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NQT Special: The ABC of learning – practical classroom advice for NQTs

Being a successful NQT is as simple – if not as easy – as ABC. Matt Bromley offers some practical advice on Assessment, Behaviour and Curriculum...

There is no silver bullet, no secret formula to teaching great lessons. What works is what’s best and the best thing to do, therefore, is to get to know your students – including by regularly assessing them – and to plan for progress by providing opportunities for all your students to fill gaps in their knowledge and skills.

A lesson does not exist in isolation, it is all about context. It is better to think of a lesson as one learning episode in a long series. As such, it does not necessarily need a neat beginning and end, nor does it need to be in four parts and prescribe to a particular style of delivery.

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