Teaching and learning

Leading CPD practitioners including Mary Myatt, Kathrine Mortimore, Sue Cowley and David Didau offer their advice on the key topics and evidence-based research in teaching and learning to help you to grow and develop as a teacher.

  • Developing oracy skills in the classroom

    Developing oracy skills in the classroom

    Published: 02/02/2022

    Sarah Davies is an Assistant Headteacher, English teacher and author of Talking about Oracy. She shares her advice on developing oracy skills in the classroom. 

    By: Sarah Davies
  • 12 ideas for effective reading intervention

    12 ideas for effective reading intervention

    Published: 02/02/2022

    James Murphy and Dianne Murphy are internationally renowned experts in reading intervention. They share their suggestions for 12 effective approaches to reading intervention for primary and secondary schools as part of the recovery curriculum. 

    By: James Murphy and Dianne Murphy
  • Developing an ambitious curriculum: fewer things in greater depth 

    Developing an ambitious curriculum: fewer things in greater depth 

    Published: 02/03/2022

    Mary Myatt is an educational author and an expert on curriculum development. Here she shares her suggestions for focusing on the quality of the curriculum and making time to do this by reducing marking and data gathering.  
     

    By: Mary Myatt
  • Growth mindset: strategies for the primary classroom

    Growth mindset: strategies for the primary classroom

    Published: 20/08/2020

    Katherine Muncaster is passionate about growth mindsets and metacognition. She is the co-author of 'Growth Mindset Lessons: Every Child a Learner'. Here she shares her ideas on developing a growth mindset with primary children.

    By: Katherine Muncaster
  • Supporting the transition from primary to secondary school

    Supporting the transition from primary to secondary school

    Published: 03/02/2022

    Ease the transition from primary to secondary, and welcome new students with a selection of icebreakers, getting to know you and relationship-building activities to help year 7s settle quickly and confidently at secondary school.   

    By: Teachit's editorial team
  • 10 ideas for new MFL teachers

    10 ideas for new MFL teachers

    Published: 10/09/2020

    10 tried and tested language learning activities that never fail to engage students, brought together by Languages editor and experienced MFL teacher Sheena Newland.

    By: Sheena Newland