Ramender Crompton

I love mini whiteboards and probably use them too much, truth be told. This is why I appreciated the part of this discussion that took on when not to use them. Click the link below to listen. @AmberBHaven @AndrewWatsonTTB @SoLInTheWild @bamradionetwork bamradionetwork.com/track/maximizi…

What We Lose When Reading Becomes Smaller When reading becomes smaller, thinking does too. A classroom moment about what we’re losing and why it matters. open.substack.com/pub/danapalubi…

A new approach to teaching vocabulary has massively improved Sats scores at one Leicester primary, according to its headteacher: @ellencph hears how the Starling system works tes.com/magazine/teach…

Happy Mondays in Leeds.

*** NEW POST *** ‘Selecting vocabulary to teach’ “The challenge is obvious. Teachers simply do not have time to teach every unfamiliar word students encounter or find tricky.” alexquigley.co.uk/selecting-voca…

And here are the resources for any secondary English teachers or librarians wanting to shadow the prize with your students, or just share the terrific selection of books with your students to encourage volitional reading! englishandmedia.co.uk/publications-m…

Responsive Revision: an evidence-informed & efficient approach to independent study. It's important we share this to support our students as they head towards exam season. evidencebased.education/resource/respo…

As part of @EngMediaCentre series of curriculum blogs, I've written one on Oracy – what the renewed focus means for English teachers, focusing on 10 key things that seem to me to matter most. Thinking Ahead: Talk in the New National Curriculum englishandmedia.co.uk/blog/thinking-…

How Should We Plan Reading Comprehension Lessons? shanahanonliteracy.com/blog/how-shoul…

🚨 NEW POST 🚨 ‘What teachers think about disciplinary literacy’ “As reading & writing success is synonymous with academic success, disciplinary literacy isn't a nice-to-have extra for teachers. Instead, it is fundamental to success for every student.” alexquigley.co.uk/what-teachers-…

Are you looking to harness feedback and pupil understanding in the classroom to adapt your teaching? The new Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) ‘Check.Adapt’ tool offers a simple scaffold for reflection. Find it here: educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/news/checking-…

Caitlin Moran is launching a new Young Writers’ Prize to help disadvantaged young people get into journalism – and she wants you to put forward your students tes.com/magazine/analy…

💡 NEW POST 💡 ‘The psychology of SEND labels’ My latest blog explores the reality of a double-edged diagnosis and the ‘Rumplestiltskin effect’ at a very sensitive time for parents and families. alexquigley.co.uk/the-psychology…

As if White Paper isn't enough, the Government has also published its Neurodivergence Task and Finish Group report with recommendations for mainstream education. gov.uk/government/pub…

The government is proposing new tiers of support for pupils with SEND who do not have an EHCP. But what will that look like? ➡️ Read our full explainer on the SEND reforms: tes.com/magazine/news/…

🚨Calling all Dixons City Alumi🚨 We’re currently re-vamping the Library. In the Year of Reading, would you like to make a contribution and leave a mark? Click on our Wish List for more details! amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls…

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And the winner of our 2025 Readers' Choice Award goes to... Kamal Hussain (Kaan)! Kamal's bijou canal side plot stole our hearts last summer – and it's been a hit with BBC Gardeners' World magazine readers too, winning the public vote to be named YOUR choice.

Cold Call is powerful, but we need to stop using it in the wrong way. Fortunately, cold call is now being used in a lot of different contexts, which is crucial, because it is such a powerful questioning tool. Unfortunately, on too many occasions, I see it used incorrectly. This includes: Insufficient wait time Saying a student’s name before asking the question Saying a student's name as soon as the question has been posed. These are natural mistakes to make, but they strip away a huge amount of power from Cold Calling. Rather than having class wide deep thinking, these mistakes can lead to very few, if any, students thinking deeply about the question just posed. There are many fantastic blogs on how to get Cold Call spot on, so rather than a large spiel here, low me bow to this brilliant article (with a FAQ), by @teacherhead teacherhead.com/2021/02/07/col…

"The first time I encountered the concept of ‘poor proxies’ was during a presentation by Rob Coe in 2016 at the Festival of Education at Wellington College. This was a significant moment in my professional development. It challenged assumptions I had previously accepted, encouraged me to reflect on my classroom practice, and inspired me to learn more about how learning actually happens." Blog by @KateJones_teach hubs.la/Q042qWM50