Subject teaching · department development · whole-school practice
Disciplinary Literacy & School Implementation
Make expert reading, talk and writing visible within each subject. Start with a classroom task, practise a useful routine and use learner evidence to guide a manageable school pilot.
A practical starting point
- Choose an authentic task learners find difficult.
- Identify the subject reasoning and language it requires.
- Model a decision, rehearse it and check a fresh independent response.
- Review the evidence with colleagues before extending the routine.
Teach within your subject
Eight guides with worked thinking models, annotated sample responses, teaching sequences and editable working sheets.
Science
Read the diagram, distinguish an observation from a model and explain a mechanism.
Maths
Read an equation as a relationship and justify operations that preserve equality.
History
Read provenance and purpose, corroborate a claim and qualify a judgement.
Geography
Read units and spatial patterns, note exceptions and separate description from causal explanation.
Art & Design
Read a visual composition and connect a design choice to audience, purpose and evidence.
Design Technology
Interpret a specification, report a repeatable test and justify a design revision.
Music
Listen analytically, name musical features and support an interpretation with audible evidence.
PE
Read performance evidence, describe an observable movement and check a change.
Lead a manageable school approach
Six connected tools. Use them as a flexible route; review evidence and revisit earlier decisions when needed.
Audit an authentic subject task
Locate the actual barrier before choosing a routine.
Plan a small department pilot
Make the routine feasible, teachable and reviewable.
Run a practical department workshop
Rehearse the teaching move using actual curriculum material.
Co-plan and observe the routine
Use complementary expertise and a focused observation question.
Review learner evidence
Judge what changed without turning a checklist into an impact score.
Sustain, adapt or stop
Turn evidence into a manageable school decision.