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Resources, Collaboration & Reading.

Below are some of the resources and collaborations that you might find useful for your own CPD. I have also included some recommended reading and useful links.

collaboration: Kate Jones

This is another brilliant title from Kate Jones. I very fortunate to have had the opportunity to contribute a case study entitled, ‘Promoting Powerful Peer Assessment’ where I discuss some feedback strategies and promote rich talk in the classroom. This book is bursting with a wealth of knowledge, expertise and strategies for working teachers.

Feedback: strategies to support teacher workload and improve pupil progress, the latest book by bestselling author Kate Jones, explores a variety of evidence-informed and workload-friendly feedback strategies. Jones examines the ingredients of effective feedback, shows what actionable feedback looks like in practice, explores verbal feedback approaches, advises on peer and self-assessment, and on harnessing technology to support teacher workload. Fascinating case studies reveal how classroom teachers and school leaders across primary and secondary are implementing feedback in their settings.

TES shop – GCSE Resources:

https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/mferguson093

Visit my TES shop for more resources for GCSE English Language.

Collaboration: Jamie Clark

‘Ask any teacher and they would say workload is one of the biggest blockers to their professional development. Simply put, most teachers are time-poor and too busy to engage with educational research to improve their classroom instruction. One-pagers are ultra-concise, A4-sized summaries that share important ideas about good teaching. In this practical volume, Jamie Clark presents more than 55 evidence-informed one-pagers that help educators reflect on their practice, build pedagogical knowledge, and prompt professional conversations with colleagues.’

I would highly recommend visiting Jamie Clark’s website: https://www.jamieleeclark.com/ where you will find a wealth of resources and One Pagers to support your professional development.
I have also been lucky enough to collaborate with Jamie Clark, who has created a SEND and Writing ‘One Pager’. You can download it here: https://www.jamieleeclark.com/graphics

Creative Writing One Pager: https://www.jamieleeclark.com/s/CW.pdf Lit Comparative One Pager: https://www.jamieleeclark.com/s/LITERARY-COMPARATIVES.pdf
Persuasive Writing One Pager: https://www.jamieleeclark.com/s/PERSUASIVE-WRITING.pdf

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Martin has published his first book See One Do One Teach One: 12 lessons to support GCSE’ which is available via John Catt or Amazon.
He has also had his work published in Kate Jones’ book ‘Feedback Strategies’ and the best selling book One Pagers Vol 2 by Jamie Clark.

Martin Ferguson was born in Belfast and has been an English teacher for fourteen years. His focus has always been on making day-to-day classroom teaching accessible and responsive to the needs of the pupils whilst ensuring high expectations for all.

Martin has worked in several high performing schools in both the secondary and grammar sector and has had the privilege of working in a mixed ability environment for much of his career.

His roles have included head of department and literacy coordinator. He also delivers seminars to NQTs at QUB and has presented at ResearchEd Belfast and Lit Drive Conference 2025. He has had work published and has featured on Teachers Talk Radio alongside Jamie Clark, author of ‘One Pagers’.

He currently works in the Education Authority in ‘Time Out for Positive Steps’ (TOPS) as an English and SEND teacher working with pupils who have been referred via CAMHS service. He provides training and support for beginning teachers and middle leaders, as well as guidance for Self Evaluation, curriculum planning and effective use of data.

Martin’s work on reading age data has been included in the recent ResearchEd Belfast Compendium from the Department of Education which can be found here.

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