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What does it mean to compare characters in a book Part 1?
Through classroom dialogue including the use of talk partners, pupils explore the use of connectives to express diffe...
What does it mean to compare characters in a book Part 2?
Pupils' use of connectives to express similarities and differences are explored through talk partners and in a whole ...
What does it mean to compare characters in a book Part 3?
Through classroom discussion, pupils talk about the techniques and skills they will need to use when comparing charac...
What does this picture mean to you? - comparing characters
Using pictures as prompts, pupils show their developing understanding of the characters and themes of a book (The Boy...
What are the benefits of studying whole books?
The benefits of working with whole books through the school year are illustrated in group work where pupils explore t...
How can you promote in-depth exploration of text?
Having studied a whole book (The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas) through the year, pupils show how they have developed sk...
How can a teacher promote exploration of text for meaning?
A teacher leads a group of pupils in exploring meaning in text, from the book that pupils have been studying through ...
How do pupils understand their leaning? - developing meta-cogni...
Pupils talk about collaborative learning, the role of success criteria and the role of their personal targets, reflec...
Studying whole books _ what are the pupils' perspectives?
Pupils talk with their teacher about the challenges and benefits of studying whole books and the impact that studying...
How do you develop pupils understanding of success criteria for...
Success criteria can be difficult to express for the complex skills involved in writing.
How do you develop pupils understanding of success criteria for...
During the course of their writing, pupils share what they have produced so far as part of a whole class review.
How can pupils be introduced to success criteria? _ an example ...
A teacher leads pupils in exploring the success criteria for a letter they are to write, for a learning objective abo...
What is the place of whole books in the new curriculum?
With whole books at the heart of learning and teaching, an assistant head teacher talks about how her school carries ...
How should teachers evaluate and plan towards a whole book appr...
An assistant head teacher talks about the impact of a whole books approach on children's learning and motivation.
What is the impact of a whole books approach on pupils learning?
A head teacher talks about how learning and teaching based on whole books has engaged and motivated pupils.
Providing thinking time
A high school teacher reflects on thinking time in her Year 8 lesson, in terms of both how she provides this and how ...
Grouping strategies
A high school teacher reflects on her role in managing the formation of pupils working groups in her lessons and the ...
Encouraging transfer
A teacher reflects on her Year 8 local geography lesson and its emphasis on process.
Life long learning
In this short extract, a high school teacher (and the schools' Leader for Humanities) responds to a question about he...
EYFS: Developing Writing
This clip is a commentary of how writing develops which works well with the clip "Tomi Writing'.
Supporting a specialist EYFS team
A principal talks of how he supports the expertise of a specialist EYFS team.
EYFS- The Vital Foundation
A principal talks about why the foundation stage is vital in terms of both learning and social skills.
Supporting the play-based approach
A principal tells us of his support for a play based approach in EYFS as long as it has the right expertise behind it.
Observation, planning and ensuring development.
A principal explains how skilled observation at EYFS drives next steps of development.
Parents view on play based settings
Parents give their views on play-based early years and contrast this to more formal settings.