Parent Voice

Resources: Design your self a template like this one below by @FKRitson or click here to read Fiona’s blog explaining this whole idea in greater detail. @vicgoddard these have been successful home/school communication. Very interesting comments back from parents 🙂 pic.twitter.com/dNRnA2U949 — Fiona Ritson (@FKRitson) November 14, 2015 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js What to do: Print your template out, hand […]
Text Back!

How can we use the common mobile phones text function useful in our lessons?
Marking Medley

Whatever your school’s marking policy is and whatever the expectation you have on you, this post contains a selection of marking and feedback related posts from here on the toolkit!All will simply speed up, make easier or help with the way you mark and provide feedback to your students. (Click on the links to be directed to […]
Refinement Log

Resources:A brick wall template- download from here. Using this tomorrow – thanks @jobaker9 and @pekabelo – love it! Xx pic.twitter.com/zdTDiIX9ZI — Art Teacher (@LeedsArtTeacher) October 7, 2014 What to do:Use this template to log all the feedback/changes you ask a student to make to their work.The idea is to build success, step by step. Brick […]
#TLT14

Not a regular/usual post from me but more of a summary of the key messages I learnt today at #TLT14…Session 1:@TeacherTweaks workshop on differentiation. Their blog here. Presentation here. Teacher tweaks #tlt14 presentation from debbieandmel Main takeaway messages for me:Read these four books. Ron Bergers Ethic of Excellence– Expect Excellence from everybody and every piece of work. ‘If […]
History/Geography Plasters

Resources:Click here for the History Plasters and here for the Geography plasters (adapted from my plasters- these have been made by https://twitter.com/Shaun_80) What to do:When correcting common mistakes use the HISTORY & GEOGRAPHY marking plasters instead! Saves you time and makes feedback more engaging for students!The HISTORY & GEOGRAPHY plasters contain text instructing students on how to correct a common […]
S.P.A.G Stickers

Resources:Click here for template and here for PowerPoint with examples Guest post by @LoveLearning84 What to do: Used to develop literacy marking across the curriculum, these SPAG stickers are placed into students’ books when an error has been made. The letter corresponding to the error is circled and a target is set for the student to […]
Dot Marking

Resources:A coloured penWhat to do:When students are completing whatever task you have asked them to do, simply go round to their exercise book/worksheet/task and place a dot next to a mistake.Just one simple dot next to the mistakes.The aim is for the students to figure out what their mistake is and for the whole marking […]
Parent Marking

Resources:Letter to send home to parents including title/objective of homework, along with the mark scheme and grading criteria. What to do:In order to get parents more engaged with their childs’ learning and to generate an increase in student’s motivation in homework, ask parents to get involved in this scheme.Send an initial letter home to parents informing […]
Science Plasters

Resources: Download the Template from here by @PhysicsDave and here by @HulaHurdle What to do: When correcting common mistakes use the science plaster instead! Saves you time and makes feedback more engaging for students?The science plasters contain text instructing students on how to correct a common mistake. It makes the information provided more memorable too. Variations: Check out […]