Planning for Assessment:  

• To recognise the key features of hinge questions and high- quality assessments 
• To identify when and how hinge questions and high- quality assessments should be used  
• To gain practical ideas 

Differentiation:  

Understand what differentiation looks like: 

• in the classroom 
• in blended learning   
• in remote learning 
• Reflect on current practice and challenges  
• Have more confidence in planning for differentiation 

Gain practical tips for good practice 

Intensifying Support  

A session designed for schools to use in collegiate sessions to reflect on why, who, how and what now with regards to Intensification of support to help reduce the poverty related attainment gap post lockdown 

Intensifying Support (Support Staff)   

How to provide ‘Effective Intensified Support’ for learners, by support staff, to close the poverty related attainment gap that has widened due to the Covid 19 Pandemic. The content of this webinar has been informed by research from the EEF and the Scottish Government. 

Responsive Teaching (Formative Assessment)  

An overview of Formative Assessment strategies that can be used in a traditional, remote or blended classroom. The content of this webinar has been informed by research from John Hattie, Shirley Clarke and Dylan Wiliam. 

Top Tips on Creating Recorded Videos 

Top Tips on effective pedagogy for creating recorded content. 

Metacognition and Self Regulated Learning Skills

Link to Google Drive folder containing 3 videos on metacognition.

Retrieval Practice PowerPoint (3).ppt

Link to Retrieval Practice Training Powerpoint

NQT Enquiries 2024-2025 

Title

How does a structured feedback cycle influence learner’s development in writing within a specific genre?

In what ways can the implementation of pupil choice elevate pupil engagement amongst girls?

Exploring growth and development through outdoor learning.

What happens when we teach P7 children about disabilities and inclusion?

How does consistent daily retrieval practice and dialogic teaching impact pupils’ numeracy and mathematic skills and confidence?

What impact does Talk for Writing have on attainment in a Primary3 classroom?

Can the direct teaching of Meta – Skills improve pupil resilience in the P7 Classroom?

Does the explicit teaching of the 4 sentence types improve confidence in a primary 5 class?

What impact do learning partners have on the learning of food and textiles in an S! Home Economics class?

Can the introduction of outdoor learning have a positive impact on motivation?

Identifying the impact of ELkonin boxes and diacritical marking on spelling test scores and retainment of phoneme rules.

Does giving learning opportunities to work on tasks based on their individual interests and hobbies impact their engagement level?

To what extent does implementing independent reading time and creating a reading culture in the classroom raise attainment?

What impact does same sex classes have on participation in PE lessons?

How does the focus on number talks increase mental agility on a p5/4 classroom?

Can a focus on digital literacy improve pupil confidence, engagement and online safety in a p4/5 class?

Can we increase pupil engagement through an increased focus on racial literacy?

What is the impact of children using Talk for Writing for self-assessment?

What strategies can help pupils retain and revisit national 5 content from S3?

How can the use of choral reading with P5 children improve oral reading fluency, and what impact will this have on their overall literacy development?

Does daily number talks and retrieval practice enhance numeracy fluency?

To what extent does the introduction of skills based learning impact pupil engagement?

How does dialogic teaching impact on pupil’s emotional literacy?

How does the direct teaching of meta-skills improve learners’ higher order skills in a p2 classroom?

Can a focus on peer assessing have an impact on how responsible S2 pupils are in Home Economics?

The effects of pupil lead learning on pupil engagement in art and design.

To what extent does spaced retrieval practice support the knowledge and understanding of pupils within a National 5 Modern Studies class?

How can the implementation of emotional literacy strategies, with a focus on resilience and growth mindset enhance p7 pupils’ understanding and application of coping strategies in challenging situation?

What happens when I use dialogic teaching to build racial literacy in a P7 class?