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SecEd Podcast: How can #teachers get students to 'pay attention' in the classroom? Which #teaching techniques boost engagement & spark #metacognition? We sit down with @TeacherToolkit to answer these questions, offering a wealth of practical tips & ideas: ow.ly/yK7N5103BCb
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SecEd Podcast: How can #teachers get students to 'pay attention' in the classroom? What #teaching techniques boost engagement? We sit down with @TeacherToolkit to answer these questions, offering lots of practical tips & ideas: ow.ly/MgaP51042tV #schools #education
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Name me the one ☝️ role in a secondary school that sits at the intersection of standards, belonging and safeguarding - all at once?
Go!
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The goal is NOT to make learning easier.
It is to remove unnecessary difficulty without removing necessary challenge.
In this new walkthrough, I show teachers how to conduct a Cognitive Load Audit on the resources they already use.
🎥 Watch:
youtu.be/SeBA-BW7ll4
#TheToolkit #CognitiveLoad
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Not just one 5-star ⭐️ review, but two in one day! 🥰
“As a headteacher, this book has made me want to return to the classroom!” 😮
#GuideToLearning
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The latest Ofsted data (n = 3,189 schools) reveals a persistent association between deprivation and weaker curriculum and teaching judgements.
Among secondary schools, those serving the most disadvantaged communities were nearly 4 times as likely to be graded below expected as those serving the least disadvantaged communities.
Does this new framework STILL penalise disadvantaged schools?
gov.uk/government/statistica…
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Ofsted commissioned independent research into its new inspection framework.
88% of schools reported some negative impact on mental wellbeing.
The data isn't wrong, but the way @Ofstednews has presented the data, and reported it, raises serious questions for taxpayers @LucyMPowell ...
teachertoolkit.co.uk/2026/10…
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This Cognitive Load Audit resource helps teachers move beyond knowing cognitive load theory to applying it to everyday classroom resources 💥
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🎥 Just shared on YouTube 👉 What are the learning myths we need to abandon? What does the neuroscience say? Today's guest, Ross McGill, autho... coolcatteacher.com/e1009?utm…
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#ThinkPairShare #ScienceOfLearning #TeacherTips
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A cleaner worksheet is NOT necessarily a better worksheet.
Cognitive load depends on the learner, their prior knowledge and what we’re asking them to process.
So, how should teachers audit their resources?
🎥 I explain with a worked example – watch the video youtube.com/watch?v=SeBA-BW7…
📥 Members can then access the full resource: teachertoolkit.co.uk/product…
#CognitiveLoad #TheToolkit
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How often have you heard a student say, “Miss, I’m stuck” ? 🤔
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NEW WEEKLY CPD VIDEO 🚀
Why Won't Students Answer Your Classroom Questions?
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12 Questioning techniques every teacher should know...
#GuideToQuestioning
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First 5-star review ⭐️ for #GuideToLearning
✅ link.amazon/B03Okplnw
Head teacher 🗣️ “I believe if every teacher and leader read this book, the experience and outcomes of the pupils (and staff!) would exponentially improve!
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Collecting evidence from learning walks...
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On @UNESCO WorldTeachers Day, here's why I think teachers matter on the opening page of my new book - out in December with @TCPress & @BloomsburyBooks. @eduint @CTFFCE @TeacherToolkit @rweingarten @pasi_sahlberg @UofGCfTE @uOttawaEdu @bclynchschool
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NEW 🚀 VIDEO
🗣️ If your school’s teaching and learning policy makes it easy to monitor how teachers mark, rather than help pupils to take action, what is it actually for?
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When school leaders look through pupils’ books, are they investigating learning — or simply checking teacher compliance? 🤔
I’ve spent almost 20 years refining my thinking on work scrutiny.
My latest conclusion?
Stop asking: “Has the teacher marked it?”
Start asking: “What did the pupil do next?”
youtu.be/aVM8SVxUPpg?is=XKPl…
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Retrieval practice is most effective when it becomes part of a school's everyday culture rather than an isolated classroom activity.
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