A KS2 lesson on algebra is demonstrated for primary teachers

A maths expert demonstrates an engaging lesson idea for teaching Key Stage 2 pupils about algebra, and discusses techniques for teaching algebra, in this CPD resource.Isaac Anoom, a maths consultant and qualified teacher for KS1, KS2 and KS33, demonstrates his lesson with a Year 6 class, focusing on creating a formula for how many people can shake hands in an allotted time.After observing his lesson, Isaac, the class's teacher and a local authority maths advisor discuss the difficulties teachers face when teaching algebra.The lesson was filmed at Mount Pleasant Nursery and JMI School near St Albans and is part of the KS2 maths Lesson Planning Pack on fractions, decimals and percentages, which includes two lesson starters, one great lesson idea and a CPD discussion.

Algebra Handshake

CPD science training for primary teachers

CPD trainer Deborah Herridge reveals her passion for practical science to teachers for Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2. Deborah shares her suggestions for simple investigations and resources to cover the APP criteria for Science within primary KS1 and KS2. She challenges the teachers to find out which hands grab the most sweets, an exciting exercise which she claims could also improve mathematical skills, group work and communication.

APP for Primary Science - Introducing Deborah Herridge

A CPD trainer demonstrates a practical exercise for science APP

CPD trainer Deborah Herridge introduces an exciting practical mummification exercise for use in Key Stage 1 and 2 science and history lessons, helping teachers use the primary science APP criteria. Talking to a group of primary science teachers, Deborah shows how a tomato can be mummified using similar techniques to the method employed by ancient Egyptians, relating science to a history topic. The changes to the fruit can then be recorded over a few weeks, enabling teachers to cover the Assessing Pupil's Progress criteria for 'observing and measuring' over time.

APP for Primary Science - Mummification with Deborah Herridge

A primary science experiment incorporates Victorian history

CPD trainer Deborah Herridge introduces an exercise for APP in primary science, using Victorian London as topic to combine science and history at Key Stage 1 and 2, in a training session for teachers. In 1858, the smell of untreated sewage from the polluted Thames in London, known as The Big Stink, led to the development of the drainage system. In her CPD workshop, Deborah shows the teachers how to recreate the stink by mixing pasta, chocolate and rice. Asking pupils to investigate the stink will help teachers use the APP criteria for 'gathering evidence' and also help KS1 and KS2 pupils learn about pollution. Deborah then asks the group to clean the water through filtration - issuing them with tools of sieves, filters, coffee filter papers and plastic bowls and jugs, showing how the practical science activity can be extended.

APP for Primary Science - The Big Stink with Deborah Herridge

Presenting top tips on interviewing a deputy head teacher

A advice from a team of former headteachers on how to conduct an interview to hire a deputy head teacher. A panel of former headteachers discuss the key techniques needed to conduct a successful interview in response to a hypothetical request for help from a new head teacher. The team have received an email from new head teacher, Sally, asking for their interview tips and advice for hiring a deputy head teacher. The panel reflect on their own experiences of appointing a deputy over nearly 50 combined years of headship and consider how the head teacher can use the interview to ensure that they make the right decision with this crucial position in a school's leadership team. The team consists of retired headteachers Alan Key and Colin Richardson, as well as Peter Laurence, a former head who is now development director at the Brigshaw Trust of eight schools.

Appointing a Deputy Head

A look at the Alberta education model

Discover why Alberta's schools in Canada are the highest performing in the English speaking world. Alberta's education system has been used by Michael Gove as a model of best practice in choice, autonomy and competition. This video looks behind the rhetoric and discovers a highly collaborative network of school heads working with and within the local authority network. Principal, Jean Styles, reveals the key role played by Edmonton district to establish a tightly knit and supportive unit, with monthly meetings for collaborative discussions about curriculum and teaching practice. The choice available to parents is also explored. In some primary schools, two systems operate side by side; a mainstream programme with children working in mixed ability groups and a more traditional Cogito programme, with children sitting in rows with the teacher at the front. One principal states that the success of the choice agenda has had a profound impact on new private schools.

Autonomy, Choice and Competition

Using body language to engage pupils in a lesson

The short video for teachers looks how body language or non-verbal communication can go a long way in motivating pupils. A drama class at Myton School in Warwick is observed and reviewed by assistant headteacher Chris Caswell, who has studied and written about body language. He highlights performance enhancing gestures, including touching the head to encourage thinking and moving an arm to 'conduct' the lesson and retain pupils' attention.

Body Language for Engaging and Motivating

Using body language to help understanding of difficult topics

Demonstrating how body language or non-verbal communication is useful for teaching and reinforcing knowledge of difficult concepts. Body language expert Chris Caswell, assistant headteacher at Myton School, observes and reviews a modern foreign languages class on verbs. He highlights how the teacher's gestures help her command the class in front of the whiteboard, and how changes to her intonation indicate when she wants pupils to listen and when she wants participation.

Body Language for Reinforcing Learning

Advice on body language techniques for teachers

How body language or non-verbal communication can improve teaching, from starting and finishing a lesson to engaging, motivating and managing them during one. Expert advice comes from Chris Caswell, an assistant headteacher at Myton School in Warwick, who's studied and written about the use of body language in the classroom. Chris, who's also a teacher trainer, observes and reviews the actions of five teachers at different stages of their lessons. The techniques he highlights include touching your head and face to encourage concentration, using hand gestures to invite participation and moving around the class to gain attention.

Body Language Techniques

Using body language to keep pupils calm at the end of a lessson

An insight into how body language techniques can help with effective management at the end of the lesson, when concentration is reduced. The closing stages of a geography lesson are observed by body language expert Chris Caswell, assistant headteacher at Myton School in Warwick. He highlights how the class is kept calm and ordered with simple arm and face gestures. He focuses on the teacher?s use of evaluation as a tool to maintain attention and organise the exit.

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