Andrew Old’s top blogs of the week 6 June 2016

Can a pupil (or a small group of pupils) ruin the chances of the rest to do well? By...

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Andrew Old’s Top Blogs of the Week 2 May 2016

Purple praise: a spoon full of sugar helps the marking go down By @Xris32 We all know that praise...

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Andrew Old’s top blogs of the week 14 March 2016

Attachment theory: why teachers shouldn’t get too excited about it By @Nick_J_Rose Recently, I’ve noticed an increasing tendency for...

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Andrew Old’s top blogs of the week 8 February 2016

Parents @sheep2763 This post is the account by a primary Senco of the large number of parents she had...

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Andrew Old’s top blogs of the week 11 January 2016

The sinner who repents By ijstock.wordpress.com A geography teacher recalls his PGCE training back in the 80s and considers...

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Andrew Old’s top blogs of the week 23 November 2015

Hello darkness, my old friend… By @kennypieper Do young people experience much silence in their waking lives these days?...

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Andrew Old picks his top blogs of the week 21 September 2015

If constructivist teaching is the aspirin, then what exactly is the headache? By @greg_ashman A teacher currently studying teaching...

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Andrew Old’s top blogs of the week 6 July 2014

Activities: the devil will find work for idle hands to do By @JamesTheo An English teacher explains how his...

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Andrew Old’s top blogs 8 June 2015

Dialogue during observations – what new torture is this? By @Bigkid4 A maths teacher discusses the latest idea encountered...

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