Learning to listen
Improving listening skills in Modern Languages and beyond Head of IB French at Sevenoaks School, Dr Fabienne Cheung, thinks it’s time to […]
Category: Secondary
Growing movement
Hearing student voices for the climate crisis Pete Milne is a man on a mission – to help young people understand the […]
Authentic inclusion
The road to real inclusion, taking one step at a time According to April Remfrey, international schools need guidance, support and clear […]
Cognitive overload
Cognitive Load Theory (CLT) and classroom practice For IB Geography teacher, Elen Harris, understanding CLT can enhance effective student learning, especially when […]
Democratic discussion
Experimenting with the Harkness Method Isla Phillips describes how she uses the Harkness method of discussion for developing student-lead interaction in Years […]
Learner passport
Recognising student learning Concerned that conventional assessment undermines rather than meets student needs, Conrad Hughes suggests a different approach to the recognition […]
A defence of poetry
Allowing a poetry opt-out is wrong Just when poetry was becoming really interesting both to teach and even more important to study, […]
Beyond the academic
Measuring the social and emotional skills of 10 and 15 year olds A recent study by the OECD strikingly confirms the importance […]
Inclusive inspiration
Teachers’ leadership styles and student performance Do ‘inclusive’ leadership styles in teachers motivate students? A study by Paul Parham and Gloria Moss […]
Slow looking
Charley Openshaw, IB teacher and Head of Art at Sevenoaks School recommends the virtues of careful observation and drawing as useful techniques […]
