Chiswick School T&L

Sharing all things teaching and learning or CPD from the wonderful Chiswick School

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Trainee become trainer. Our lovely @TeachFirst Temi leading her training on Using talk effectively! @eilidhsc

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We are thrilled to announce that we are seeking an additional SENDCo to join our exceptional team in September 2025.

For more information and to apply, please visit - https://t.co/F1pvnfJgiP

Closing date: Friday 28th February

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Thanks to @ZooLabUK for coming in today and showing our amazing students some scary animals. Very informative and exciting! #ambitiousandproud 🐍🐍🐍🐍

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We love mini wb @ChiswickSchool to ensure no students are left behind @TeachLikeAChamp #ambitiousandproud @Doug_Lemov 🥇🥇🥇

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Lovely form time reading this morning from year 8 @ChiswickSchool . A calm start to the day and improving literacy for all! @Doug_Lemov @GreenshawTrust

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We have also started using our VR headsets. Today our year 11s went to Egypt and our teachers went to Mars!!! @ChiswickSchool

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A carousel of CPD for staff including @TeachLikeAChamp Means of participation & Radical Candour for our MLT @ChiswickSchool #getbetterfaster

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@mradamkohlbeck Please can I see a copy of? [email protected]

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@TRobinsonPAs @WatermansArts @ChiswickSchool @PearsonBTECAppr @EllenerLaura @TheChiswickCal @National_Drama @chiswickbuzz @PtaChiswick Well done!!!!!!!!

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Students going back in time during the retro gaming club. @ChiswickSchool

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Wonderful year 9s practicing public speaking with Ms Knight- the importance of homework! @ChiswickSchool @voice21oracy @PtaChiswick @eilidhsc @EllenerLaura

[Carl Hendrick @C_Hendrick]

If I had to sum up the crucial idea of learning as a cumulative process of forgetting and remembering and in one sentence, it would be this: "the act of retrieval is itself a potent learning event." (Bjork, Bjork 1992)

Retrieval practice isn't about testing whether someone has learned something, it's actually a vital part of the learning.

In other words, learning doesn't happen in a single lesson or episode where the teacher has "covered" the content. It happens over repeated episodes where we encounter, forget, retrieve, associate and consolidate that knowledge.

This process doesn't fit neatly into the boundary of a lesson unit which is why asking teachers to 'show learning in a lesson' is so misguided. What you're seeing is merely the briefest glimmer of learning which might lead to actual learning but which depends greatly on what happens next.

[Sarah Cottinghatt @SCottinghatt]

Can teachers who already have quite a lot of expertise in teaching benefit from coaching?

I think so for three reasons 🧵:

(A thread that should have been a blog - please stick with me!)

[Rebekah Ramsden @Rebekah_Ramsden]

Shout out to our brilliant Y11 leads in @AAWoodfields @AstreaAcadSheff @AstreaDearne @Netherwood_Acad who have created a brilliant resource for Y11s - a ‘Master Knowledge Organiser’ containing all the key knowledge from each subject for the entire KS4. Game changer for revision!

[Eilidh Cunningham @eilidhsc]

One Of our amazing trainees with a strong start to the lesson and students ready to learn! @ChiswickSchool @PtaChiswick @EllenerLaura @ArkSchools #precisepraise #strongstart ☺️☺️☺️

[Peps @PepsMccrea]

Short thread on one of the most critical concepts in planning for learning:

Reverse design (aka backwards planning)

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Incredible CPD last night on what to do, cold call and show call. Lots of #deliberatepractice and #discussions @Doug_Lemov @lauraellener @sciencececily @teacherhead thanks for the research! @WALKTHRUs_5 @ChiswickSchool @eilidhsc #edutwitter #practicemakesperfect #schools

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A full house for @ChiswickSchool open evening- fabulous from @lauraellener 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 #edutwitter #SchoolLife @eilidhsc

[Louis Everett @LouisEverett1]

One behaviour anecdote I’ve shared with staff is when students say ‘but everyone else was doing it’ as a defence say:

“if a policeman catches me speeding. Can I use the defence ‘but the car next to me was speeding!’? You have to do the right thing because it’s the right thing…