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Using flipped learning in Year 8 German lessons

Ben Hollis is a classroom teacher at Wilmslow High School. In this guest blog, he describes his experience of using flipped learning as part of our Lab Classrooms programme in 2020/2021.

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Using debate to improve oracy skills at Howard Community Primary School

Julie Wakeman is a classroom teacher at Howard Community Primary School. In this guest blog, she describes her experience of using debate on the oracy strand of our Lab Classrooms programme in 2020/21.

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Using protocols for talk to close the oracy gap at Shenley Brook End School

Emily Hazell is the Director of English at Shenley Brook End School. Here, she shares her experience of using protocols for talk to close the oracy gap.

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Instructional Coaching at Windsor Academy Trust

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Instructional Coaching ‘The WAT Way’

As we embark on our very first WE climate change event this week, we are delighted to hear from Windsor Academy Trust about their ambitious sustainability goals. Read on to find out about Windsor’s work…

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Embedding evidence-based approaches within Science

Rebecca Garrard is a Science Teacher at Crispin. Here, she shares her experience of introducing her students to flipped learning in order to improve competence, confidence and ability within GCSE Science.

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Developing oracy with collaborative speech writing in Year 7 History

Jane Kelleher shares her experience of developing oracy with her Year 7 History and RE students through collaborative speech and poetry writing.

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WATCH: Metacognition at Ely College

On 29th June 2021, WE hosted out Lab Classrooms 2020/21 celebration event. In this video from that event, Charity Novick from Ely College spoke about her experience of working on the metacognition strand.

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Deeper learning in health and social care

Alison Lidyard is a Health and Social Care Teacher at Alder Grange School and she shares her experience of her time focusing on deeper learning within the Lab Classrooms programme.

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Enter metacognition: encouraging student ownership of learning

Charity Novick is Assistant Curriculum Leader for English at Ely College and she shares her experience of using metacognition to re-energise her class and encourage them to take ownership of their own learning.

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Celebrating the impact of Spirals of Inquiry

Recently colleagues involved in ‘Spirals of Inquiry’ during the last year came together to reflect on the impact of taking an enquiry based approach to professional learning. In what has…

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