Effective Learning

24 videos

What is the place of rote learning?

Mick Waters considers the place of rote learning in education and its strengths and limitations.

French vocabulary starters

In this primary school, a range of activities are used to make learning a foreign language enjoyable and fun.

Enabling environment

A Head of EYFS explains how accessibility of resources ensures real choice.

Teaching foreign language vocabulary

A year 5 class are working on naming and describing pets.

Engaging all children in their learning

Mick Waters on successful schools and school improvement.

Narrow v broad based curriculum

Governors and headteachers have to balance the needs of testing and having a broad based curriculum.

What engages children in learning?

Purpose, process and audience.

Growth mindset

Mick Waters talks about developing children with growth mindsets.

Raising standards for lower achieving pupils

Patricia Broadfoot reveals how formative assessment raises GCSE standards by, on average, two grades.

Knowing where they are going

Patricia Broadfoot discusses the importance of setting learning objectives.

Getting the best from all learners

Patricia Broadfoot talks about the impact that assessment for learning can have for lower attainers including boys, g...

Learning from mistakes

Less focussed on outcomes than process, this teacher believes that learning from mistakes helps to build resilience a...

Developing Metacognition

A primary teacher notes the usefulness of mini-plenaries and learning partners.

Inspiring Communication and Language

A visit to the local museum prompts a whole range of high quality language.

Releasing the butterflies commentary

Practitioner Emma reflects on the clip "Releasing the Butterflies'.

Curriculum planning

A Head of EYFS talks about the annual and short term planning cycle.

Heritage language and home culture

A Head of EYFS describes how she celebrates children's heritage and home language.

Self and peer assessment

Patricia Broadfoot talks about developing students' skills of self criticism.

The potential of assessment for learning

Evidence shows there's no other educational innovation that has such power to raise standards.

Releasing the butterflies

Both years in EYFS have been nurturing butterflies and today, they are to be released.

Parents and Early Years

A head of EYFS explains how evolving an EYFS unit needs to have parents on board.

Developing an Early Years Unit

A Head of EYFS reveals what shaped the philosophy of a new EYFS unit.

Language and culture

A Head of EYFS talks about English as the professional language of her setting.

Observing themed play

The clip follows a complete morning of largely independent free flow activity part way through the theme pirates.