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1. Six principles to support great teaching and learning
Andy Tharby, Durrington High School
www.reflectingenglish.wordpress.com
Images: Jason Ramasami

3. 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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5. Differentiation?

7. In-class challenge

8. But remember … challenge is a long-term venture

10. 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.

12. Live modelling of procedures and the
thinking processes behind them

13. Deconstructing examples

15. Deliberate practice with the guidance
of a teacher.

16. Practice for fluency and long-term
retention.
See: Graham Nuthall, The Hidden Lives of Learners

17. Retrieval practice – using your memory
improves your memory

21. Questioning …
1. Should check for understanding – i.e. hinge
questions
2. Provoke deeper thinking.
3. Increase the ratio of participation and
thinking – ‘cold calling’

25. Andy Tharby & Shaun Allison, Durrington High School
@shaun_allison
@atharby
www.reflectingenglish.wordpress.com
https://classteaching.wordpress.com/
Images: Jason Ramasami