Progress Plain and Simple

Course: Progress Plain and Simple

Summary

This course, based on my book of the same title, is for teachers and school leaders and offers a fresh perspective on teaching, learning and progress in the classroom.

It explores how progress in the classroom can be more effectively delivered, identified, evidenced, measured and assessed.

It offers over thirty situation-driven strategies and activities, focusing on five measures: skills, knowledge, accuracy, resilience and independent learning.

The modules can be delivered discreetly or together. If taken together, a free copy of the book is given to every participant on the course.

An introduction and a sample preview of this course can be viewed here:

Course modules

Module 1 - Progress Plain and Simple: Introduction

Module 2 - Progress in Skills 

Module 3 - Progress in Knowledge

Module 4 - Progress in Accuracy

Module 5 - Progress in Resilience

Module 6 - Progress in Independent Learning

Course modules

Module 1 - Progress: Data informed Teaching and Learning - Effect and Cause

Module 2 - Transferring learning in lessons and online

Module 3 - Making progress online: Skill

Module 4 - Making progress online: Knowledge 

Module 5 - Making progress online: Accuracy

Module 6 - Making progress online: Resilience

Module 7 - Making progress online: Independent Learning

Module 8 - (Mis)Interpreting Assessment

Impact

Applying this course contributed in particular to:

The Deanes School (2019): 8.6 / 10 rating for making a positive difference to their teaching and learning.

Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Camden (2019): 8.5 / 10 rating for making a positive difference to their teaching and learning.

King's College, London (2019): 8.3 / 10 rating for the effectiveness of the course for PGCE students on improving their understanding of progress in relation to teaching and learning.

Kingston University (2020): 8.5 / 10 rating for the effectiveness of the course for PGCE students on improving their understanding of progress in relation to teaching and learning.

Leicester University (2020): 8.7 / 10 rating for the effectiveness of the course for PGCE students on improving their understanding of progress in relation to teaching and learning.

Experience

My experience in this area is as the author of Progress Plain and Simple: What every teacher needs to know about improving pupil progress, published by Routledge in March 2020. This book is based on over 25 years as a successful teacher and school leader and leading staff development in schools for over 15 years.

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