What makes great teaching – answering a vital question
We need to understand the methods that will enable learners to think through and understand the process of learning, writes Andy Williams.
Tag Archives: Education
Applying SAMR model to new learning technologies
SSAT Senior Education Lead Andy Williams explores a technique that helps to make the most of new learning technologies.
Questioning – Challenge & engagement
Gary King, Assistant Principal at Tavistock College, unpacks how to make questioning engaging & challenging for all learners.
The beauty of brain ache
Senior education lead Alex Galvin considers exactly what it is that motivates us to learn.
Student co-planners can make teachers’ job easier
Parliament Hill School, an SSAT member school, undertook a student co-planner project that has had significant effect on students’ confidence & self-esteem.
Unicef and the Rights of the Child: why should a school get involved?
How SSAT members William Allitt School embarked on the UNICEF Rights Respecting Schools Award as a logical way to progress its collaborative way of working.
All can benefit from student digital leaders
Led by teachers to offer leadership opportunities to students with a passion for technology, the SDL initiative is thriving in a number of schools.
‘So what?’ helps decide which digital technologies to go for
‘So what?’ – this simple question can help decide which new technology you implement in your classroom. By Andy Williams.
Schools can raise attainment through film – and here’s how
Educators are increasingly interested in using film as a serious learning tool – Into Film Director of Education Jane Fletcher explores the proven benefits.
Collaboration is the key to school improvement…
Tom Welch responds to a recent CMRE report and calls for collaboration to be established with purpose and continually worked at and refined.
