How to ask better questions to hold more pupils’ attention

Learn how to get the most possible pupils to pay the most possible attention in class, for the most possible time. Adam Boxer shares a set of whole-class questioning techniques to help primary and secondary teachers do just that. He also sets out how you, as a school leader, can support and monitor these strategies to help improve teaching and learning across your school, so all your pupils make the best progress.

Last reviewed on 5 February 2025
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Contents
  1. Watch our on-demand talk 
  2. Resources for this talk 
  3. Adam's recommended further reading and resources 
  4. Meet our speaker 

Watch our on-demand talk 

This video offers 'bite-sized' CPD for teachers, with accompanying handouts/resources.

It represents the speaker's role and approach (and where relevant, their school/trust's approach) at the time it was recorded, but still serves as both a source of inspiration and practical tips for you to use in practice.

Please note: any commercial providers, products or resources mentioned in this talk, and relevant links here, are on the speaker's own recommendation and should not be considered an endorsement by The Key.

 

Resources for this talk 

How to ask better questions to hold more pupils’ attention: key points PDF, 178.2 KB
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How to ask better questions to hold more pupils’ attention: note-taking template DOCX, 79.0 KB
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Adam's recommended further reading and resources 

Meet our speaker 

Adam Boxer is the head of science at a north London academy. A keen promoter