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Using Spacing and Interleaving to Improve Knowledge Retention

Spacing and interleaving are techniques which can be used independently, or combined, to help improve your pupils’ retention of knowledge. This course provides you with everything you need to know to start using spacing and interleaving in your classroom to improve pupil progress. 
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Anna Edwards

2 hours

Online Course

By completing this course, you will:

understand what is meant by the terms ‘spacing’ and ‘interleaving’;
realise the difference between spacing and interleaving and traditional ‘blocked’ teaching;
appreciate how spacing and interleaving support pupils’ knowledge retention;
know when and how to use spacing and interleaving in your teaching practice;
feel prepared to use spacing and interleaving in your classroom.

Course Lessons

Written by: Anna Edwards

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Anna has been working in education for the last 12 years in a variety of roles. She has worked across London in a range of different positions and settings, including Assistant Head Teacher in one of the largest federations in the capital. Anna now splits her time between writing for Twinkl, class teaching and consulting for a charity which specialises in parental engagement with schools. Parental engagement, alongside curriculum and behaviour, are of particular interest to Anna. In her spare time, Anna is the mother of two young boys and enjoys long walks with her dog.