Shelley and Rach are joined by Pritesh Raichura, Assistant Principal of T&L at Ark Soane Academy. Pritesh is well-known for his exceptional classroom routines, including great use of Turn & Talk and 'All Hands Up' and in this episode, shares his knowledge and experience of rehearsal. Rehearsal is a powerful tool which can be used to encode concepts into long term memory and build fluency in our students' understanding.

Useful resources include:

• Bunsen Blue (Pritesh's blog) - Turn & Talk
• Bunsen Blue - Three Phases of Questioning
• Tom Sherrington - Rehearsal first, retrieval practice later
• Elaborative rehearsal (not education specific!)

To know more about CogSciSci:

• Follow us on Twitter/X
• Check out our website
• Join our Discord server - code: vYwvXE6Bjr
• Come to our annual conference on Friday 31 May in St Albans School

In this episode, Shelley and Rach chat to a pirate in Hogwarts (Dr Jo Castelino) about all things homework - what does 'effective' homework look like, and why will it be different in every school? And how can you begin to build a culture of homework in your school / department? This is a fun but informative episode which will motivate you to consider what homework looks like for your classes.

CogSciSci St Albans is fast approaching on 31st May - not many tickets remaining! Discounted tickets are available for early career teachers. Click here to buy your ticket!

And CogSciSci now has Discord! Join the conversation here.

Other useful links include:

• Jo's blog - Dr C's Science Classroom
• EEF guidance on homework
• The HeadTeacher article - Homework: Let's end the debate

Keep an eye out on Jo's new book 'The Homework Conundrum: How to stop the dog from eating homework' - follow Jo on Twitter/X to know more!

After a long break, Shelley and Rach are back, chatting to Bill Wilkinson about mixed ability teaching and SEND provision in Science. They consider the Education Endowment Foundation evidence on setting and streaming, navigating the dreaded tier decisions at KS4 and breaking down 'microbarriers', bearing in mind the important accessibility concept of 'essential to some, useful for all'.

CogSciSci are also very excited to announce their next conference which will take place at St Albans School on 31st May, and we are looking for speakers. Tickets are available here.

Other useful links include:

• The Pygmalion Effect
• EEF evidence on setting and streaming
• Bill's Threads account
• Hodder Education - Springboard: KS3 Science (not sponsored)