5 excel functions every teacher needs to know

Whether you’re on the SLT or it’s your first year in the classroom, some of your time will be spent analysing pupil data. Taking a bit of time to learn the following excel functions will work wonders to speed up and enhance that analysis Conditional formatting Conditional formatting can give you an instant visual impression from your data. There are some basic built in options straight on your menu bar, but spending a few minutes here learning...

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top 5 teaching blogs

top 5 teaching blogs http://teachertoolkit.me/ Ross McGill is the inventor of the 5 minute lesson plan and is active on his blog and twitter about anything and everything related to education, particularly for those in, or aspiring to senior leadership. http://blogsync.edutronic.net/ A collection of teaching blogs on a different theme each month. It’s well worth a look through the archives. http://www.guardian.co.uk/teacher-network/series/the-secret-teacher An...

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5 steps for efficient homework

5 steps for effective and efficient homework Whether you are setting homework enthusiastically because you think it’s valuable or begrudgingly because it’s school policy, following a few simple checks will prevent it taking over your life, while remaining effective for pupils.. Consider question Choose something that is going to be easy to mark. Use exam questions with a mark scheme rather than a free form activity where you’re going...

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