• Do not write a series of questions – this is a quiz and not a worksheet.

• Write short pieces around each of the questions, which puts them into context.

• Provide answer sheets.

• hands-on workshops

• reinforcing learning at a distance or after a session

• providing scaffolds for learning.

• Instead of simple question and answer sheets, have missing words or phrases (drag and click, if online) or flow charts that lack key elements. The key is having a contextual base for the exercise and, like all forms of assessment, making it relevant and worth the time of both learner and teacher.

• A worksheet can also take the form of a writing frame – a handout given to learners in order to guide the creation of a required piece of work, such as an essay. A writing frame provides prompts and gives a suggested structure for the learner's work. Depending on the amount of help you wish to provide the learner, the writing frame can be detailed or simple. A writing frame is an example of scaffolded learning where you do not expect the learner to do everything for themselves – you provide a scaffold which the learner can use to build on. You may also hear writing frames referred to as ‘writing scaffolds’.

• Worksheets are easy to produce and often easy to complete. Learners need to be challenged for real learning to take place so be careful to make sure that your worksheets are valued by the learners – do they represent a value for the time given up by the learner to complete them?