With verve, passion and a large helping of first-hand experience, Andrea Gadesby delivers a rallying cry to tutors of all subjects: we are all teachers of literacy.
Explained in the context of actual 2017 GCSE and KS2 exam paper questions, Andrea sets out the stall for why all educators must understand how vital good literacy skills are for educational development.
In typically eloquent and forthright language, Daniel Dipper pens a letter to the new Education Secretary, setting out a series of realistic requests and demands that will help set the right course both for the newly-incumbent minister and for the education sector itself.
A lexicographer, a tutor, a primary teacher, a SEND specialist, a dyslexia assessor and now a company founder. Sandra Pyne has a long and distinguished educational background – and now Jigsaw Phonics is taking things to the next level.
Superprof, in their second piece for the Qualified Tutor Blog, with a highly engaging article about what it really takes in 2021 (moving rapidly into 2022) to be an inspiring and effective online tutor.
How many of these tips do you know and make use of already?
Steven Berryman is the President-Elect of the Chartered College of Teaching. This is great reward for a teacher and curriculum designer who’s worked at the highest level for 15+ years.
In our first episode dedicated to vocabulary, we explore the intricacies of this field and central importance to education through the lens of the published works of a children’s author.