“If you’re good at learning, you have an advantage in life.” Brown, Roediger & McDaniel.

Last week, loads of teachers got in touch to ask me how our school has generated such a positive culture around observations. This is no small question, so in THIS WEEK's EPISODE OF TBFM we've done a deep dive, covering dozens of points crucial to any senior or middle leader

There is so much more to classroom #modelling than 'I do, we do, you do'... #adaptive_teaching #Instruction jamesdurran.blog/2024/08/13/mod…

As many of us begin a new school year, it is a great time to read (or reread) this article from ⁦Jim Heal⁩ and ⁦Carl Hendrick⁩: Just because they’re engaged, it doesn’t mean they’re learning! my.chartered.college/impact_article…

Like the rest of UK edutwitter, I've gone to b*****y, so I'll just leave new blog posts here for any stragglers...! GCSE Jeopardy and the Difficulty With Second Chances rebeccaallen.co.uk/2024/08/18/gcs…

Tammy Girl.

For any new teachers: Five Things I Wish I Knew When I Started Teaching carlhendrick.com/2017/05/06/fiv…

I'm writing some 'back to school' blogs, is there anything specific that would be helpful?

There's just over a month before ResearchEd comes to Belfast! We are approaching maximum capacity, but if you act fast you can snap up one of the remaining few tickets! eventbrite.co.uk/e/researched-b…

The Wellbeing Toolkit and The Wellbeing Curriculum are 30% off from Bloomsbury Education in the Back to School Sale. Also a chance to pre-order The School Mental Health Toolkit available March 13th 2025.

Last year I contributed to 25 short pieces aimed at middle leaders for the Tes The series covers everything from setting a strategy, to budget, to performance management. If you’re new to middle leadership, or know someone who is, have a look! tes.com/magazine/autho…

Poor proxies for learning From Robert Coe: hubs.la/Q02Lxk5V0

In my NQT year I taught in my local secondary school. The children in my classes are now getting married, having babies, excelling in their careers...and still taking the time to reach out and share their milestones 💗 It really is such a privilege to be a teacher🥰

This sounds very interesting.

Not long to wait now until the publication of Kate Jones's new book FEEDBACK: STRATEGIES TO SUPPORT TEACHER WORKLOAD AND IMPROVE PUPIL PROGRESS. Oct 25th is the date on your calendar to put a big red ring around! ⭕️ amazon.co.uk/Feedback-Strat…

Why do I love timelines? Let me count the ways! 1) Timelines can be used in a similar way to a story mountain in English. The model needs to be tweaked and tailored to the duration and scale of the story we are choosing to tell. In this case, the story of the Wright brothers.

💻 Webinar: Maximising opportunities to learn with clear routines. Join Kate Jones for practical examples of how to ensure smooth starts to a lesson, clear explanations and structured transitions. 📆12th September 🕐16:00 💷£42 (free for GTT members - check your emails)

Back to school webinar! 💻 Evidence Based Education Maximising opportunities to learn with clear routines. Practical advice & examples of how to ensure smooth starts to a lesson, clear explanations and structured transitions. Recording available for anyone that can't attend live.

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