Arya and Zack discuss it.   Arya and Zack are having coffee together in the RE base of their secondary school. Arya is an experienced head of department. Zack is a keen NQT, due to join Arya’s department. Their school, which will open fully in September, has very good links with six feeder primaries. They are meeting […] … More Do teachers really understand the national entitlement – really? — Reforming RE

Here’s a post that may be helpful for anyone teaching Mark’s Gospel for AQA GCSE. When teaching Mark’s Gospel one of the key things pupils need to understand is the importance of each event for Christians today. For example, in the 2018 paper one of the questions was: ‘Explain two ways in which the conversation […] … More Mark’s Gospel: Teaching the importance of events for Christians today — Mostly Clear Thinking

Learning a lot of quotes is hard work. I find it hard – I have a strange memory that can remember a lot of facts but really struggles with quotations. To know quotes properly requires teaching quotes for every topic, it requires constant retrieval practice in lessons and during revision, and it requires students to […] … More Why I teach students the references for quotes — Mostly Clear Thinking

Over the course of the summer I’ve tweeted and blogged excitedly about my new curriculum, and thought a frank and honest reflection would be a fair way to present a stream of consciousness for up and coming middle leaders, or even those a little longer in the tooth who want to see me mess it […] … More Best Laid Plans of Mice and Curriculum Leads… — Buisst_Teaching