Topsy Page 20 March 2026 Tips and techniques, Thoughts Be careful with 'Who can...?' Topsy Page 20 March 2026 Tips and techniques, Thoughts The way you phrase your questions matters!
Topsy Page 24 October 2025 Practical examples, Tips and techniques Using dice for accountability in group work Topsy Page 24 October 2025 Practical examples, Tips and techniques How one teacher raises accountability using a quick and simple technique
Topsy Page 31 January 2025 Tips and techniques How can I get everyone to join in? Part 2 Topsy Page 31 January 2025 Tips and techniques My top three strategies to make sure every pupil speaks during whole-class learning
Topsy Page 10 January 2025 Tips and techniques, Thoughts Talking shouldn’t feel like a punishment! Topsy Page 10 January 2025 Tips and techniques, Thoughts The importance of positive, transparent systems for deciding who responds
Topsy Page 10 March 2023 Tips and techniques Get your class used to ‘Round Robin’! Topsy Page 10 March 2023 Tips and techniques An efficient way of hearing everyone’s ideas
Topsy Page 22 October 2021 Tips and techniques Tips to make Zoom sessions interactive (Part 3) Topsy Page 22 October 2021 Tips and techniques More ideas to encourage participation
Topsy Page 28 May 2021 Thoughts, Tips and techniques Did you put your hand up at school? Topsy Page 28 May 2021 Thoughts, Tips and techniques Pupils tell us why they think their peers don’t raise their hands
Topsy Page 19 June 2020 Tips and techniques What about the quiet children? Topsy Page 19 June 2020 Tips and techniques Three simple ways to increase participation
Topsy Page 5 June 2019 Tips and techniques Tips for using lolly sticks Topsy Page 5 June 2019 Tips and techniques Lolly sticks are a really simple way to randomly select children, but like anything they need to be used properly.
Topsy Page 28 May 2019 Tips and techniques “When it's hands up they pick the smart children...” Topsy Page 28 May 2019 Tips and techniques ‘Hands up’ is a very common way of inviting pupil participation in lessons. However, research shows that typically only around 25% of the class raise their hands.
Topsy Page 13 June 2017 Practical examples What do children think of Hands Up? Topsy Page 13 June 2017 Practical examples Pupil Voice is an important part of my Talk Audits; here are some recent responses when I asked Key Stage 2 children their opinions about Hands Up…