OFSTED has a new visual reporting system- this one is even better. This visual report system is simpler, more powerful, more engaging. It is more accessible, more comparable, visually more appealing, gives greater breadth and depth, allows nuance to be seen, enables better judgement , encourages greater and more informed deliberations, discussions and decisions. The Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills (Ofsted) is currently undergoing another transformation under the title of Improving the Way Ofsted Inspects Education. Ofsted reports having done a Big Listen and recently ended a consultation exercise whereby parents, careers, professionals, and learners can share with Ofsted what they think of the proposals. Ofsted’s new system include some things that have been long argued for, which is moving away from a single judgement grade, statement; new report cards; more nuanced detail for readers of the Ofsted reports; a new inspection toolkit; new methodology, and the ending of ungraded inspections. This is a brilliant collection of documents that I have constructed, which will give you an clearer idea of how better to represent the new Five Point reporting system, with some visual aid examples, some things to consider, and some important tasks for you to do before Ofsted come barging in to your school.

Fully operational diagrams with instructions, for Number of the Day exercises. Four sets of NODs are included here: one for each of KS1 KS2 KS3 and KS4. Each set has 8 different KS relevant questions in a spider diagram design, around the central NoD. These resources have been successfully used with individuals, pairs of students, teams, and whole classes. Can be used by teachers, trainee teachers, cover teachers, supply teachers, and teaching assistants. Use as a starter, for benchmarking, for consolidation, for revision, for extensions, and as a plenary. If a student is struggling with say the KS3 NoD, get them to buddy up or try the KS2 NoD, and if they fly through the KS2 NoD, get them to try the KS3 NoD. Get students to buddy up and check their answers, talk about methods used, and sticky points, sharing with other students or the whole class.

Fantastic and successful game used in pre-school, primary schools, secondary schools, colleges and FE, this icebreaker-board game can be printed off and laminated and used in class as many times as you like. There is an A4 size board included here and an A3 size board in another file for you. Why bother? Well, let’s share some views from people who have successfully used my ice-breaker games. The comments come from current Teachers, Teaching Assistants, SEND co-ordinators, heads of house, inclusion managers and Form Group Tutors…: We used this in small groups in our new class every morning for a week, what a great start, everyone is still buzzing… Builds a strong sense of belonging to something special… your class…Encourages differences and similarities to recognised and valued…Hugely improves our efforts at inclusion…The students quickly came out of their shells and are blossoming…Reveals much of the nature of the students… Gets us buzzing as a group…Encourages participants to take part in their own game and go and find things out from others… brilliant ice breaker game…Helped to resolve a huge problem we had in getting students to gel…Switches the students brains on from the moment go…Helps to break down various barriers…Gives a big boost to developing important life skills…This gives a great insight and a fantastic array of examples, clues and hints as to the characters of each individual in the group…Helps participants learn some things about themselves…Helps participants learn some things about others…Helps you learn about the participants (you can be a player as well on some occasions)…Makes it easy to develop class rules of fairness and cooperation…Builds a sense of purpose…Creates a sense of community and togetherness…Brilliant, just brilliant… our school is buzzing…

Want to save money? Yes. Want to generate more income for your school? Yes. Then for not much more than the price of a cup of coffee, here is a collection of life skills and things for you to try, for you to work with others on, and to use as starting points in discussions and actions. These resources are inclusive, wide ranging, and engaging as they offer practical things to do inside and around the school, inside and around your Fantastic set of resources that everyone in the school can buy into, at school, at home, in your community. Here is a quote from a recent buyer of these resources: "In the first year alone, using these resources has saved our school £50,000 and brought in £20,000 of extra income. This resource gives lots of ideas, is practical, simple, engaging, easy to implement, and rewarding. ". Suitable for all ages and abilities, teachers, administrators, students, student councils, SLT, managers, governors, support staff, use these resources with individuals, pairs, teams, whole classes and at whole school level. Beneath each heading are some visuals to function as stimulants for debate, discussion, and action: a variety of things are there for you to deal with and to do. Do please let me know how you get on.

The Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills (Ofsted) is currently undergoing another transformation under the title of Improving the Way Ofsted Inspects Education. Ofsted reports having done a Big Listen and are currently on a consultation exercise whereby parents, careers, professionals, and learners can share with Ofsted what they think of the proposals. Ofsted’s proposals include some things that have been long argued for, which is moving away from a single judgement grade, statement; new report cards; more nuanced detail for readers of the Ofsted reports; a new inspection toolkit; new methodology, and the ending of ungraded inspections. This is a brilliant collection of documents that I have constructed, which will give you an early idea of the new Five Point reporting system, with some visual aid examples, some things to consider, and some important tasks for you to do before Ofsted come in to your school.

Brilliant resources that can be used at the start of term and mid term. Can be used with individuals, pairs, groups, teams, whole class. Good for raising awareness of their surroundings, doing, talking, looking, reporting, reflecting. This resource has been found to positively encourage language skills, communication, spacial awareness, and responsibility. Enjoy.

Outstanding teachers are made: they are made by their environment, they are made by their opportunities, they are made by their decisions; they are made by their attitude; they are made by effort. There are many things you can do to become an outstanding teacher. So, here is a collection of over thirty things you can do to become an outstanding teacher, things that have worked time and time again in my schools, tried and trusted ideas that can help you become outstanding and encourage, by example, others to be so. In this collection, I have drawn from various sources over time and around the world such as my colleagues and my own experiences, as a student, a teacher, teacher trainer, a manager, a governor. I also draw on experiences and insights from teacher training course leaders, faculty leaders, head-teachers, school governors, government officials, inspectors, parents, and students.

‘Closing the Gaps’ is a collection of tried and tested ideas to help advance the skills, enthusiasm, and achievements in academic and non-academic areas for the variety of disadvantaged students, but they also benefit through pushing all students to do even better, to really impact on their life chances. So it really does not matter where you are coming from, what matters is where you are going and how you are going to get there. The resources are rich points, allowing you to develop and reflect on your journey to success, keeping in mind that you will learn a lot from these resources about yourself, about your team and about the individuals in your classes, just as your students will be learning a lot about themselves and each other as they go on the journey to success. Suitable for all ages and abilities, there is something in here for everyone. These resources have been successfully used in pre-school lessons, elementary, junior, and primary schools, in secondary and high schools, in colleges and in higher education. They have been used in a wide variety of schools and in home schooling, and there is every expectation that you too will be remarkably successful with your students because of using these resources, paying diligence, these resources should easily and rapidly become embedded in your classroom practice. ‘Closing the Gaps’ is not just about academic achievement it is more, much more than that as it is about enriching lives, yours, and your students, and improving their life chances.   These resources can be successfully used in primary schools, secondary schools, high schools, free schools, academies, MATs, Charter schools, private and state schools, and colleges across the world. They can be used in various ways and here are some ideas from current users: For inclusion, extensions, differentiation One-to-one, in pairs, teams, and as a whole class With students of all ages and abilities With classes of all sizes, big or small, there is something in here for all To raise questions To ask for examples To give examples Get students to role play their answers not just write or say them To generate points for discussion In developing rich learning and communication skills e.g. Suppose you were…? What could be an example of…? Get others into your classes and your classes out of the school for good reasons! Do not try and do everything yourself Sometimes you can lead with these great resources Sometimes use them with another member of staff Sometimes team up with a couple of students and co-run the class Other times, let the students pick the page, the task and let them manage the activity Extremely exciting resources, as you will learn a lot about and from your students Each entry is important on its own, but become more important, and more powerful, when used in combinations.

There is good evidence that the better a student’s communication skills, the better are their life chances in and beyond school. Students can make significant gains with these resources. This wonderful collection of fantastic resources will help to get students learning to learn, talking, sharing, caring, and making sense of what is being said. Advantages of using these resources include: learning to learn, getting students more actively involved in their learning, developing deeper understanding, widening vocabulary and social interaction skills, improving presentation techniques in a safe environment, enhancing listening skills, developing student curiosity, questioning, reasoning, analysis, explaining, justifying, understanding, boosting their self-esteem, developing their confidence, giving them exposure and experience in being reflective, and cultivating a sense of joy of learning and a sense of purpose. Each task is suggestive and adaptive/flexible. Each task could be a starter, a plenary, a breakout session, a small group activity, an inclusion, enrichment, extended task, and they can be used across the curriculum and beyond for consolidation. Students learn about sounds and emphasis, word choices and word combinations, phonics, spoken content, talking construction, deconstruction, emphasis, imagery, what is missing from a line of reasoning, types of questioning, cooperation and through practice and reflection. They learn from each other and about themselves. You know students benefit if they are involved, so let them organise and lead on some activities whilst the teacher plays other roles such as facilitator, coach, or assistant.

The Queen@90. Majestic. The Queen's Official birthday is coming soon... very soon... so grab these resources and rejoice, as with these resources, you too can celebrate in real style. This is a magnificent set of over 90 things to do to celebrate The Queen’s 90th birthday. Suitable for all ages and abilities, at schools, colleges, work, voluntary groups, community groups, care homes, clubs and cafes, here is a collection of fantastic ideas about 90th Birthday Cupcakes, design and build a brand new Royal Carriage, a new Palace fit for the Queen made from recycled materials, fly 90 colourful flags for 90 seconds, plant a beautiful 90th Birthday Celebration Garden.... WOW...this is a rich and rewarding collection for you to really enjoy, to show you can share and care. These resources will aid the development of really important life skills such as skills in thinking, communicating, organising, managing, motivating, reflecting, and enjoying. There is something for everyone in here, with rich activities drawing on, for example, elements of Geography, History, Citizenship, Maths, Science, English, Languages, Art, Drama, Music, Dance, Sports, Exercise, RE, PSHE, Design, Engineering and Technology, Reading, Writing and Royalty.

60 Great Things Do To Celebrate Prince Harry and Meghan’s Wedding. Suitable for all ages and abilities, with scope for differentiation and inclusion, mental and social welfare. Covering a wide range of school curricula, leadership and learning, these resources can improve creativity, cooperation, pair and team work, writing, spelling, reading, phonics, presentation, risk taking, critical appraisal and feedback skills. Enjoy.

This is a fantastic set of colourful resources about the 2016 Rio Olympics. Colleagues and I, and some parents, recently used it with classes in years 1-7 and they loved it and learnt a lot about themselves, phonics, and how they capture and phrase sentences; and how to reflect on what other people say and do and reason. You too can use these activities solo, in pairs, threes, teams, groups, as a whole class and at home. This pack includes material on the venues, maps and commentating challenges; questions about the venues and sports; writing frames and doodles and thoughts page...... there is also a word search game with....... wait for it......wait......with answers!... (on a separate page). A version of the flag of the Olympic Games and the flag of Brazil are included.

Use these resources inside and outside the classroom, one-to-one, in pairs, groups, teams, and as whole class activities. These resources have been used in the UK, India and Africa as rich starting points, starters, plenaries, breakouts, extensions, inclusion and differentiation. Proven in practice to boost confidence, increase resilience, securing significant and sustained results for a wide variety of students. Also proven to be beneficial for cover lessons, for Teaching Assistants and Trainee Teachers. Excellent for use in after-school clubs and at home as well.

Use these resources inside and outside the classroom, one-to-one, in pairs, groups, teams, and as whole class activities. These resources have been used in the UK, India and Africa as rich starting points, starters, plenaries, breakouts, extensions, inclusion and differentiation. Proven in practice to boost confidence, increase resilience, securing significant and sustained results for a wide variety of students. Also proven to be beneficial for cover lessons, for Teaching Assistants and Trainee Teachers. Excellent for use in after-school clubs and at home as well.

Delicious Pancake Day Resources. This is a wonderful collection of over 21 great things to do for Pancake Day. There are many tasty ingredients in these resources, such as bits of Maths, English, Science, Geography, History, Languages, Art, Drama, Music, Sports, Exercise, Design and Technology, PSHE, Thinking and Communication Skills. Excellent for all ages and all abilities.

These resources cover some of the most important words in Drama. This powerful activity has been successfully used in Drama classes and in building self-confidence and presence of students in schools across the globe. It has also been successfully employed in a wide variety of executive leadership and middle management courses.

Part of a brilliant set of HOTS (Higher Order Thinking Skills) resources, proven in practice to get significant and sustained results. This set is about Analysing. The more your students get the chance to think, to talk, to reflect, to question, to reason, to care and to share, the more they will make rich, broad and deep progress. Use these resources inside and outside the classroom on 1-1, in pairs, in groups, in teams, and as whole class activities. See the Guide for Seven great ideas on how to use the resources. Brilliant, just brilliant.

Part of a brilliant set of HOTS (Higher Order Thinking Skills) resources, proven in practice to get significant and sustained results. This set is about Remembering. The more your students get the chance to think, to talk, to reflect, to question, to reason, to care and to share, the more they will make rich, broad and deep progress. Use these resources inside and outside the classroom on 1-1, in pairs, in groups, in teams, and as whole class activities. See the Guide for Seven great ideas on how to use the resources. Brilliant, just brilliant.

So, back at school. Excited? Looking forward to it? Prepared? In this set of resources, I have put over 100 things for you to decide whether you would do them, not do them, or maybe do them. You can use these resources alone, in pairs, groups or teams. You can also use these resources with students, NQTs, classroom support staff, teachers, inclusion officers, mentors, line managers, middle and senior management, governors and non-teaching staff. The colours are intentional, not everything is black and white. The response sheets, black and colour coordinated, are in two sizes: A4 and A3: print them off, laminate them and use them as often as you like inside and outside work. Each thing is in a box, and you just laminate the cards, cut them out and put them on the relevant response sheet: I will do this; I will not do this; I may do this. Then write down a short explanation of why you put what you put where. Compare your choices with a trusted colleague and have a conversation on what is the same, what is different and why. Does the context of the class matter? New to you, new to the school, specific challenges. After a few weeks back, look at your collections (Will, Won’t, May) and reflect on what went well and why, what you would do again and what you would do differently.

"Crime is a multi-billion-dollar business. Crime is also deeply embedded in our social, economic, political, religious and material worlds. But, surely it is wrong that, day after day, year after year, thousands of decisions are taken, millions of lives are disturbed and billions of dollars are being spent without robust evidence as to what is the best course of action for those involved in, affected by, or afflicted through crime. Experiments seek to offer hope, they seek to offer help and they seek to assist in making this world, our world, your world, a better place. For far too long, too many people have been making their decisions on the basis of fear, favour, their habits, their hunch, a gut feeling, emotion, following “the rules”, precedent, or standard procedures. That has to stop. From today and forevermore, we can change that: we can make the world a better place. We can make more decisions on the basis of better evidence, on evidence that can stand up to closer scrutiny and inspection, evidence that can stand up to questions, evidence that can make you think, make you re-think, evidence that can make you act, evidence that is, at its best, transparent and transformational. Experiments can provide good sources of evidence to help inform conversations, thinking, assessments and decision-making." For some technical reason, the preview on TES currently does not work, but buy the book because it is fully loaded with rich, amusing, fascinating and sometimes frightening contemporary examples from across the world. This book covers a whole terms course on the nature and purpose of experiments, their advantages and limitations, different methods, where to promote results, dirty data, hierarchies of the evidence, the business of reviews, checklists and ethics. SUITABLE FOR TEACHERS, TUTORS, STUDENTS AND PRACTITIONERS OF LAW, CRIME, JUSTICE, PSYCHOLOGY, STATISTICS, SOCIOLOGY, POLITICS, PUNISHMENT, HISTORY, SCIENCE, GEOGRAPHY, ECONOMICS AND PUBLIC POLICY.

There is fresh and growing evidence that students with poor or underdeveloped language skills do not go on to fulfil their full potential. Even students with some of the most developed language skills can truly benefit from these resources. The resources are easy to use, creative, clever, fresh, engaging and inspiring. Suitable for all students, these resources will help develop thier communication and thinking skills, key parts of success in and out of school as we all now that the better a student’s language skills, at any age, the better their life chances in and beyond school. So, this wonderful collection of fantastic resources will help to get students talking and making sense of what is being said. Suitable for all ages and all abilities, right across the curriculum and into extra-curricular activities, using these resources will aid the development of your students’ self-confidence, self-esteem, and skills in talking, listening, thinking, asking, making sense, organising, presenting, communicating, giving and taking constructive feedback.