Mixed Deck — All QTS Topics Flashcards

What is the purpose of the 'two stars and a wish' feedback strategy?

Answer: To identify two strengths and one area for development in student work

Two stars and a wish is a structured feedback technique where the teacher (or peer) identifies two positive aspects and one area for improvement.

Which Teachers' Standard requires teachers to 'fulfil wider professional responsibilities'?

Answer: Standard 8

Standard 8 covers wider professional responsibilities including making a positive contribution to the wider life of the school, developing effective professional relationships, and communicating with parents.

Which body can parents appeal to if they disagree with a local authority's EHCP decision?

Answer: The First-tier Tribunal (SEND)

Parents can appeal EHCP decisions — including refusal to assess, refusal to issue, or the contents of a plan — to the First-tier Tribunal (Special Educational Needs and Disability).

What is the lowest common multiple (LCM) of 6 and 8?

Answer: 24

Multiples of 6: 6, 12, 18, 24. Multiples of 8: 8, 16, 24. The lowest common multiple is 24.

Under Standard 3, what must a teacher demonstrate regarding the curriculum?

Answer: A secure understanding of the relevant curriculum areas

Standard 3 requires a secure understanding of the relevant curriculum areas and the subjects taught, including related knowledge and progression.

A teacher buys resources costing £84 excluding VAT. VAT is 20%. What is the total cost?

Answer: £100.80

VAT = 20% of £84 = £16.80. Total = £84 + £16.80 = £100.80.

Under Standard 8, what is a teacher's responsibility regarding professional development?

Answer: Take responsibility for improving teaching through CPD

Standard 8 requires teachers to take responsibility for their own professional development, including engaging with CPD to improve their practice.

A teacher reads aloud daily to a Reception class while also teaching SSP. What is the rationale?

Answer: To develop language comprehension and vocabulary alongside decoding skills

The Simple View of Reading shows that fluent reading requires both word recognition (phonics) and language comprehension — reading aloud builds the language comprehension dimension.

What does 'child trafficking' involve in safeguarding terms?

Answer: The recruitment, movement, or receipt of children for exploitation, including sexual exploitation, forced labour, or domestic servitude

Child trafficking involves recruiting, moving, harbouring or receiving children for exploitation by force, deception or coercion. It can be internal (within the UK) or international.

Which of the following is an example of a 'digraph'?

Answer: sh

A digraph is two letters that together represent one phoneme. 'sh' is a consonant digraph representing the /ʃ/ sound.

Which phase of Letters and Sounds is typically taught in Reception?

Answer: Phases 2, 3, and 4

In Reception, pupils typically work through Phase 1 (phonological awareness), Phase 2 (initial grapheme-phoneme correspondences), Phase 3 (further GPCs), and into Phase 4 (adjacent consonants).

Which assessment is used in Year 2 for pupils who did not meet the standard in the Year 1 Phonics Screening Check?

Answer: The Year 1 Phonics Screening Check (retaken in Year 2)

Pupils who do not meet the standard in Year 1 retake the same Phonics Screening Check in Year 2 — there is no separate Year 2 version of the check.

In the UK education system, what is the purpose of a 'knowledge organiser'?

Answer: A concise document summarising the essential knowledge pupils need to learn for a topic

Knowledge organisers are concise reference documents that set out the key facts, vocabulary, dates, and concepts that pupils need to know for a particular topic or unit of work.

What is the main benefit of peer assessment in the classroom?

Answer: It helps students develop metacognitive skills and a deeper understanding of assessment criteria

When pupils assess each other's work they must internalise success criteria and apply them critically, which deepens their own understanding of quality.

What is a 'grapheme' in the context of phonics teaching?

Answer: A written representation of a phoneme (one or more letters)

A grapheme is the written letter or group of letters that represents a phoneme (sound). For example, 'sh' is a grapheme representing one phoneme.

Which organisation produces the validated list of systematic synthetic phonics programmes in England?

Answer: The DfE (Department for Education)

The DfE publishes and maintains a list of validated SSP programmes that meet its criteria for systematic phonics teaching, which schools are expected to use.

How does establishing strong teacher-pupil relationships impact behaviour?

Answer: It creates a sense of security and belonging that reduces anxiety and increases pupils' willingness to comply with expectations

Research consistently shows that warm, respectful teacher-pupil relationships are among the strongest predictors of positive behaviour — pupils are more cooperative with teachers they trust and respect.

What does the PACE model (Hughes) involve in behaviour support?

Answer: Playfulness, Acceptance, Curiosity, and Empathy — a therapeutic approach for pupils with attachment difficulties

The PACE model (Dan Hughes) is a therapeutic approach used with children with attachment difficulties — building safety and connection through playfulness, acceptance, curiosity, and empathy.

What role do health services play in the SEND system?

Answer: They contribute to EHC needs assessments and EHCPs, providing health-related outcomes and provision

Health services are a statutory partner in the SEND system — they must contribute to EHC assessments and are responsible for commissioning and delivering health-related provision in EHCPs.

What is 3/7 as a decimal to two decimal places?

Answer: 0.43

3 ÷ 7 = 0.4285... which rounds to 0.43 to two decimal places.