Following #MathsConf10, I promised myself that I would stop ‘marking books’ and start giving real feedback to my students. I had attended @Jemmaths’ workshop on developing a feedback (not marking) policy. I returned to school excited, knowing that I could bring this high-impact development to my new school the following September. Five months later, and (finally!) we’re using exit tickets to give timely and personalised feedback to our students. There are still some restraint

My blog is fast becoming a place where I write down my lists of favourites… Assessment for learning (or AfL as it’s commonly known) is a crucial part of lessons in my opinion and total participation techniques (or TPTs) are useful for ensuring no students slip through the cracks. When used effectively they can lead to great differentiation and progress. These are some of my most used TPTs to assess for learning throughout the lesson, including resources needed and a rough ide