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.

  • 20 teaching ideas for gifted and talented students

    20 teaching ideas for gifted and talented students

    Published: 20/08/2020

    Torsten Payne is a CPD author and teacher with over 20 years’ experience teaching in a range of settings, from big cities to rural comprehensives. Here are his tips for working with gifted and talented students.

    By: Torsten Payne
  • Developing speaking skills in the MFL classroom

    Developing speaking skills in the MFL classroom

    Published: 06/09/2020

    Wendy Adeniji – headteacher and MFL trainer – shares her top tips for developing speaking skills in the classroom.

    By: Wendy Adeniji
  • Getting feedback right

    Getting feedback right

    Published: 05/08/2020

    David Didau – trainer, consultant, writer and former English teacher – questions the received wisdom that all marking is good marking and suggests how to make your feedback to students worthwhile. He explores the underlying reasons why marking is essential to progress and suggests ideas for how you can provide clarity, and increase students’ effort and aspirations.

    By: David Didau
  • Making mock marking easier in science

    Making mock marking easier in science

    Published: 01/10/2019

    Sarah Longshaw leads the Cheshire and Stockport Science Learning Partnership. Here she shares her tips for making science mock marking easier during your training year.

    By: Sarah Longshaw
  • Spelling, punctuation and grammar – resources for the classroom

    Spelling, punctuation and grammar – resources for the classroom

    Published: 08/02/2022

    Comma splices? Misplaced apostrophes? Excessive exclamation marks? Get KS3-5 English students back on track with this selection of spelling, punctuation and grammar resources.

    By: Lucy Hewitt