Good Practice Resources

[Early days.. many more resources to add over the coming weeks and months.]

Blendspace and technology-enhanced learning – Lincoln College

A great strategy for developing learners’ curiosity about what’s coming next, so that when you start a new topic, they already have a fertile seed-bed of understanding on which the new learning can grow. A must for all provision types. Read more…

Education technologies

10 two-minute programmes created for inspectors to help them understand what technologies they may see in the classroom. Each programme is supported by a detailed case study and resources. Read more……

Film

Also see the growing collection of film work, including examples of outstanding teaching and learning. Read more…

The Formula for Happiness

Have you ever been in ‘the zone’? That rare blissful state when you’re so engrossed in what you’re doing that absolutely nothing else matters. This formula could fundamentally change how you view your role. Read more…

The ‘good’ bullet ‘however’ test

A 30-second test that could change your view of your self assessment. Read more…

Late assignments – the solution

Wouldn’t it be wonderful if your learners never, ever handed their written work in late again? Curious? Click here to find out more..

Perfect lesson notes

Do you sometimes think that if only your students would take better notes in class they would fare better in their assessments?

Mastering the use of Curiosity

Would you rather have your learners slouching and gazing out of the window, or wide-eyed and on the edge of their seats? Read more…

Taxonomy of issues

The Taxonomy of issues attempts to show every possible issue in learning and skills provision. Read more to find out why this is important…

Taxonomy Teams

Randomise your seating patterns to avoid the development of cliques and loners and to build the social infrastructure of your group.

Volatile Indicator – definition

A Volatile Indicator helps you identify the very first sign of underperformance – immediately. But is has a much more important impact than that… Read more…

Volatile Indicators – examples

After you’ve looked at the rationale for a Volatile Indicator see if the examples we’ve collected can help you develop your own. It might just transform your provision…