Teaching and learning

Leading CPD practitioners including Mary Myatt, Kathrine Mortimore, Sue Cowley and David Didau offer their advice on the key topics and evidence-based research in teaching and learning to help you to grow and develop as a teacher.

  • Writing and comparing poems

    Writing and comparing poems

    Published: 15/09/2022

    Trevor Millum, Teachit’s poet in residence, shares some resources to help KS3-4 English students enjoy writing poetry and comparing poems.

    By: Trevor Millum
  • Let memory serve them well …

    Let memory serve them well …

    Published: 12/05/2022

    How can we help history students recall and apply their knowledge in meaningful ways?

    By: Alex Fairlamb
  • Enriching students' cultural capital

    Enriching students' cultural capital

    Published: 19/09/2019

    Emma Granton and Simon Briggs, Lead English Experts for AQA, share their ideas about how to enrich students' cultural capital in preparation for teaching literature texts at GCSE.

    By: Emma Granton and Simon Briggs
  • Revision techniques for students

    Revision techniques for students

    Published: 17/08/2020

    Teacher and author, Jake Hunton, offers eight evidence-based suggestions for highly effective revision strategies, based on proven techniques from cognitive science and psychology.

    By: Jake Hunton
  • Reclaim differentiation

    Reclaim differentiation

    Published: 30/04/2018

    Sue Cowley is an experienced teacher and trainer who has written a number of best-selling books on classroom management. Here she shares her practical tips and teaching strategies for effective differentiation.

    By: Sue Cowley
  • Introducing students to Shakespeare

    Introducing students to Shakespeare

    Published: 04/11/2013

    Francis Gilbert is Head of the MA in Creative Writing and Education and course leader for PGCE English at Goldsmiths. He shares his tips on how to introduce students to Shakespeare.

    By: Francis Gilbert