Manageable workloads, personalised learning and enrichment: Insights from UNESCO’s Happy Schools Framework
This webinar comes to you as part of a series, partnered with UNESCO to explore their Why the World Needs Happy Schools report, placing a spotlight on each of the four pillars. In this session, we will discuss the Process pillar, examining how adapting our learning experiences, interactions and teaching approaches shape wellbeing, motivation and […]
Creativity Action Research Resource Launch
Join us online for the launch of the Creativity Action Research Resource, a new online tool that supports teachers and creative practitioners to develop their skills in teaching for creativity through action research. Click here to book your place Creativity is one of the most important skills for students to develop so that they can […]
The impact of handwriting and typing practice in children’s letter and word learning: Implications for literacy development
This talk presents empirical data on the benefits of handwriting—relative to typing—for literacy and spelling development and discusses why handwriting may positively influence reading development. Two studies are presented in which 50 pre-readers learned novel letters and words in an artificial orthography, either by handwriting or by typing. Linear mixed models revealed that children in […]
Teaching the British Empire: what is happening in schools and what can we learn?
Drawing on findings from the landmark Portrait EMB research project (https://dx.doi.org/10.5287/ora-rvno97kbq), this session explores what is currently happening in schools in relation to teaching about the British Empire, migration, and belonging, and what educators can learn from emerging practice across England. Based on one of the largest studies of its kind, involving over 1,000 teachers […]
From Curriculum to Classroom: Securing Strong Teaching for All Pupils
Schools are not short of ideas about curriculum. The challenge now is making those ideas work consistently in classrooms. This conference focuses on what strong teaching looks like in practice — how lessons are designed, how pupils experience the curriculum, and how leaders ensure that all pupils, particularly the disadvantaged, can access and succeed in […]
Unearthing Structures, Amplifying Voices: A Critical Realist Inquiry into the Lives of Autistic Teachers
In this webinar, Helen Bowhay, Director of Initial Teacher Education at the University of Nottingham, will introduce the key findings from her research into the lived experiences of autistic teachers in education. Despite increasing attention to diversity and inclusion for children and young people, there remains a significant lack of research that addresses these issues […]
Leading Professional Learning at Scale: Maximising CPD Spend
Teachers are happier and more likely to stay when they can access high quality CPD. Yet despite significant financial pressures, more can and should be done to ensure investment has impact – in England alone, a substantial share of the roughly £1 billion spent annually on CPD goes towards low-impact provision (TDT, 2025). Drawing on […]
Why does South Asian Heritage Month matter in schools?
Exploring why South Asian Heritage Month matters for schools across the workforce, pupils and wider school community South Asian Heritage Month (1 July – 31 July) is a national month of recognition, but what does it mean for schools? It is an opportunity to celebrate, reflect and connect. This one hour webinar brings together educators […]
Evidence Informed Wisdom
Wouldn’t it be great if research could simply tell us what to do? However, research can only inform our judgement, not replace it. In this webinar, Dr Claire Badger will look at how an understanding of research evidence combined with knowledge of your own context and your personal experience can help you make better decisions. […]
From Correlation to Causation in Learning and ADHD: Insights from Genetically Informed Designs
From correlation to causation in learning and ADHD: insights from genetically informed designs Elsje van Bergen’s research examines how genetic and environmental factors jointly shape individual differences in learning and behaviour. In this talk, she introduces key concepts, such as heritability and polygenic scores. She challenges intuitive but potentially misleading interpretations of environmental effects – for […]
Making the most of Chartered College group membership
THIS EVENT IS FOR GROUP MEMBERSHIP LEADS ONLY. This short information session focuses on Chartered College of Teaching group membership – if you’ve recently taken out a group package with us, this webinar will give an overview of our work as the sector’s professional body, and key benefits your staff can access over the year […]
Fellow Sip and Share: Place-based Partnerships
As part of your Fellowship at the Chartered College of Teaching, we are seeking to engage further with you, and provide the opportunity to network and share your experiences with other Fellows. The Fellow Sip and Share series will offer a brief opportunity to speak to other Fellows about pressing topics that you may be […]
Acting earlier: Responding to emerging online incidents in schools
Understanding and navigating the ‘grey areas’ of early intervention VIRTUAL DISCUSSION FOR SCHOOL AND MAT LEADERS – Why early-stage harmful behaviours are often missed – Where schools struggle to act before issues escalate – Why responses vary across cases and the risks this creates – What consistent, real-time response and support looks like Acting Earlier […]
High-quality assessment in primary schools: improving assessment literacy
Assessment literacy is having the knowledge and skills to design and use effective formative and summative assessments. In this webinar we will explore the principles of good assessment and also the challenges of implementing assessment for different types of learning in primary schools. Robyn Heath will discuss the assessment of project-based learning, Dr Rebecca Clarkson […]
An Inside Look at Impact Issue 27: Innovative and Creative Pedagogy
Join us for a look inside the latest issue of our award-winning Impact journal (Issue 27: Summer 2027). This issue focuses on innovative and creative pedagogies. Articles explore how diverse creative teaching approaches can boost motivation, support mental health, and broaden students’ knowledge and skills. There is also a focus on building student agency and […]
The educational attainment, engagement, and experiences of autistic students
LEARNUS_WEBINAR_12th_May_2026 Autistic students deserve to have the opportunity to thrive in educational environments, but research suggests that adaptations may be needed to better support autistic young people. This webinar will provide an overview of autism and neurodiversity before describing the latest research on the educational attainment and experiences of autistic people. Dr Weir will also […]
Classroom AI: Repair, Maintenance, and Teachers’ Professionalism
The last few years have seen a growing encouragement for teachers to use GenAI tools for “burdensome tasks” such as planning, assessment and administrative work. In this study, we engage with maintenance and repair theory to explore the often invisible labour undertaken by teachers when they use GenAI outputs in their teaching practice. In this […]
How can AI be used safely and effectively to support workload, inclusion and creativity?
Join us to discuss this question with practitioners and authors specialising in the safe and effective use of AI in education. Discussion will centre around using AI to reduce administrative workload, to boost creativity and support all learners. This event marks the publication of open-access online research and articles on AI use in education as […]
Beyond the lab: naturalistic neuroimaging of empathy in early childhood
This webinar will be presented by Dr Chiara Bulgarelli, Birkbeck, University of London Empathy — the ability to share and understand others’ emotions — is foundational to social life, yet we know remarkably little about how it emerges in early childhood. Most of what we understand comes from adult neuroimaging or from behavioural studies in […]
Thrive at five: Insights from the new International Early Learning and Child Well-being Study
The first five years of a child’s life lay the foundations for future learning, health and well-being. How well are countries and jurisdictions preparing young children with the skills they need to thrive? What gaps exist between different groups of children? In this webinar, OECD will reveal new cross-country evidence on the literacy and numeracy […]