Formative assessment: Checking pupil understanding and providing effective feedback

The content within this compact guide has been adapted from content originally produced for our online courses and for MyCollege, including content by Tom Sherrington and Sara Stafford. What is a compact guide? Our compact guides are designed to provide an introduction to a specific topic or theme. The content within each guide includes an […]
Engaging with research: Searching for, reading and appraising research literature

The content within this compact guide has been adapted from content originally produced for MyCollege by Gary Jones and Deborah Netolicky. What is a compact guide? Our compact guides are designed to provide an introduction to a specific topic or theme. The content within each guide includes an overview of core concepts related to the […]
Curriculum for Inclusion: why knowledge-rich matters and how to do it well

Christine Counsell will draw on recent experience of developing, resourcing and supporting the implementation of a primary humanities curriculum. She will show the fundamental relationship between broad knowledge, literacy and inclusion. She will illustrate principles of rigour in history, geography and RE and show common pitfalls. Christine will also point to the future by highlighting […]
Uniting PD and appraisal: A ‘middle path’ focused on teacher growth

If both professional development and appraisal seek the same goal (teachers who become even better than they already are), why do schools have separate systems and processes for each? Is there a ‘middle path’ that could unite the two in a way that empowers teachers, does the heavy lifting for leaders, and decreases box-ticking busywork […]
Preparing for Your First Teaching Job – Interviews and Trial Lesson Preparation (Webinar 2 of 2)

Ready to ace your teaching job interviews? In the second part of our webinar series, we’ll help you prepare for interviews and trial lessons. Hosted by the Department for Education’s Teaching Vacancies service, the go-to job site for teachers, in collaboration with the Chartered College of Teaching (CCT), this session is packed with tips to […]
Preparing for Your First Teaching Job – Job Hunting and Applying (Webinar 1 of 2)

Are you searching and applying for your first teaching job? Join us for a webinar designed to help trainee teachers secure the right role for them! Hosted by the Department for Education’s Teaching Vacancies service and the Chartered College of Teaching (CCT), this session will help you to kickstart your job search. Teaching Vacancies is […]
Identification of strengths and difficulties in early executive functions amongst toddlers with a connection to autism or ADHD

Autism and ADHD are often associated with difficulties with Executive Functions (EFs) in childhood and adulthood, but due to measurement challenges, the prevalence and nature of these difficulties in early development is not well understood. Potential strengths have also been overlooked. In this talk I will describe the measures that colleagues and I have developed […]
Understanding & Teaching EAL Pupils

The session is co-hosted by the Chartered College of Teaching and is delivered as part of NALDIC’s ITE Conference Week. This session will focus on the distinctiveness of EAL learners: who are EAL learners; how are EAL learners framed in educational policy; what are EAL children’s learning strengths and needs? The session will then move […]
From Checklists to Continuums: Beyond Binary Thinking in DEI

In this webinar, we will challenge traditional “pass/fail” approaches to diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. Join us as we explore how moving beyond simplistic checkboxes can transform your organisation’s DEI journey into a much more rich experience of continuous growth and learning. In this practical session, you’ll discover: * Understanding the limitations of binary DEI […]
Online Roundtable: Recruitment and Retention of global majority teachers

In order to support the work of the Teaching Commission, we are running a series of roundtables. These will be an opportunity for Fellows and members to engage with topics discussed at the meetings of the Teaching Commission and to get their voices heard. Roundtables will typically take place a day before the official meeting […]
Examining the relationships between children’s self-reported affect, executive function and numeracy performance

Early cognitive development, a substantial predictor of future success in mathematical education and career choices, encompasses complex mechanisms that warrant examination as a whole, rather than in isolation. Notably, affective mechanisms, vital in identifying and interpreting threat and challenge, evolve in conjunction with executive abilities during crucial early childhood stages, laying the groundwork for subsequent […]
GEC CircleTable: Transforming Education (The Curriculum)

For the first webinar, Nic Ponsford (Founder and CEO of the GEC) and Circle expert, Meena Wood would love to invite you to be part of our GEC CircleTable: Transforming Education to explore models of school curriculum and assessment that work in the best interests of ALL children. The recent DfE Curriculum and Assessment Review […]
Education news, articles and events of the week: archive

24 January AI revolution AI ‘biggest thing to hit education in 100 years’, historian says Phillipson’s AI ‘revolution’: What schools need to know Mandatory assistive tech training for all new teachers from 2025 Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill Labour’s school reforms ‘setting back a generation’ of children and erasing gains made over 20 […]
Inclusive Education for Diverse School Communities

Creating a sense of belonging and trust for students from diverse faith and cultural backgrounds is vital for: * Fostering a respectful school culture * Improving pupil attendance * Develop pupils skills of empathy and positive behaviour Therefore, it’s important in all areas of school life from behaviour to curriculum that we build trust and […]
Practical ways to have a positive impact on behaviour and inclusion

Nicole Rodden, co-founder of Life Lessons, will share a session on practical ways to have a positive impact on behaviour and inclusion. The key takeaways from the sessions include: * Hear practical tools for ensuring that your behaviour policies and interventions are inclusive * Explore ways to tackle behaviour incidents such as misogyny and racism […]
Problematising education and digital technology webinar

Join us for an exciting webinar as part of a global event convened by Neil Selwyn, Professor of Digital Technology, Society and Education at the School of Education, Monash University. The University of East Anglia (UEA) schools of Education and Lifelong Learning and Computing Sciences invite researchers, teachers and educators across East Anglia to join […]
How to create inclusive classrooms for children with special education needs

Creating inclusive classrooms is essential for supporting all learners, including those with special education needs such as dyslexia, autism and ADHD. These environments not only benefit students with special education needs, but also enrich the learning experience for all children, encouraging empathy, understanding and collaboration. This helps ensure that every student can achieve their full […]
Equity in education: challenge for all with Morgan Whitfield

In her recently published book Gifted? The Shift to Enrichment, Challenge and Equity, Morgan Whitfield advocates for “challenge for all” as an inclusive approach to teaching, whereby every student is invited, and given the tools, to reach a place of mastery. Drawing on her experience of school leadership and classroom practice across three continents, Whitfield […]
Cognitive variability in poor academic achievement: A focus on reading and/or math difficulties

This talk is part of a webinar series from the Centre for Educational Neuroscience at UCL, Birkbeck University and the UCL IoE. You can register here to receive weekly updates about the seminar series. Further information on this event to be added when it becomes available from the Centre for Educational Neuroscience.
Hiding in Schools – Why do some students attend school but not class?

This talk is part of a webinar series from the Centre for Educational Neuroscience at UCL, Birkbeck University and the UCL IoE. You can register here to receive weekly updates about the seminar series. Further information on this event to be added when it becomes available from the Centre for Educational Neuroscience.