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Inspiring Teachers: How can I effectively check students' memory in phase 1?
1. Studies indicate that enhancing a single GCSE grade across nine subjects can significantly elevate lifetime earnings by more than...

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Feb 3, 20241 min read



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Feb 3, 20240 min read


Live-Coaching* Collaboration: Rob and Linn's Dynamic Team Teaching in PE (Audience: school leaders)
In this week's video, we observe Rob, a PE specialist, engaging in live coaching alongside Linn during the Shed Loads of Practice (SLOP)...

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Jan 26, 20241 min read


Live coaching* within Maths, by Rosie Noor (Audience: School Leadership)
This week's video features Rosie, a math curriculum coach, conducting observations in a year 10 class. The teacher is covering binomial...

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Jan 21, 20241 min read


CULTIVATING EXCELLENCE: WHAT MATTERS TO US.
At Community Schools Trust, we believe that education can significantly impact children's lives, enabling them to live longer, healthier,...

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Jul 2, 20231 min read


The Brutal Reality of Headteacher Stress: How to Keep Your Sanity Intact!
“don’t do what I did and get fixated on buildings and fixtures at the expense of your true role as a leader of learning”. A study by the...

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May 6, 20232 min read


Common Errors: looking out for common errors, reteaching & remodeling. Omer Pazar, CCS, CST
These videos are designed to train leaders effectively live-coach in classrooms so teachers get better faster. 1. Watch the first part of...

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Mar 26, 20231 min read


Chunking information and checking for understanding by Thahmina Begum, CST
These videos are designed to train leaders effectively live-coach in classrooms so teachers get better faster. 1. Watch the first part of...

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Mar 19, 20231 min read


Modeling: Explicitly highlighting misconceptions & checking for understanding. Omer Pazar, CCS, CST
These videos are designed to train leaders effectively live-coach in classrooms so teachers get better faster. 1. Watch the first part of...

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Mar 19, 20231 min read


Intellectually prepare for your lessons to avoid these disasters...
At @CST_London, we are renewing our focus on the importance of intellectual preparation before lessons. This video looks at the...

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Mar 10, 20231 min read


The 3|30:30 rule during the independent task by Rosie Noor, from FGCS, CST
Set the students on a task, making means of participation (MOP) clear Start circulating in 30-second bursts 30-second live mark 30-second...

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Feb 11, 20231 min read


100% attention with Habeeba Hussain: ‘Spot the Spinach’ series
A bi-weekly T&L post for Community Schools Trust Thahmina Begum Executive Headteacher, CST Live coaching has moved on the quality of...

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Jan 29, 20231 min read


Making success criteria clear prior to setting independent task by Saher Butt from CCS, CST
Spot The Spinach These videos are designed to train leaders effectively live-coach in classrooms so teachers get better faster. 1. Watch...

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Jan 15, 20231 min read


Checking for understanding when using tier two/three vocabulary by Louise Mace from CCS, CST.
Spot The Spinach These videos are designed to train leaders effectively live-coach in classrooms so teachers get better faster. 1. Watch...

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Jan 15, 20231 min read


Set the conditions for SLOP. Kiran Ralh from Cumberland Community School, CST
Spot The Spinach These videos are designed to train leaders effectively live-coach in classrooms so teachers get better faster. 1. Watch...

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Jan 15, 20231 min read


Scott Wallis from the Cumberland Community School shows how to be upbeat when welcoming students...
TEACHING AND LEARNING COACHING VIDEO 1. Watch the first part of the video 2. Spot what could be done better 3. During the pause discuss...

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Nov 13, 20221 min read


Live marking and real-time assessment using DPR by Tahmina Chowdhury, FGCS
These videos are designed to train leaders effectively live coach in classrooms so teachers get better, faster. Watch the video, spot the...

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Sep 25, 20221 min read


A guidance to target setting for students in DPR
Introduction Schools have always set individual student targets. Whether it was done through using ‘expected’ and ‘more than expected’...

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Jul 2, 20221 min read


Using DPR during 'Shed Loads of Practice'(SLOP) in CST
This video demonstrates how teachers in the CST assess students' learning, provide timely and specific feedback by 'live marking' and...

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Dec 4, 20211 min read


Should we focus more on teacher strength rather than teacher weakness?
Simon Elliott, CEO of Community Schools Trust, discusses whether to focus on teacher strength rather than teacher weakness

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Mar 13, 20211 min read
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