In
In
The Adult Who Notices
I’ve sat through enough Ofsted-ready presentations to know that the official handbook on how form tutors support pupils is essentially a work of high-concept fiction....
Read out all
In
Practising the Bit You Are Bad at
I remember sitting in a windowless training suite back in 2014, nodding politely while a consultant in a slim-fit suit explained exactly how deliberate practice...
Read out all
In
The Adult Who Notices
I’ve sat through enough Ofsted-ready presentations to know that the official handbook on how form tutors support pupils is essentially a work of high-concept fiction....
Read out all
In
Practising the Bit You Are Bad at
I remember sitting in a windowless training suite back in 2014, nodding politely while a consultant in a slim-fit suit explained exactly how deliberate practice...
Read out all
In
Teaching Outside Your Specialism
I remember sitting in a windowless departmental meeting ten years ago, staring at a glossy, twenty-page “Curriculum Implementation Guide” that promised a revolutionary way to...
Read out all
In
The Complete Guide to Leading a Department
If you pick up any “complete guide to leading a department” from a major educational publisher, you’ll likely find a glossy, step-by-step manual on “strategic...
Read out all
In
Thinking Aloud in Front of Thirty Pupils
I’ve sat through enough CPD sessions to know the drill: a brightly lit hall, a consultant with a polished slide deck, and...
Read out all
In
Designing Resources That Do Not Overload
I’ve sat through enough CPD sessions to know the drill: a consultant in a crisp shirt stands at the front of a...
Read out all
In
Rewards Systems and Their Diminishing Returns
I remember standing in a Year 9 corridor back in 2014, clutching a laminated chart of “House Points” that had cost the...
Read out all
In
Grade Boundaries Move Every Year
I remember sitting in a windowless departmental meeting back in 2014, listening to a consultant in a slim-fit suit explain that the...
Read out all
In
The Complete Guide to Spaced Practice
I’ve sat through enough professional development sessions to know the drill: a polished consultant stands at the front of a room, slides...
Read out all
In
Asking Why It Is True
I spent twenty minutes yesterday watching a CPD presenter explain “elaboration” using a slick, multi-coloured slide deck and terms like cognitive scaffolding...
Read out all
In
Worked Examples Before Independent Practice
I remember standing at the front of a Year 10 history class on a Tuesday afternoon, watching twenty-eight sets of eyes glaze...
Read out all
In
How a Grade Is Actually Produced
I remember sitting in a windowless briefing room in 2014, listening to a consultant in a slim-fit suit explain the “revolutionary” mechanics...
Read out all
In
Explaining It to Yourself Out Loud
I remember standing at the front of a Year 9 classroom on a Tuesday afternoon, watching twenty-eight teenagers nod in unison while...
Read out all
In
The Complete Guide to Retrieval Practice
I was sitting in a CPD session last Tuesday—one of those sessions where the presenter uses words like ‘cognitive architecture’ while looking...
Read out all