Posts by Neil Brown

< 20 Opportunities to improve your school Opportunity #18 – Increasing challenge through metacognition   Audience – SENCos, teachers and support staff Time – 3 hours (½ day) or 6 hours (full day) Develop an effective and sustainable whole school approach to metacognition. Build a depth of understanding in the research on metacognition and develop…

< 20 Opportunities to improve your school Opportunity #17 – Whole school SEND audits   Audience – SENCos, teachers and support staff Time – 3 hours (½ day) or 6 hours (full day) Continually develop provision and make adaptations based on evolving needs. Engage with a half day or full day audit, followed by a…

< 20 Opportunities to improve your school Opportunity #16 – Costed provision for SEND   Audience – SENCos and relevant senior leaders Time – 6 hours Create a suitable costed provision to allow for the monitoring and evaluation of cost vs. impact over time and to align the allocation of resources Assess, Plan, Do, Review…

< 20 Opportunities to improve your school Opportunity #15 – Mathematical reasoning for all   Audience – Key stage 1, 2 and 3 Time – 1 to 1.5 hours Engage in opportunities to consider the effectiveness of a range of reasoning conventions and strategies to take back to the classroom. Are all children developing reasoning…

< 20 Opportunities to improve your school Opportunity #14 – Coaching for impact   Audience – Teachers and teaching assistants Time – 12 hours Think more deeply about your practice, reflect on the student’s perspective, and design pedagogical responses to maximise impact in class. Based on the core value that anyone who coaches, or is…

< 20 Opportunities to improve your school Opportunity #13 -Preparation for inspection as an early years lead or team   Audience – Early years leaders Time – 3 hours Practise “talking the talk” about early years including; your vision, your written curriculum, your enacted curriculum, how priorities have been identified and addressed and the impact…

< 20 Opportunities to improve your school Opportunity #12 -Understand, monitor and evaluate early years mathematics   Audience – Early years foundation stage, key stages 1, 2 and 3 Time – 6 x 1 hour Develop a shared understanding of mathematical practice and provision across all key stages, ensure effective curriculum progression and maximise progress…

< 20 Opportunities to improve your school Opportunity #11 -Promote high-quality mathematics talk   Audience – Key stages 1, 2 and 3 Time – 1.5 hours approximately Observe classroom practice, explore practical strategies and have plenty of time for talk! Backed by EEF research. Are you making the most of talk opportunities in maths lessons?…

< 20 Opportunities to improve your school Opportunity #10 – Embed the Graduated Approach in your school or setting   Audience – Can be tailored to the particular needs of your school/setting Time – 3 to 12 hours depending on need. Support your school to embed the Graduated Approach and make best use of the…

< 20 Opportunities to improve your school Opportunity #9 – Close gaps with disciplinary literacy   Audience – Key stages 3, 4 and 5 Time – 3 hours approximately Explore what the research tells us, define disciplinary literacy, and what this looks like in a range of subjects when teaching. Based on the findings of…