What jobs does our country 🇬🇧 need? Perhaps direct young people to this data 🚀New DfE report highlights urgent need for flexible, tech-responsive apprenticeships. From AI to clean energy, our skills system must evolve fast. We have a skills shortage in construction & IT.

🚀 NEW BLOG 🤔 If teachers don't understand how learning works from both psychology and neuroscience, then teaching becomes guesswork. 🔗 bit.ly/43OeyZF

The 5-Minute Memory Plan 🧠 This PDF resource brings everything I have learned from cognitive science into a one-page lesson planning tool. The resource can be used when redesigning curriculum plans or for CPD discussions. It includes a simple step-by-step guide.

My favourite cartoon from Stan Dupp to date!

No two classrooms are the same, and neither should be the humans teaching in them. Teaching is very much, a humane endeavour. bit.ly/43OeyZF

There are 3 types of schools... Which type do you work in? bit.ly/45Is8A9

There has been LOTS of interest for this! 💥 What if you could train, and still teach, and use your passion to understand the emotional world behind every student’s behaviour? Train to be an educational psychotherapist bit.ly/4jB3q8e #ad

If all we’re doing is changing the structure without addressing the impact, then Ofsted’s new report cards are just another way to repackage the stress. bit.ly/3FOTyK2

NEW RESEARCH 🔬 Is Ofsted inspection making headship an impossible job? Despite most working in schools judged ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’, 50%+ described their inspection experience as NEGATIVE. 😱 teachertoolkit.co.uk/2025/06/08/ofs… 40+ judgements on report cards = step backwards!

Ageism: Are Britain's 🇬🇧 Teachers Getting Younger? bit.ly/43SHr72

This study using data from England’s School Workforce Census found connections between the: 1. no. of hours teachers spend with students 2. intricacy of their timetable, 3. performance of students in GCSEs, and 4. teacher turnover. bit.ly/4kPKlA8

Who needs AI? Plan coherent lessons in 5 minutes! The 5-Minute Series; 50+ thinking templates for all aspects of school life... bit.ly/4jHEfB4

Trauma, low self-esteem, silent struggles- how are you supporting students beyond the curriculum? 🫂 Consider a path where this is the priority. bit.ly/4kmM1kY #Ad

🚀 NEW BLOG Attendance falls in Year 7, drops further in Year 8, and never fully recovers; students missing 0–15% of school time account for nearly half of all missed school days... teachertoolkit.co.uk/2025/06/08/per…

Two recent meta-analyses have tried to settle the decades-long debate about learning styles—and arrived at opposite conclusions. bit.ly/43PSGgw

Now available to non-members 💥 Beginner’s Guide To Feedback bit.ly/4jCDcC8 🤔 How can we support all schools and colleges in developing a wider range of feedback approaches? 🗣️ This resource offers three ideas to help take your understanding of marking and

Is Ofsted inspection making headship an impossible job? bit.ly/459fg5X

Behaviour management can only go so far. 🚫 What if we moved towards therapeutic interventions that build trust and resilience? 🤝 bit.ly/4kmM1kY #Ad

How do pre-university students face academic challenges that require self-regulation skills? This study examines the prevalence of research-supported techniques like retrieval practice and elaborative study. teachertoolkit.co.uk/2024/07/10/lea…

Back at Litherland High School in #Liverpool today - the last visit of the academic year. Another superb trainee teacher entering the profession! 👏🏼 💥