As part of my ongoing roadshow visiting all SAM Learning secondary school subscribers across the UK to discuss their targeted intervention strategies, the topic that comes up time and time again is the importance of empowering teachers to do what they do best: spend quality time with each student, helping them overcome their specific challenges.…
DetailsLast month I visited 17 schools that either already use SAM Learning as part of their Targeted Intervention strategies or are looking to begin using it in the very near future. I travelled from Glasgow to Kent, and pretty much everywhere in between, via car, train, bus, and tube. Visiting schools and talking face to…
DetailsEXAMS ARE AROUND THE CORNER… SAM Learning has activities in over 27 subjects available and over 70,000 questions. We upload new activities every month to help students revise and prepare for their upcoming exams. To access all our exam-style activities, simply select ‘Activities’ and tick the ‘Exam Paper’ filter in the top right corner. Once the…
DetailsSelecting and then fully embracing the right online platform, combined with a well-thought-out targeted intervention strategy and plenty of positive supervision, can be the key to closing the attainment gap between your students. The thing about online learning that I find most impressive, and essential for continued improvement, is its ability to understand and adapt…
DetailsWe all know what an important role parents play in students’ academic performance. Therefore it’s fundamental that your School Development Plan and targeted intervention strategies incorporate parental engagement as a key pillar. However, one thing I hear on an almost daily basis from Secondary School Deputy Heads is just how challenging parental engagement and communication…
DetailsThis week, I’m sharing the first of 5 proven targeted intervention strategies which have been shared with me by a Head Teacher who successfully took his school from an Ofsted rating of Inadequate to Outstanding. It is a low-budget, yet extremely effective and proven strategy that I’m sure would deliver real benefits to any secondary…
DetailsTargeted Intervention: We Need to be Honest with Underachieving Students Like most Yorkshiremen, I don’t tend to sugar-coat my views and opinions. I’d even go so far as to say that I can be a little direct at times and I know my wife, Samantha would agree! I do believe in straight-talking, especially when it…
DetailsGDPR UPDATE Our Legal Compliance Documentation is now complete and will be posted to every SAM Learning subscriber this week, meaning your school will receive these documents by Wednesday, 9 May 2018. The Legal Compliance Documentation is addressed to the Headteacher in all cases and we are in the process of updating our website www.samlearning.com with a copy of this information. Our…
DetailsNEW CONTENT AND ACTIVITIES Every month our content team publishes new activities and is busy developing content for the following month. SAM Learning has published the following activities over the Easter Break: 50 Share+ activities in GCSE Business, PE, DT, RS, German and Citizenship; and KS3 History, Science and Maths 7 exam papers with exclusive Higher and…
DetailsThis information has been posted out to all of our current subscribing schools, but please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any further questions. SAM Learning Progress Update on Fulfilling GDPR for our Schools We have been hard at work here at SAM Learning to ensure we can confidently assure you…
DetailsLearn the '5 Practical Strategies for Mastering Targeted Intervention' here
