As part of my top tips for Secondary teachers converting to Primary teaching, tip #3 is make your teaching EPIC

The C of EPIC stands for Challenge.

So what does challenge look like in the classroom?

Here are some suggestions:

• AFL
• Being happy to make mistakes
• Being part of a group
• Classroom climate – safe but challenging
• Clear understanding of aims and success
• Confidence
• Differentiated questioning, open-ended
• Extend all abilities
• Get out of your comfort zone
• High expectations
• Higher order thinking – explaining answers
• Independent learning
• Length of tasks – quick/fast paced
• New experiences
• Working outside the box

Please add your own suggestions with a comment below.