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    Estimating and Ranking in FE
    Jonathan Kay
    • May 13, 2020
    • 6 min

    Estimating and Ranking in FE

    On 18th March, the government announced that all GCSE and A level exams would be cancelled for 2020. In the frenzied days afterwards we...
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    Teaching Structure - A Simpler Approach
    Jonathan Kay
    • Oct 23, 2019
    • 3 min

    Teaching Structure - A Simpler Approach

    Every time I've taught structure under the new spec (with AQA), I've had a sneaking suspicion that I'm teaching far, far too much and...
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    What To Do When You Want To Leave Teaching
    Jonathan Kay
    • Oct 8, 2019
    • 4 min

    What To Do When You Want To Leave Teaching

    Whether entering the infamous NQT year (with 1 in 7 dropping out during this year), or an experienced teacher who has seen it all, most...
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    Initial assessment in English - a different approach
    Jonathan Kay
    • Sep 18, 2019
    • 3 min

    Initial assessment in English - a different approach

    We've all heard the transition day assessment horror stories - a sprightly bunch of 11 year old students head up to their local Secondary...
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    They said what?! - The things we say to each other
    Jonathan Kay
    • Sep 12, 2019
    • 4 min

    They said what?! - The things we say to each other

    Recently, I've been thinking about the language we use in schools (for example, how we communicate/ outline expectations), heavily...
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    Essential Tips For Newly Qualified Teachers
    Jonathan Kay
    • Sep 1, 2019
    • 3 min

    Essential Tips For Newly Qualified Teachers

    September is finally here. How has this happened? Surely, it was only yesterday that we were wishing students ‘good luck’ for exams and 5...
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    Curriculum planning – are we training or teaching? A reflection
    Jonathan Kay
    • Jun 16, 2019
    • 4 min

    Curriculum planning – are we training or teaching? A reflection

    Exams have been and gone, students have departed, and an air of calm has descended. Mercifully, we now have time to properly reflect on...
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    5 Books Every Teacher Should Read
    Jonathan Kay
    • May 18, 2019
    • 4 min

    5 Books Every Teacher Should Read

    Over the last few years, a range of books have been released espousing ideas to support teachers in being more effective in the...
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