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- All subject disciplines at Tallis have a set of threshold concepts (TCs). These form part of a student’s entitlement to powerful knowledge. Each set of concepts was developed in consultation with curriculum leaders. They attempt to identify aspects of knowledge that might be both foundational and troublesome.
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Each set of concepts was developed in consultation with curriculum leaders. They attempt to identify aspects of knowledge that might be both foundational and troublesome. They are invitations to thinking hard about core issues in each discipline.
The three cornerstones of our approach to teaching and learning at Tallis are: Threshold Concepts, Powerful Knowledge and Habits of Mind. The Wheel is intended to provide colleagues with an aide memoire for implementing Habits-related strategies in the classroom.
Although attainment targets remain in the national curriculum orders, they now refer explicitly to ensuring all pupils know, apply and understand the matters, skills and processes specified in the relevant programme of study.
Our Tallis Thresholds are defined by what a student must know, understand and be able to do before he or she can make progress in their learning. We define each threshold by considering the concepts, knowledge and skills taught within each year and unit of work and how these would look for: • Learners who are excelling • Learners who are ...
ways of thinking that pupils should learn as part of ‘Tallis Threshold Concepts’. For example, in history, pupils learn that time is a construct and ‘does not organise itself’. In...
Threshold concepts are: • Transformative: Once understood, they change the way students see the subject and themselves. • Irreversible: They are difficult to unlearn.
