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Going for Gold: Securing Attainment

A National Strategies teacher study unit booklet for science subject leaders, science teachers and higher level teaching assistants on intervention ideas and revision techniques to offer groups of students short-term help to cover what they have missed or address learning that is insecure.

Components
*Deciding what to revise
Diagnostic script analysis and involving pupils in this process; designing activities to address weaknesses

*Effective revision
Revision strategies; interactive use of test questions (such as teacher-modelling of the taking of questions)

*Setting professional targets

*Appendix 1 - Snappy Starters! Ideas for starters in lessons

*Appendix 2 - Thinking Words: Vocabulary to talk about one’s own thinking

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