By Timi Alabi 1. Writing Is Distinct from Speaking Writing requires explicit teaching and control of language beyond spoken word; it’s not simply speech…

By Timi Alabi ‘High Quality Texts’. This is a terminology that is frequently used within the school setting. When I facilitate professional development sessions…

Top Tips from Timi Alabi’s Session at the Festival of Education ‘25 It is important to remind yourself regularly of why you want your…

By Timi Alabi From my experience of supporting schools, one of the recurring challenges teachers express is how to teach vocabulary effectively. It is…

By Timi Alabi It’s good to see that graphic novels and comics have started to gain some attention in the last few years, especially…

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By Timi Alabi Does every lesson need to be fun to be impactful? This is a question I stopped to ask myself a few…

By Timi Alabi The Education Endowment Foundation’s (EEF) Teaching and Learning Toolkit outlines evidence which indicates that well planned homework can, on average, have…

By Timi Alabi In part 1 of this blog, I shared some insights on ‘understanding the purpose of homework’ and ‘setting homework with intention.’…

By Timi Alabi In this piece, I will be focusing on how to set homework effectively within the primary school setting. I would however…

By Timi Alabi The word ‘strict’ has been given a bad reputation in schools over the years because strictness is often unfairly associated with…

By Timi Alabi I remember getting a low score in a particular exam in secondary school. I was absolutely terrified of being told off…

By Timi Alabi Do we really need reading diaries or are they just an unnecessary task? As teachers and education practitioners, we often adopt…