Watch the 4 minute video below about supporting pupil wellbeing and mental health remotely. Dr. Sue Roffey is Hon A/Prof at University of Exeter and Director at Growing Great Schools Worldwide. In this video, Sue shares reflections on student mental health. Take some time to reflect on their perspective. How do these views compare to […]
Executive functions, including working memory, inhibition and cognitive flexibility, play a crucial role in the development of academic skills and continue to impact educational achievement throughout childhood and adolescence. In this webinar recording, we provide teachers and support staff with an understanding of how executive functions can be supported in the classroom in order to […]
Alison Peacock, CEO, Chartered College of Teaching I am pleased to be able to introduce this unique issue of Impact, which discusses the issue of how we support children and young people as they learn about who they are, what they care about most and the social actions that they may take as they begin […]
Farah Ahmed, Director of Education and Research, Islamic Shakhsiyah Foundation, UK There is a growing presence of British-born Muslims who identify both as British and as adherents of a major world religion, with beliefs that are sometimes perceived as ‘other’ than British. According to the last census, over eight per cent of British schoolchildren are […]
Michael Eggleton, Head of School, Charles Dickens Primary School, Nursery and Research School, UK Five years ago, I had been newly appointed as a deputy headteacher. I soon realised that we had little in place to support the mental wellbeing of children in our school. What we did have was a private education psychologist who […]
Daniel T Willingham, Department of Psychology, University of Virginia, USA Individuals vary in their views of what students should be taught. How should teachers discuss the misdeeds of a nation’s founders? What is the minimum accomplishment expected of each student in mathematics? But there is no disagreement on the importance of critical thinking skills. In […]
Tracy Hayes, Lecturer, University of Cumbria The purpose of this paper is to encourage a critical conversation around opportunities for learning in local outdoor spaces that are accessible to a range of abilities and interests. It was written before the COVID-19 pandemic, which further highlighted disparities between those who have access to nearby accessible green […]
In this online panel discussion chaired by Cat Scutt (Director for Education Research, Chartered College of Teaching), Paul Kirschner and Carl Hendrick talk about the science of learning and share key messages from their new book How Learning Happens: Seminal Works in Educational Psychology and What They Mean in Practice. Receive a 20% discount when purchasing the book via Routledge. Go to […]
In this Early Career Hub: Live webinar, Joe Treacy (Head of Membership, Chartered College of Teaching) is joined by Vijita Patel (Principal & National Leader of Education, Swiss Cottage School and Development & Research Centre) who delivered a presentation on how to support learners with SEND. Participants also had the opportunity to ask questions in a Q&A towards the end […]
Chartered College of Teaching ¬∑ Beyond The terrors of performativity: teachers developing at the interface Stephen Ball’s seminal paper (Ball, 2003), which discusses performativity in the public sector, perceptively captured changes in educational policy and their effects on the outer and inner lives of teachers. Seventeen years after its publication, Ball’s radical, readable critique […]
Chartered College of Teaching ¬∑ Creativity and community: primary schools and the use of digital technology School closure following the COVID-19 pandemic has placed technology at the centre of a teacher’s toolkit. At London Connected Learning Centre (London CLC), we are fortunate to support a number of London primary schools with their delivery of […]
Watch the 2 minute video below about formal and informal professional learning. Bethan Hindley is the training programme lead at the Teacher Development Trust, UK. In this video, Bethan speaks about the formats both formal and informal learning for teachers take. Take some time to reflect on their perspective. What kinds of professional learning do […]
Watch the 5 minute video below about effective approaches to online and digital learning from various members of the Technology, Pedagogy and Education Association, UK. In this video, Jon, Helen, Elizabeth, John speak about the possibilities of technology. Take some time to reflect on their perspectives. How do these views compare to your own? […]
Watch the 2 minute video below about the potential of digital technology in education. Victoria Cook is a research associate at the University of Cambridge, UK. In this video, Victoria shares that a digital tool’s possibilities is determined by the pedagogical context within which it’s used. Take some time to reflect on their perspective. How […]
Watch the 2 minute video below about how we build pupils’ knowledge and skills. Carolina Kuepper-Tetzel is an Assistant Professor at the University of Glasgow, UK In this video, Carolina shares a cognitive psychology perspective on knowledge and skills. Take some time to reflect on their perspective. How do these views compare to your own? […]
In our second Early Career Fest session, Emma Kell (Teacher, Writer, Speaker, Trainer of Teachers, Those That Can Ltd, IoE, Aspire AP) and Adrian Bethune (Teacher, Writer, Teachappy) joined Christalla Jamil (Executive Headteacher, St Paul’s & All Hallows’ Academy) and Joe Treacy (Head of Membership, Chartered College of Teaching) in discussing Teacher Wellbeing and Self-care. In this webinar we explored: Emma and […]
In this webinar recording, Alison Peacock (Chief Executive, Chartered College of Teaching) is joined by Tilly Browne (Primary Headteacher at Reach Academy and Oak National Academy contributor), to explore Oak National Academy’s Teacher Hub and discuss how teachers are using Oak’s lessons to support remote and in-school learning. Explore Oak’s Teacher Hub with curriculum plans […]
In this webinar recording chaired by Cat Scutt, Tom Sherrington and Oliver Caviglioli explore their new book Teaching WalkThrus: Five-step guides for instructional coaching and how it looks to tackle some of the challenges in teacher development and instructional coaching. In the recording they: Look at some of the challenges in teacher development and how […]
In this webinar recording, Joe Treacy (Head of Membership, Chartered College of Teaching), Ros Wilson (Author and Education Consultant), Aretha Banton (Co-founder, Mindful Equity UK), and Youlande Harrowell (Co-founder, Mindful Equity UK) provide practical strategies and advice to support NQTs in their first year of teaching and student teachers soon to be NQTs. They discussed: […]
Verity Downing, Master of Education (MEd Open), Independent Academic, UK The importance of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) cannot be underestimated. This is where society’s youngest citizens are learning about themselves and the world around them, much of which will inform the social and educational frameworks that will shape their lives. While professionals in […]
