The OECD Teaching Compass: Aligning teaching with the future of learning

What kind of teaching do we need for the future we want? As global expectations for learners rise, so too do the demands placed on our teachers. While many education systems focus on what students should learn to thrive in an uncertain future, they also need to consider how to best support teachers so they, […]
Developing pedagogies in early years and primary school settings: opportunities and challenges

In this webinar Sarah Chicken and Alison Porter will discuss the approaches they have used to develop innovative pedagogic practice in primary and early years settings. Their projects took place against a backdrop of policy change. In Wales, children’s participative rights are now part of the early years curriculum framework; in England, learning a Modern […]
Turning insights into impact: What do early case studies reveal about the power of PISA for Schools?

PISA for Schools is an OECD assessment that evaluates 15-year-old performance on reading, mathematics, and science. It also gathers insights into students’ learning environment, engagement and well-being, offering schools valuable data that help them benchmark performance internationally and improve education outcomes. A central ambition, and ongoing challenge, has been translating these insights into meaningful actions that […]
The teaching profession reimagined: From classroom innovation to system-level transformation

The future of teaching will be shaped by its capacity to innovate, and that innovation often begins in the classroom. As traditional educational models struggle to meet the needs of today’s learners, a growing movement is reimagining teaching as relationship-centered, metacognitive and something that is grounded in real-world problem-solving. But what kind of support do […]
Beyond Physical Walls: How Online Schools Are Transforming Education for Disenfranchised Learners

When 1.6 million pupils are persistently absent from school (Centre for Social Justice, 2025), it’s not a compliance problem – it’s a design failure. On Tuesday 3 June, join radical education practitioners and researchers at our virtual conference as we challenge the very premise that physical school buildings are necessary or beneficial for an increasing […]
Building a Culture of Professional Learning Across Your Trust

Recent efforts to curb the teacher retention crisis in the UK and elsewhere have focused on increasing the availability and uptake of ‘high-quality’ teacher CPD. But is this ‘human capital’ approach sufficient, and what further conditions might need to be in place to enable teachers to implement their professional learning in their classrooms? This free, […]
Genes, learning, and the classroom: insights and implications from educational genomics

This session will be led by Dr Emma Meaburn (Birkbeck, University of London). Further information to come closer to the time of the event. 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 NeuroCompass: Guiding Learning, Leadership, and Love

This session will be led by Dr Maureen Ruby (Sacred Heart University). Further information to come closer to the time of the event. 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 […]
The involvement of working memory, meta-working memory, and iconic gestures when learning new words and concepts

This session will be led by Elisabeth Knight (University of Sheffield). Further information to come closer to the time of the event. 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 […]
How can deep learning inform theory in psychological science?

This session will be led by Dr Roman Feiman (Brown University). This webinar will delve into the evolving role of Large Language Models (LLMs) in cognitive science. Once dismissed as inadequate representations of human thought, modern LLMs now exhibit reasoning abilities that were unimaginable decades ago, reigniting debates about their potential as models of cognition. […]
Validation and Reliability of an Early Number Knowledge Scale in Italian Preschool Children

In this webinar, Dr Francesco Sella (Loughborough University) will talk about the development and validation of an early numeracy scale designed to assess key numerical skills in preschool children. The scale includes eight tasks: Dots Comparison, Highest Count, Give a Number, Set Transformation, Number Naming, Number Comparison, Number Sequence, and Arithmetic. A sample of 675 […]
Reasoning to Learn & Learning to Reason

Relational thinking, or the ability to reason about relationships between mental representations, is a cornerstone of reasoning and decision-making. In this talk, Professor Silvia Bunge will make the case that relational thinking should be considered an executive function, and will provide evidence that it supports math achievement. She will then discuss neural underpinnings of the […]
Rethinking Curriculum – Creating the Happiest, Healthiest Schools in the World

Well Schools is a movement of schools and trusts taking positive action to improve education outcomes by supporting the health and happiness of their staff and pupils. A Well School still has high expectations, but places just as much emphasis on health and wellbeing as it does on academic performance. It understands that children and […]
Are teenagers prepared for their careers? The world’s biggest ever global survey raises serious concerns

In this interactive webinar, the OECD will unveil new data about which jobs young people want and unpack why those job aspirations often fail to recognise the realities of the labour market. This is the largest ever study on the job ambitions of 15-year-olds, speaking to 700,000 students in 80 countries and economies. You will […]
Practical Strategies for Violence Reduction & Positive Behaviour in Schools

Equipping Teachers in Mainstream, PRUs, and Alternative Provisions to Foster Purpose and Safer School Environments. This webinar, presented by Life Lessons in partnership with the London VRU, offers practical, evidence-based strategies for secondary school teachers across mainstream, pupil referral units (PRUs), and alternative provisions to address violence, improve student behaviour, and cultivate a sense of […]
Children’s Agency in the National Curriculum: The Promise of Structured Freedom

This event is presented by Helen Hamlyn Centre for Pedagogy. An international seminar and book launch including new research on how children’s voices and choices shape their learning. There are two parts to this event – Hybrid international seminar (4:45pm-5:45pm BST) – In-person book launch event (5:45pm-6:30pm BST) If you are attending in person, tickets […]
Understanding Research Evidence in Education: What Counts as Evidence and how to get evidence into use

This workshop will discuss different types of research designs and the kinds of evidence they generate for different purposes. The team will demonstrate how policymakers and practitioners can use a simple framework to judge if any kind of evidence is trustworthy. This is the first step in understanding evidence. The team will also illustrate how […]
Dan Wuori – The Early Years & School Success

Known the world over for his daily child development lessons on social media, Dr. Wuori will explore common misconceptions about the early years and make the case for why our experiences during early childhood influence our success – not only in school – but for a lifetime. This interactive session, featuring education from as early […]
A Look Inside- Impact Special Edition: Safe and Effective Use of AI in Education

As part of the DfE-supported special edition of Impact on the safe and effective use of AI in education we’ll be holding a webinar panel discussion featuring authors from the issue. The issue demonstrates how AI tools are being used in schools and discusses the benefits, issues and uncertainties surrounding the rapid uptake of this technology […]
An Inside Look at Impact Issue 24: Adaptive Teaching and Inclusive Pedagogy

Join us for an inside look at our award-winning Impact publication, exploring Issue 24 (Summer 2025). This issue will focus on building the skills and knowledge to support adaptive teaching that will help all students to access learning. The issue will include discussions of how to foster inclusive learning environments, how to adopt adaptive classroom practices, how […]