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.

  • The forgotten third: why are we still failing disadvantaged students?

    The forgotten third: why are we still failing disadvantaged students?

    Published: 22/09/2020

    Every year, a third of children fail to achieve a standard pass in GCSE Maths and English. In The forgotten third, leading educationalists, teachers and politicians argue that this injustice is built into our school and exam system - and make a compelling case for change.

    By: Kate Lee, Senior Editor
  • Closing the language gap - how an ambitious vocabulary curriculum can help primary schools

    Closing the language gap - how an ambitious vocabulary curriculum can help primary schools

    Published: 01/10/2020

    As primary schools react to the challenges of the recovery curriculum in the wake of the pandemic, we consider how targeted vocabulary development can help to close the language gap and become a cornerstone your school's curriculum. 

    By: Teachit's word gap team
  • Planning with a purpose

    Planning with a purpose

    Published: 01/10/2019

    Sarah Longshaw leads the Cheshire and Stockport Science Learning Partnership. Here she shares her purposeful lesson planning ideas for training and new science teachers.

    By: Sarah Longshaw
  • Keeping up to speed with metacognition and self-regulation

    Keeping up to speed with metacognition and self-regulation

    Published: 21/10/2019

    John Medlicott, Director of CPD consultancy JMC Education, answers some of the questions new teachers ask about metacognition and self-regulated learning.

    By: John Medlicott