When I first started investigating marking and feedback, I never thought it would change my practice the way it has. During my PGCE and...

Recently I shared a tweet with a link to my DIRT sheets and realised the link I’d added had been for the wrong set. I then noticed how my...

The time was September 2016, I shared a version of a Marking Crib Sheet from @MrThorntonTeach at Pedagoo Hampshire 2016 and since then...

Wellbeing is being flung around from here to there these days…. and about time to be honest. However, my concern is that too often...

Then when I started using DIRT in lessons, I might have got students to re-write a piece of their work or write an additional piece in...

Students like grades. There’s a sense of fulfillment when you’ve done well. A twinge of regret when you don’t and a fleeting moment of “I...

I want them to understand mark schemes and understand the exam style questions. In order to help with this I’ve introduced with them ACE...

During my presentation at PedagooHampshire16 in September, I mentioned the 3 pillars of effective marking that came out of the...

Marking grids take a little bit of time to set up – I’ve got it down to about 20 minutes now – but once they’re done you can use them...

Current Context My usual approach to marking is that I identify spelling mistakes of topical key words throughout each piece of work. I...

Saturday was a good day, I relaxed a lot and by the evening felt rather creative so I decided to make some DIRT Sheets for Directed...