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Careers Advice and Guidance
Anna Finlasson, Trust Careers Adviser CEIAG - Careers Education, Information and Guidance. Purpose: Contextualise learning towards...
Luke Kandiah
Jan 25, 20242 min read
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Trauma Informed Teaching Practice
Sian Young It is our duty to support these students in every lesson ACEs - Adverse Childhood Experiences Impact of ACEs Toxic Shame - A...
Luke Kandiah
Jan 11, 20242 min read
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Equality and diversity, high expectations for all!
Damien Bell In the dynamic landscape of education, fostering an inclusive and diverse learning environment is not just a moral imperative...
Luke Kandiah
Jan 11, 20242 min read
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Use of Data, Reporting and Target Setting
Sara Elliss What is the mystery of data input? Purpose of Data Different people will use data in different ways. Students will focus on...
Luke Kandiah
Jan 11, 20242 min read
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Provision for higher ability and gifted Students
Jake Tomsett Revised the terms 'more able' and 'most able', replaced it with Higher Ability People. HAP+ Significantly above average...
Luke Kandiah
Jan 11, 20241 min read
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Literacy - Focussed Observation
This was a phenomenally engaging lesson with a truly spectacular teacher. I only wish that I had video recorded this lesson, but my notes...
Luke Kandiah
Dec 22, 20233 min read
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Mid SE1 Pause Points PP & IT
30 days into SE1 B2.1 These are my reflections on just two of the six competencies, my reflections on the first two can be found here at...
Luke Kandiah
Dec 18, 20236 min read
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Effective questioning
Cat Bell Adding Challenge and developing mastery. The greatest resource in your teacher toolkit is questioning. Why is the abilitty to...
Luke Kandiah
Dec 18, 20233 min read
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Creating a Scheme of Work
As my school did not give me any schemes of work, I was granted complete freedom to teach my own ideas, but this meant I was constructing...
Luke Kandiah
Dec 18, 20234 min read
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An Uncomfortable Situation, Follow up.
This is an email that I sent to record my experience with the Form tutor that I worked with, completing a Low level concern about them to...
Luke Kandiah
Dec 14, 20236 min read
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EAL Support
Cara Edwards EAL co-ordinator Maiden Erlegh Schoool Reading What Strategies have you already used to support EAL students: New to...
Luke Kandiah
Dec 14, 20233 min read
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Mid SE1 Pause Points PR & KC
30 days into SE1 B2.1 These are my reflections on just two of the six competencies, the other four will be reflected upon in following...
Luke Kandiah
Dec 6, 20239 min read
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Assessment and feedback
Annabel Borthwick Deliver high quality feedback --> Plan what you want students to learn --> Teach content (quality first teaching) -->...
Luke Kandiah
Nov 30, 20232 min read
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An Uncomfortable Position
Navigating out of innapropriate tasks while managing professional relationships. The following is my email correspondence which I sent to...
Luke Kandiah
Nov 27, 20233 min read
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Audit of the Core Content
The ITT Core Content Framework is a three year entitlement for all new teachers. Each element mirrors the teaching standards. Exposure to...
Luke Kandiah
Nov 23, 20234 min read
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Formal Lesson Observation 1
Today I had my first formal lesson observation. I am very pleased with how the lesson went and I am very grateful for the encouragement...
Luke Kandiah
Nov 18, 20235 min read
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Assessment Marking & Feedback
(FAM) - Feedback Assessment and Marking Joti Chopra Making Marking Matter. Aims: To understand the impornace of FAM Explore the...
Luke Kandiah
Nov 16, 20233 min read
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Continuing Professional Development - INSET
Continuing Professional Development (CPD) INSET - In service Training day (Year 9) 5 British Values: Democracy Tolerance of those of...
Luke Kandiah
Nov 14, 20236 min read
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First Informal Observation
In preparation for my first formal observation next week with my Friday P1 Year 8s, I asked if my mentor could observe the lesson I had...
Luke Kandiah
Nov 8, 20235 min read
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Art Club
At Maiden Erlegh, my SE1 placement school I run an art club on Tuesdays after school from 4 to 5pm. Dynamics It is certainly a different...
Luke Kandiah
Nov 8, 20233 min read
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