Vol . 2 , No.

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Welcome to the teaching profession!

How will the MESHGuides help me

in my teaching?

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across the world sharing knowledge about all areas of education.

O N L I N E

Hands up if you have not heard of

the MESHGuides yet?

MESHGuides are online collaborations between

researchers and practitioners. They can be accessed
quickly on your devices and through the web. They

Have you heard about evidence-

it may also enhance your own

are updated, quality-assessed and can be contributed to using the submit

informed practice? That is

classroom practice.

box within each guide.

what this newsletter is about.

Targeting interventions in your

ACCESSIBLE

classroom. Consider what research

MESH is run by teachers/teacher

has shown to be good pedagogical

The summaries are quick and easy to follow; providing

educators to provide access

practice.

information on a wide area of knowledge so a busy

to evidence for you to use to

professional can gain an overview.

underpin decisions you make

Developing subject-knowledge.

about how to teach.

Explore different subject areas

applications for the classroom.

summaries, updated periodically

and are useful for different reasons

We need researchers to contribute

in the classroom. With the range

and create guides; practitioners

of guides growing steadily, MESH

to add to how these areas work

seeks to have impact by joining the

practically in the classroom and

connections between theory and

all professionals in education to

practice.

use. So why not explore some of

the guides on the next page and

Useful for:

on the MESH website and good

Increased professional

luck with your teaching career!

judgment. Evaluate what the

research says and consider how

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useful MESHGuides for the busy

NQT/Student Teacher to explore

Spelling

Click HERE to take you to the guide

Teaching Spelling

MESH
Guides

Find out more about the 5 most

common errors in spelling and
strategies for improving the
teaching of spelling.

Reluctant Writers

This guide demonstrates the

value of mind mapping as a
pedagogical tool and
different support strategies.

Reluctant
Writers

MESH
Guides

AfL

Click HERE to take

you to the guide

Assessment for Learning (AfL)

This guide introduces the principles
of Assessment for Learning (AfL).

Click HERE to take you to the guide

English as an Additional
Language (E.A.L.)

E.A.L.

Written by Dr. Naomi Flynn, Associate Professor at The University of Reading, working with Chris Pim and Sarah
Coles who are specialist advisory teachers with Hampshires Ethnic Minority and Traveller Achievement Service
(EMTAS). It was constructed with the support of teachers in primary and secondary schools in Hampshire and
is written principally to support teachers and learning support assistants working with EAL learners in any
educational setting and who are at any stage of uency in the learning of English.

5 S.E.N.D.

S.E.N.D.

This is a large
resource
providing a
range of advice
on Special
Educational
Needs issues.

Click HERE to take you to the guide

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Classroom Acoustics

Click HERE to take you to

the guide

Mathematics

Are you sure your students can hear you? This MESHGuide has
been designed to cover a wide range of issues associated with
classroom acoustics in schools and the impact the quality of
speech intelligibility has on childrens learning. It is intended to
stimulate improvements in classroom acoustics where
necessary as a result of increased understanding in the
importance of providing excellent acoustics so that all children
and young people will be able to enjoy the best possible
quality sound reception.

Teaching Mathematics
If your subject includes
mathematics at all you may
nd the ideas useful.

Click HERE
to take you to
the guide

Explore the rest of the MESHGuides

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ResearchEd & MESHGuides

Collaboration

MESHGuides are pleased to work in collaboration with ResearchEd (www.

workingoutwhatworks.com). Meet us and like minded colleagues at ResearchEd
conferences and at your subject association conferences (www.subjectassociation.org.uk).
Keep in touch via the online collaboration community - Connect-Ed on (www.khub.net/
connect-ed) where you will find invitations to join projects testing out ideas in your classroom.
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