This is an activity I produced to support students with their ability to draw conclusions using a range of information. Students were put into groups of 3/4 and were given a wallet (which were bought in bulk online for about £1.50 each). Inside each wallet were clues as to who the owner was. I included things like (fake!) bank cards, receipts, gym membership, phone number, business cards, (fake!) money etc. The idea was that students had to profile and describe the person who had lost their wallet and explain why they had made that decision. The next main task was to reverse this activity. Students were given the profile of a person and then had to come up with 10 items that they think would be in the wallet of their person. The idea was that later on students in other groups had to profile their person based on the items they had chosen. This was a lovely activity and students were fully engaged throughout.

Teaching students remotely is different to teaching in a classroom. This document considers questions to ask yourself, and discuss with others, when planning to deliver lessons remotely, drawing on a range of research. You can see the accompanying video below where I discuss 12 of the main issues to think about when setting work remotely to support with learning. The 12 chapters are: Chapter 1 Start with the end in mind Chapter 2 High Quality Explanations Chapter 3 Assessing Learning Chapter 4 Planning for Long Term Learning Chapter 5 Anticipate the Unexpected Chapter 6 Inter-lesson Planning Chapter 7 Instructions and Modelling Chapter 8 Feedback Chapter 9 Provision for Disadvantaged Students Chapter 10 Peer Support Chapter 11 Differentiation Chapter 12 Inclusive Remote Learning for SEND