.Zoe Enser was a teacher of English for over twenty years, a middle and senior leader and is currently working across Kent with the Education People as…
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14. Teaching tips for the Key Stage 2 classroom with Sophie Bartlett
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Sophie BartlettHelen Prince talks to Sophie Bartlett about her experiences of being a primary Year 5/6 teacher. Sophie shares some great tips on how to use vocabulary in mixed year groups and explains how she successfully teaches whole class reading using techniques including echo reading. Sophie also talks about how she uses Twitter as a positive …
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13. Talking transition across the key stages
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Emily WestonHelen Prince talks to Emily Weston about the key role teachers can play in bridging the word gap at transition. Emily discusses her experience of moving from being a primary teacher to a transition role at a secondary school. She offers tips for improving transition from Year 6 to Year 7, for teachers and parents, and has some good advi…
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12. Why it’s important to teach vocabulary in History
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Lindsay BruceHelen Prince talks to Lindsay Bruce about the importance of language and vocabulary in the History classroom. Lindsay shares her passion for teaching students to communicate their opinions, both orally and on paper, a skill that will set them up for life. Lindsay Bruce teaches History at a school in the West Midlands. She is an Assista…
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11. Teaching subject vocabulary in the RE classroom
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Dawn CoxHelen Prince talks to Dawn Cox about strategies to teach subject vocabulary in the RE classroom, ensuring equality of provision, testing retrieval of key words, and the important role parents can play in supporting pupils. Dawn Cox is a Head of RE and SLE in Essex; she is also a respected blogger and author. She tweets at @missdcoxFurther r…
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10. What does good vocabulary teaching look like for boys?
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Matt PinkettHelen Prince talks to Matt Pinkett about strategies to raise expectations and improve outcomes for boys, the importance of challenging gender stereotypes and what good vocabulary teaching looks like in the classroom.Matt Pinkett has had a number of teaching roles: Literacy Coordinator; Head of English; and Assistant Head Teacher of Teac…
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9. A lifelong love of storytelling – part 2
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Michael MorpurgoHelen Prince talks to Michael Morpurgo about his childhood, teaching career and success as a storyteller and writer. We learn how Michael’s love of stories was inspired by his actor mother and how a courageous decision to tell his first story to a Year 6 class, along with encouragement from Headteacher Mrs Skiffington, opened the do…
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8. A lifelong love of storytelling – part 1
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Michael MorpurgoHelen Prince talks to Michael Morpurgo about his childhood, teaching career and success as a storyteller and writer. We learn how Michael’s love of stories was inspired by his actor mother and how a courageous decision to tell his first story to a Year 6 class, along with encouragement from Headteacher Mrs Skiffington, opened the do…
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7. Teaching and parenting with Gogglebox’s voice of reason
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Baasit SiddiquiHelen Prince talks to Baasit Siddiqui about his time as a teacher and his journey to becoming one of our favourite Gogglebox regulars. As well as being a professional educator, Baasit has been helping to support his daughter’s home learning during school closures. Baasit talks about the remote learning strategies his child’s school …
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6. How can effective school leadership techniques impact quality of education?
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Moira MarderHelen Prince and Moira Marder discuss the effective leadership techniques Moira has used across the Ted Wragg Trust, a group of 12 schools and 9,000 pupils. They talk about the importance of creating a strong team and creating sustainability with a long-term vision for schools. A lovely conversation about optimism and creating opportuni…
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