Georgina Grimshaw

📣 NEW! “If there’s one thing to get right in teaching, it’s Checking for Understanding.” This new one-page guide breaks down how to thread CfU checks into every lesson — inspired by the ‘How Learning Happens’ work by @C_Hendrick and @HughesHaili Look out for the next edition of ⚗️DistillED, exploring this in Rosenshine’s 6th Principle of Instruction: CfU—coming Thursday. newsletter.jamieleeclark.com

⭐️ End of Year Quiz 2025 - 1% Club Style ⭐️ Just published on @DrFrostMaths ! Challenge your students with our 1% Club-inspired quiz - Perfect for the last week of term! 🧩 Who’ll make it into the top 1%? 👀 Check it out below👇 buff.ly/2aJu37C

New study: A single 10-minute retrieval practice activity significantly improved final exam performance compared to a review session. But there's a lot more to this study 🧵⬇️

This morning’s Teaching & Learning briefing @Netherwood_Acad led by Sarah focused on Questioning and summarised the techniques explored in recent weeks. Insightful video clips & readings shared by the brilliant @Mr_Raichura, @mrbartonmaths, @teacherhead, & @Doug_Lemov

✅ Checking for Understanding (CFU) makes the invisible visible. 🏗️ Scaffolding builds students up, not down. These two new guides break down essential moves at the heart of great responsive teaching. 🌱 Support my work by tapping REPOST and grab FREE high-quality copies here: jamieleeclark.com/graphics

I'm doing a #FreeGiveaway of my latest book "The Ultimate Guide to Adaptive Teaching" to celebrate its publication! Retweet to enter. Winner announced on 10th April. UK only. #EduSky #inclusion #freebie

"Feedback should make the student work harder than the teacher" - @dylanwiliam really struck a chord in our CPD on Monday. My resource allowed students to reflect on their answer by tearing apart their chosen quotation with specific intentions and the rewrites were phenomenal. 👏

🏗️ Scaffolding Think, Pair, Share can help facilitate deep discussions and drive thinking from ALL students. This handy resource is designed to help students master the WHAT, WHY, and HOW of the process. 👊 Support my work by tapping REPOST and grab a FREE high-quality copy here: jamieleeclark.com/graphics

Banger of a paper

I hope this is useful. The WCF sheets are here, including a blank improvement sheet for visualiser work. 7/7 dropbox.com/scl/fi/lr8be1c…

Today is the day! Teaching Hacks: Fixing Everyday Classroom Issues with Metacognition.... IS OUT!!!! Go and get your copy (15% off!) now! Solutions to everyday classroom issues, from writing, to oracy, to feedback, are explored. (More details below). tinyurl.com/2s3r5rfe

📚 “An integral part of implementation planning for disciplinary literacy is protecting time for curriculum discussion.” Chloe Butlin, our literacy specialist introduces a resource to explore the unique ways that experts read in their subject area. eef.li/qaJdQn 1/2

💡 What do we really know about incorporating cognitive science into teaching practice? Our latest evidence review – ‘Cognitive science in the classroom’ – is available now: ow.ly/RvQJ50TwzyP

📝 Don't miss our featured blog: "Effective Implementation: The People at the Heart of Subject Leadership." Explore how strong leadership can drive positive change across subjects! bit.ly/47U7zA5 @son1bun @hydeh_rose

🫵 EXPLICIT TEACHING! These one-pagers explore the main advantages of explicit guidance based on cognitive science research and summarise how to carry out well-crafted lessons using Explicit Direct Instruction (EDI). 🔄 REPOST first and grab free HQ copies from my website: jamieleeclark.com/graphics

*Print this for your Year 11s!* A reminder that tomorrow Thurs (3rd Oct) is GCSE Maths Revision Week 4. I do this every week, completely free, on YouTube and TikTok. 7-7:45pm for Foundation and 7:45-8:30 for Higher. Download the half paper here: bit.ly/4boEWL7

Every day, we share two interesting mathematical problems for use in your classroom, designed to promote mathematical reasoning and deep-thinking skills. Here's today's second problem. Why not have a go yourself! Download this problem, with full teacher notes and worked solutions, along with dozens of other intriguing tasks for free on the Complete Mathematics website: completemaths.com/more/teaching-… #CM_POTD

📒 Barak Rosenshine’s Principles of Instruction offers 10 evidence-based strategies that all teachers should know based on key research from cognitive science and research on master teachers. This poster outlines the lot! 👊 REPOST and grab a free HQ copy here: jamieleeclark.com/graphics

Today's activity is great for 10 year old children to have a go at. This is an Eleven Plus paper from 1932. They'll have to do a bit of research into the currency system of the day. Download this and other very old exam papers here: emaths.co.uk/teacher-resour…

Today's activity is a quick code breaker. Can you find the values of the letters? Download available here: emaths.co.uk/teacher-resour…