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In the latest instalment of Mark Enser’s look at retrieval, he explains why it doesn’t just have to be a quiz at the beginning of class – it can be easily woven throughout the lesson

Some simple tweaks to your lesson-starter quizzes can make them more worthwhile for everyone, writes Mark Enser

The retrieval quiz is a staple of classrooms up and down the land, writes Mark Enser, but too often it is misunderstood in practice

When you’re in education long enough, you will see the same themes reappear – but we need to make oracy more than a fad, says Mark Enser

All teachers think they are ambitious for their pupils, but can you say what that really means in practice, asks Mark Enser

Some policies are obviously useful in schools, says Mark Enser, but that is far from the case when it comes to teaching and learning