The Optimus blog

The blog that inspires leaders in the UK education sector

The Optimus blog

The blog that inspires leaders in the UK education sector

Ian Warwick

Ian Warwick is the founder and senior director of London Gifted & Talented and previously taught in inner-city comprehensives for 20 years. LG&T have worked with more than 3,000 schools and 8,000 teachers across London.

Ian now also works with networks of schools across the UK, Europe and worldwide.

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Ian Warwick

How to stretch the more able: go off-piste, define differentiation and avoid time-wasting marking

Conference chair Ian Warwick addresses some of the questions posed by delegates at the 'Stretch and Challenge the More Able' event. Like a GPS, teachers are prone to denying students responsibility for their own path-finding We're told the curriculum is about mastering all learning at a child's own...
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