How can schools raise levels of achievement?
Huge sums have been spent on the National Curriculum and in Scotland on 5-14, on league tables, on testing and on inspection, mostly with minimal effect on classroom practice.
Robert Powell, in the first book of this new series, presents a powerful and challenging case for politicians and schools to change the priorities: Put Learning First and focus efforts on teaching and learning.
Teachers no longer need to be told why we need to improve literacy and numeracy, or why we need to reduce poor behaviour, underachievement and truancy, they need to know how.
Using real examples from the hundreds of schools across the UK that have worked with the author on this issue, Robert Powell presents a range of practical strategies:
-Developing interactive class teaching
-Building literacy across the curriculum
-Improving behaviour and motivation
-Planning varied learning tasks and activities
-Strategies for differentiation
-Assessment for learning
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