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Characteristics of Effective Learning

This teacher talks about the characteristics, playing and exploring, active learning and creating and thinking critic...

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What is the place of rote learning

Mick Waters considers the place of rote learning in education and its strengths and limitations.

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Engaging all children in their learning

Mick Waters on successful schools and school improvement.

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What engages children in learning?

Purpose, process and audience.

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Knowing where they are going

Patricia Broadfoot discusses the importance of setting learning objectives.

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Assessing for next steps in learning

An Early Years teacher defines learning outcomes.

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Seeing the whole child as a learner

Why don't we assess across a broad curriculum and acknowledge that learning is complex and uneven?

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Continuity in children's learning - laying the crazy paving

What is the starting point in planning learning?

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Learning from mistakes

Less focussed on outcomes than process, this teacher believes that learning from mistakes helps to build resilience a...

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OFSTED, Deep Dives and Music.

Ensuring children understand their learning in Music with watertight links.

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Intent, a curriculum map suitable for OFSTED

The whole curriculum needs to be respected. Intent for Music.

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Music teaching requires specialism.

A strong framework should be taught properly from the outset.

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The case for teaching music

In the light of NC and OFSTED framework, should we teach Music?

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EYFS: Commentary

Teacher reflection on first steps in EYFS music.

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EYFS: The Name Game

Children respond to the name song, singing their own name to the backing.

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EYFS: Nursery rhymes & actions

I'm a little teapot and the 'ABC' song, pulse and actions.

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EYFS: Finding the pulse

Listening for a heartbeat/pulse, Reception play along on woodblocks.

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What does progress look like in secondary schools?

What does progress look like in secondary schools?

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Is Music under threat in secondary schools?

An interview with Professor Martin Fautley that presents evidence on an emerging decline of curriculum time and teach...

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Authentic Rehearsal

This Y12 student discusses the advantage of rehearsing authentically to prepare for performance.

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Y8 Lesson: Pupil Commentary

These pupils describe their experience of a song writing lesson recorded earlier that day. Despite the variance in in...

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Listening & Feedback 2

Listening to student compositions is, in itself, a critical skill for teachers to develop.

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Listening & Feedback 1

Listening to student compositions is, in itself, a critical skill for teachers to develop.

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Questioning for Creativity

In this Y7 composition lesson, the pupils are encouraged to model approaches to the music elements.

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Musical Elements Starter 2

Before this composition lesson begins, the class are focused on a starter activity linking musical elements to defini...

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