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Mini whiteboards – the number 1 classroom tool?
With recent publications of various edu-books, mini whiteboards seem to be experiencing some kind of ‘re-birth’ in the world of...
Silvia Bastow
Mar 4, 20234 min read


GCSE Picture task: How I teach it and how we practise it
The Picture-based task is the second part of the current GCSE speaking exam for both exam boards Edexcel and AQA. In the case of the...
Silvia Bastow
Feb 4, 20233 min read


Deep Dive
As there is a lot of anxiety around the Ofsted Deep Dives in the teaching community, in this post, I would like to share my experience...
Silvia Bastow
Jan 14, 20236 min read


This one in on motivation
“Motivation is complex and invisible which makes it hard to understand.” Peps Mccrea: Motivated Teaching Human beings have always been...
Silvia Bastow
Dec 10, 20225 min read


Does practice really make 'perfect'?
“If challenge, explaining, modelling & questioning are the ingredients for learning, practice is the oven in which it is baked.” ...
Silvia Bastow
Nov 19, 20225 min read


Lexical approach and chunking
Recently, I have been looking more closely at the research analysing the ‘lexical approach’ of language teaching. Here are some key facts...
Silvia Bastow
Oct 9, 20225 min read
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