Thursday, 12 November 2015

Thinkpiece - The Importance of Teaching (NCSL)

Notes

  • Interesting it explores the moral issue of 'enhancing equity' in the overview; differs from other similar documents I've read in that I haven't come across this aspect being explored explicitly before.
  • Consistency is a high frequency word in the document, appearing several times on the first page alone.
  • Key problem - "The UK has one of the biggest class divides in education in the industrial world."
  • E.g. variance between social background and performance is 13.9% in the UK, but only 8.3% in Finland and 8.2% in Canada. 
  • 'non-negotiables' are "essential to raising performance and achievement."
  • Strategies to close the gap are given on page 3, including:
  • Shared values
  • Data based strategies
  • Consistent excellence
  • Highly effective teaching and learning


No specific guidance is given on how to achieve these things, but I suppose that's the challenge!

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