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Higher-order skills




This section contains information about guidance and resources that are available to assist teachers to recognise and promote higher-order skills with Key Stages 2, 3 and 4.

This guidance supports schools effectiveness by supporting subject teachers within Key Stages 2, 3 and 4 to recognise and promote the importance of higher-order skills. The resources aim to impact positively on results at the end of Year 9 and at GCSE and beyond.

Developing higher-order mathematical skills

15/07/11
This document is designed to assist teachers to recognise and promote higher-order mathematical skills within Key Stage 3 and through to Key Stage 4.
 

Guidance on the Teaching of Writing Skills

24/05/10
This publication provides 10 in-service training (INSET) activities focusing on the teaching of writing in all subjects across the curriculum at Key Stages 2 and 3. The aim is to provide guidance on ways to teach writing skills in order to help learners to become more effective writers.
 

Supporting learners higher-order literacy skills

11/05/10
This document is designed to assist teachers to recognise and promote higher-order reading and writing skills in particular within Key Stages 3 and 4.
 

Guidance on the teaching of higher-order reading skills

06/05/10
This publication provides 10 in-service training (INSET) activities focusing on the teaching of higher-order reading skills in all subjects across the curriculum at Key Stages 2 and 3.
 

Developing higher-order literacy skills across the curriculum

26/04/10
This document is designed to assist teachers to recognise and promote higher-order reading and writing across the curriculum within Key Stages 3 and 4.
 

Developing higher-order scientific enquiry skills

26/04/10
This document is designed to assist teachers to recognise and promote higher-order scientific enquiry skills within Key Stage 3 and through to Key Stage 4.