Formal and informal professional learning, Bethan Hindley

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 […]
The difference teachers and schools make, Khawla Awad

Watch the 2 minute video below about the difference teachers and schools make. Khawla Awad is an English Teacher in Jordan. In this video, Khawla speaks about the goal of education. Take some time to reflect on their perspective. How does this vision for learning compare to your own? Share your experiences with educators […]
Effective approaches to online and digital learning, Technology, Pedagogy and Education Association

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? […]
Coaching, mentoring and professional collaboration, Christian van Nieuwerburgh

Watch the 2 minute video below about coaching, mentoring and professional collaboration. Christian van Nieuwerburgh works with Growth Coaching International. In this video, Christian shares a global framework for coaching and mentoring in education. Take some time to reflect on their perspective. How do these views compare to your own? Share your experiences with […]
The potential of digital technology in education, Victoria Cook

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 […]
Building pupils’ knowledge and skills, Carolina Kuepper-Tetzel

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? […]
ECFest: Non-Eurocentric Curriculum

In our fourth and final Early Career Fest session, Marlon Moncrieffe (Senior Lecturer, School of Education, University of Brighton) joined Alison Peacock (Chief Executive, Chartered College of Teaching) in delivering a presentation on decolonising the curriculum. In this webinar we explores: Marlon’s new book: Decolonising the History Curriculum What do we mean by ‘decolonising the curriculum’? Practical examples to diversifying the […]
ECFest: Evidence informed teaching practices in the classroom

In our third Early Career Fest session led by Lisa-Maria Muller, Paul Kirschner and Elizabeth Mountstevens delivered presentations on Using Cognitive Science to Inform Classroom Practice. In this webinar we explored: How we can use what we know about how pupils learn to make effective decisions in the classroom The role of retrieval practice and spaced learning in […]
ECFest: Teacher wellbeing and self-care

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 […]
Webinar: How teachers are making the most of Oak National Academy

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 […]
ECFest: How to implement an effective classroom culture

In our first Early Career Fest session, Amy Forrester (Director of Pastoral Care, Cockermouth School and Behaviour Columnist, TES) joined Katy Chedzey (Head of Teaching, Learning and Assessment, Chartered College of Teaching) in delivering a presentation on How to Implement an Effective Classroom Culture. In this webinar they explored: What do we mean by ‘classroom […]
Webinar: Developing essential teaching techniques

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 […]
Webinar: Ready, steady… NQT!

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: […]
Evidence-informed pedagogy

Paul A Kirschner, Emeritus professor, Educational Psychology, Open University, Netherlands; Guest professor, Expertise Centre for Effective Learning (EXCEL), Thomas More University of Applied Sciences, Mechelen, Belgium Tim Surma, Manager, Expertise Centre For Effective Learning (EXCEL), Thomas More University of Applied Sciences, Mechelen, Belgium Welcome to this issue of Impact on evidence-informed pedagogy. The reason why […]
The Writing Game: Can gamified activities aid pupils’ writing skills?

Robin Hardman, Politics teacher, Hampton School, UK As any humanities or social science teacher will know, there is a common paradox underpinning many teenagers’ attitudes towards academic writing: while most students recognise that the ability to write cogently will be central to their success in public examinations and the world of work, they are often […]
Webinar: Behaviour management Q&A – Tom Bennett and Amy Forrester

In this webinar recording, Tom Bennett (Author, Running the Room: The Teacher’s Guide to Behaviour and Director, ResearchEd) and Amy Forrester (Director of Pastoral Care KS4, Cockermouth School) answer questions around behaviour management and establishing routines in the classroom. They discuss: The importance of behaviour management, why Tom Bennett was compelled to write ‘Running […]
Making marking manageable in Secondary English

When it comes to providing high quality feedback, we need to ensure that we are teaching responsively – actively eliciting evidence about our pupils’ learning in order to inform and adapt our teaching to meet their needs (Black and Wiliam 1998). This responsive teaching approach can help to reduce the marking load for teachers as […]
Reflecting on classroom routines

Classroom routines are an important part of making classrooms safe and productive spaces for pupils to learn. Having expected ways of behaving for key transitions or activities means that more time can be spent learning than ‘getting ready’. Routines can be established that will benefit from regular practise and revisiting until they are well embedded […]
Webinar: Diversifying and decolonising the curriculum

In this webinar recording, Professor Paul Washington Miller (President, Commonwealth Council for Educational Administration and Management), Naheeda Maharasingam (Headteacher, Rathfern Primary School) and Professor Dame Alison Peacock (Chief Executive, Chartered College of Teaching) discuss: Anti-racism De-colonising the curriculum Approaches to building greater diversity across the profession We need long-term solutions for the profession to […]
#InThisTogether – Supporting Black and Asian women in the profession

In this recorded panel discussion, Professor Dame Alison Peacock, Aretha Banton, Uzma Sarwar and Youlande Harrowell discuss issues of diversity in education, share lived experiences of racism within education, and talk about their work in forming Mindful Equity UK, a peer support network with the mission of: Supporting Black and Asian women in education to navigate […]