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CIPD 2018 Finalist Banner CIPD Finalists

Mark’s work with Mile Cross Primary School, Norwich, helping to develop the quality of teaching, has reached the finals of …

TB NEW – Teaching Backwards available in Swedish

Excited to receive our author copies of the newly published Swedish translation of our most recent book ‘Teaching Backwards’. For …

TEACH PRIMARY Teach Primary Article

April’s edition of Teach Primary magazine included an article by us based on a key theme from our latest book; Teaching Backwards. …

teaching backwards orange Teaching Backwards Reviews

The authors have produced a stimulating and thought provoking text for practitioners at all levels.  It is overflowing with excellent …

Engaging Learners Engaging Learners Review

I recently reviewed “Engaging Learners”, which is a companion book to the one reviewed here. Teaching Backwards” is written in …

Cover_Outstanding Teaching Engaging Learners in Chinese!

Our first book Engaging Learners has now been published in Chinese. Please take a look on the Amazon page.

High Expectations icon Teaching Backwards: High Expectations

The first stage in the process of teaching backwards is to create a classroom environment where all share high expectations. …

Feedback Teaching Backwards: Feedback

In this era of high accountability, teachers are being asked to provide more feedback than ever before.  However, as this …

Challenge icon Teaching Backwards: Challenge

Challenge forms a crucial part of the teaching backwards process for three key reasons.  Without challenge, teachers will not get …

Destinations icon Teaching Backwards: Defining and De-mystifying the Destination

At the heart of teaching backwards is a thinking process that requires teachers to plan and teach backwards from a clear and …

Starting points icon Teaching Backwards: Starting Points

If you are going to plan a journey, you need to be clear on your own starting point before you consider …

teaching backwards orange Teaching Backwards

‘Teaching Backwards’ by Andy Griffith and Mark Burns.  The follow-up to the best-selling Outstanding Teaching: Engaging Learners. In an era when schools …

metacognition Level Up Meta-Cognition

Meta-cognition entails an awareness of your own thinking.  The strategies in this 4by4 help train learners to become better thinkers, …

Untitled MALIT – Andy Griffith

Andy Griffith is Founding Director of MALIT – Andy tells how MALIT insets and interventions can help schools and teachers …

Expectations Level up Expectations

The most effective teachers we have worked with have high expectations.  Often much higher than their colleagues down the corridor. …