Six principles to support great teaching and learningAndy Tharby, Durrington High School

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Excellence and growth = calculated effort + great teaching

‘… the effect of achievement on self-concept is stronger than the effect of self-concept on achievement’.

(Muijs and Reynolds, 2011)

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Differentiation?

In-class challenge

But remember … challenge is a long-term venture

Three key principles for explanation

1. Tether them to something already known.

2. Allow for the limited capacity of the working memory.

3. Aim to make the abstract, concrete.

Live modelling of procedures and the thinking processes behind them

Deconstructing examples

Deliberate practice with the guidance of a teacher.

Practice for fluency and long-term retention.

See: Graham Nuthall, The Hidden Lives of Learners

Retrieval practice – using your memory improves your memory

Questioning …

1. Should check for understanding – i.e. hinge questions

2. Provoke deeper thinking.3. Increase the ratio of participation and

thinking – ‘cold calling’

Andy Tharby & Shaun Allison, Durrington High School@shaun_allison

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