Bruce Robertson
@brucenextlevel.bsky.social
Next Level Educational CEO: powering up professional development for teachers and leaders | Author of The Teaching Delusion trilogy and Power Up series | TEACHING POWERUPS
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🏆 TECHNIQUE OF THE WEEK: Chat To A Partner
A technique to encourage more students to think, build confidence and a willingness to participate, and make teaching more interactive and collaborative.
Explore it here: teachingpowerups.com/techniqueoft...
A technique to encourage more students to think, build confidence and a willingness to participate, and make teaching more interactive and collaborative.
Explore it here: teachingpowerups.com/techniqueoft...
December 11, 2025 at 10:15 AM
🏆 TECHNIQUE OF THE WEEK: Chat To A Partner
A technique to encourage more students to think, build confidence and a willingness to participate, and make teaching more interactive and collaborative.
Explore it here: teachingpowerups.com/techniqueoft...
A technique to encourage more students to think, build confidence and a willingness to participate, and make teaching more interactive and collaborative.
Explore it here: teachingpowerups.com/techniqueoft...
“Might just be the best CPD I’ve ever had” is an especially nice comment to read about the online session I delivered for NavigatED yesterday 😊
If you’re interested in working with me, get in touch here: nextleveleducational.com
➡️ Pedagogy
➡️ Curriculum
➡️ Assessment
➡️ Leadership
If you’re interested in working with me, get in touch here: nextleveleducational.com
➡️ Pedagogy
➡️ Curriculum
➡️ Assessment
➡️ Leadership
December 11, 2025 at 9:30 AM
“Might just be the best CPD I’ve ever had” is an especially nice comment to read about the online session I delivered for NavigatED yesterday 😊
If you’re interested in working with me, get in touch here: nextleveleducational.com
➡️ Pedagogy
➡️ Curriculum
➡️ Assessment
➡️ Leadership
If you’re interested in working with me, get in touch here: nextleveleducational.com
➡️ Pedagogy
➡️ Curriculum
➡️ Assessment
➡️ Leadership
A super afternoon working with middle leaders at Our Lady And St Patrick’s College, Belfast, exploring principles and strategies to power up our leadership.
✅ Developing teams
✅ Difficult conversations
✅ Leading teaching and learning
Great discussion from everyone 😊🎄
✅ Developing teams
✅ Difficult conversations
✅ Leading teaching and learning
Great discussion from everyone 😊🎄
December 8, 2025 at 6:11 PM
A super afternoon working with middle leaders at Our Lady And St Patrick’s College, Belfast, exploring principles and strategies to power up our leadership.
✅ Developing teams
✅ Difficult conversations
✅ Leading teaching and learning
Great discussion from everyone 😊🎄
✅ Developing teams
✅ Difficult conversations
✅ Leading teaching and learning
Great discussion from everyone 😊🎄
A great morning working with teachers at Our Lady And St Patrick’s College, Belfast.
We were exploring principles and techniques to power up our questioning.
✅ More Questions, More Often
✅ Drill Down
✅ Bounce
✅ Spotlight Assessment Activities
✅ Show-me Boards
✅ …and more!
We were exploring principles and techniques to power up our questioning.
✅ More Questions, More Often
✅ Drill Down
✅ Bounce
✅ Spotlight Assessment Activities
✅ Show-me Boards
✅ …and more!
December 8, 2025 at 6:07 PM
A great morning working with teachers at Our Lady And St Patrick’s College, Belfast.
We were exploring principles and techniques to power up our questioning.
✅ More Questions, More Often
✅ Drill Down
✅ Bounce
✅ Spotlight Assessment Activities
✅ Show-me Boards
✅ …and more!
We were exploring principles and techniques to power up our questioning.
✅ More Questions, More Often
✅ Drill Down
✅ Bounce
✅ Spotlight Assessment Activities
✅ Show-me Boards
✅ …and more!
A great afternoon working with teachers at Wester Hailes High School, Edinburgh. We were focusing on practical approaches to power up our interactive teaching.
✅ Rosenshine’s Principles
✅ Show-me boards
✅ Chat To A Partner
✅ Spotlight Assessment Activities
Brilliant discussion 😊
✅ Rosenshine’s Principles
✅ Show-me boards
✅ Chat To A Partner
✅ Spotlight Assessment Activities
Brilliant discussion 😊
December 5, 2025 at 4:45 PM
A great afternoon working with teachers at Wester Hailes High School, Edinburgh. We were focusing on practical approaches to power up our interactive teaching.
✅ Rosenshine’s Principles
✅ Show-me boards
✅ Chat To A Partner
✅ Spotlight Assessment Activities
Brilliant discussion 😊
✅ Rosenshine’s Principles
✅ Show-me boards
✅ Chat To A Partner
✅ Spotlight Assessment Activities
Brilliant discussion 😊
I always enjoy working with teachers at Banbridge Academy, Northern Ireland 😊
In this afternoon’s twilight, we were exploring Pedagogical Principles, Trusted Techniques and professional development strategies to power up our teaching.
Brilliant contributions and discussion.
In this afternoon’s twilight, we were exploring Pedagogical Principles, Trusted Techniques and professional development strategies to power up our teaching.
Brilliant contributions and discussion.
December 4, 2025 at 7:36 PM
I always enjoy working with teachers at Banbridge Academy, Northern Ireland 😊
In this afternoon’s twilight, we were exploring Pedagogical Principles, Trusted Techniques and professional development strategies to power up our teaching.
Brilliant contributions and discussion.
In this afternoon’s twilight, we were exploring Pedagogical Principles, Trusted Techniques and professional development strategies to power up our teaching.
Brilliant contributions and discussion.
The Kindle edition of Power Up Your Pedagogy is currently available on Amazon for £0.99 - no better time to get yourself a copy!
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“So much powered into one book and covering all the hot topics using the best evidence from classrooms and the research literature.” -John Hattie
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“So much powered into one book and covering all the hot topics using the best evidence from classrooms and the research literature.” -John Hattie
December 2, 2025 at 7:41 PM
The Kindle edition of Power Up Your Pedagogy is currently available on Amazon for £0.99 - no better time to get yourself a copy!
amzn.eu/d/cm6aQoO
“So much powered into one book and covering all the hot topics using the best evidence from classrooms and the research literature.” -John Hattie
amzn.eu/d/cm6aQoO
“So much powered into one book and covering all the hot topics using the best evidence from classrooms and the research literature.” -John Hattie
As we near the end of the year, it’s great to see ‘Power Up Your Pedagogy’ in Amazon’s top 10 😊
“A compelling description of what we know about how learning happens and what to do about it in the classroom… clear, practical, easy to apply” -Doug Lemov
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“A compelling description of what we know about how learning happens and what to do about it in the classroom… clear, practical, easy to apply” -Doug Lemov
amzn.eu/d/aBudSoE
December 2, 2025 at 7:15 PM
As we near the end of the year, it’s great to see ‘Power Up Your Pedagogy’ in Amazon’s top 10 😊
“A compelling description of what we know about how learning happens and what to do about it in the classroom… clear, practical, easy to apply” -Doug Lemov
amzn.eu/d/aBudSoE
“A compelling description of what we know about how learning happens and what to do about it in the classroom… clear, practical, easy to apply” -Doug Lemov
amzn.eu/d/aBudSoE
Great to get such a positive reaction to the new Teaching PowerUps Infographics 😊
Here’s another one, this time for the Trusted Technique, ‘Chat To A Partner’👇
Download it here: teachingpowerups.com/infographics
If you’re interested in Teaching PowerUps membership: teachingpowerups.com/membership
Here’s another one, this time for the Trusted Technique, ‘Chat To A Partner’👇
Download it here: teachingpowerups.com/infographics
If you’re interested in Teaching PowerUps membership: teachingpowerups.com/membership
December 2, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Great to get such a positive reaction to the new Teaching PowerUps Infographics 😊
Here’s another one, this time for the Trusted Technique, ‘Chat To A Partner’👇
Download it here: teachingpowerups.com/infographics
If you’re interested in Teaching PowerUps membership: teachingpowerups.com/membership
Here’s another one, this time for the Trusted Technique, ‘Chat To A Partner’👇
Download it here: teachingpowerups.com/infographics
If you’re interested in Teaching PowerUps membership: teachingpowerups.com/membership
🏆 Technique of the Week: Pique Interest
A technique to get lessons off to an active start, with all students thinking.
Explore it here: teachingpowerups.com/techniqueoft...
There are over 100 Trusted Techniques like this on the new Teaching PowerUps website: teachingpowerups.com/membership
A technique to get lessons off to an active start, with all students thinking.
Explore it here: teachingpowerups.com/techniqueoft...
There are over 100 Trusted Techniques like this on the new Teaching PowerUps website: teachingpowerups.com/membership
November 30, 2025 at 9:52 AM
🏆 Technique of the Week: Pique Interest
A technique to get lessons off to an active start, with all students thinking.
Explore it here: teachingpowerups.com/techniqueoft...
There are over 100 Trusted Techniques like this on the new Teaching PowerUps website: teachingpowerups.com/membership
A technique to get lessons off to an active start, with all students thinking.
Explore it here: teachingpowerups.com/techniqueoft...
There are over 100 Trusted Techniques like this on the new Teaching PowerUps website: teachingpowerups.com/membership
An exciting development for Teaching PowerUps: the website is evolving to include infographics 😊
Here’s the first one, focusing on show-me boards, which you can download for free: teachingpowerups.com/infographics
Here’s the first one, focusing on show-me boards, which you can download for free: teachingpowerups.com/infographics
November 29, 2025 at 2:21 PM
An exciting development for Teaching PowerUps: the website is evolving to include infographics 😊
Here’s the first one, focusing on show-me boards, which you can download for free: teachingpowerups.com/infographics
Here’s the first one, focusing on show-me boards, which you can download for free: teachingpowerups.com/infographics
🏆 TECHNIQUE OF THE WEEK: Pique Interest
A technique to support use of learning intentions, stimulate interest, and get lessons off to an ‘active start’ (focusing on thinking).
Explore it here: teachingpowerups.com/techniqueoft...
Want to become a PowerUps school? teachingpowerups.com/membership
A technique to support use of learning intentions, stimulate interest, and get lessons off to an ‘active start’ (focusing on thinking).
Explore it here: teachingpowerups.com/techniqueoft...
Want to become a PowerUps school? teachingpowerups.com/membership
November 28, 2025 at 7:46 AM
🏆 TECHNIQUE OF THE WEEK: Pique Interest
A technique to support use of learning intentions, stimulate interest, and get lessons off to an ‘active start’ (focusing on thinking).
Explore it here: teachingpowerups.com/techniqueoft...
Want to become a PowerUps school? teachingpowerups.com/membership
A technique to support use of learning intentions, stimulate interest, and get lessons off to an ‘active start’ (focusing on thinking).
Explore it here: teachingpowerups.com/techniqueoft...
Want to become a PowerUps school? teachingpowerups.com/membership
I really enjoyed working with a brilliant group of teachers in Lochwinnoch Primary School this afternoon. Our 2-hour twilight focused on adaptive teaching, including use of show-me boards, visualisers and spotlight assessment activities. Super discussion from everyone 😊
November 26, 2025 at 7:22 PM
I really enjoyed working with a brilliant group of teachers in Lochwinnoch Primary School this afternoon. Our 2-hour twilight focused on adaptive teaching, including use of show-me boards, visualisers and spotlight assessment activities. Super discussion from everyone 😊
It’s been a while since I’ve written a new blog post, but I’ve finally found time to do it: ‘What Makes A Great Lesson?’
Available here: nextleveleducational.com/blog/what-ma...
Available here: nextleveleducational.com/blog/what-ma...
November 25, 2025 at 5:45 PM
It’s been a while since I’ve written a new blog post, but I’ve finally found time to do it: ‘What Makes A Great Lesson?’
Available here: nextleveleducational.com/blog/what-ma...
Available here: nextleveleducational.com/blog/what-ma...
I’m delighted that every school in Shetland is now a PowerUps school 😊
If you are interested in Teaching PowerUps membership for your school, local authority or trust, get in touch here: teachingpowerups.com/membership
Demos available on request.
If you are interested in Teaching PowerUps membership for your school, local authority or trust, get in touch here: teachingpowerups.com/membership
Demos available on request.
November 25, 2025 at 4:27 PM
I’m delighted that every school in Shetland is now a PowerUps school 😊
If you are interested in Teaching PowerUps membership for your school, local authority or trust, get in touch here: teachingpowerups.com/membership
Demos available on request.
If you are interested in Teaching PowerUps membership for your school, local authority or trust, get in touch here: teachingpowerups.com/membership
Demos available on request.
Great to be back working in Largs Academy for our second Power Up Your Pedagogy session of the year.
We were continuing to explore principles and techniques to develop everyone’s teaching, including:
➡️ Novices and experts thinking and learn differently.
Super discussion 😊
We were continuing to explore principles and techniques to develop everyone’s teaching, including:
➡️ Novices and experts thinking and learn differently.
Super discussion 😊
November 25, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Great to be back working in Largs Academy for our second Power Up Your Pedagogy session of the year.
We were continuing to explore principles and techniques to develop everyone’s teaching, including:
➡️ Novices and experts thinking and learn differently.
Super discussion 😊
We were continuing to explore principles and techniques to develop everyone’s teaching, including:
➡️ Novices and experts thinking and learn differently.
Super discussion 😊
A super day with teachers and leaders from Oban and Tiree High Schools. This was our second day of work together, which comprised two sessions:
1. Power Up Your Pedagogy (part 2)
2. Power Up Your Leadership of Teaching and Learning (part 2)
Great discussion from everyone 😊
1. Power Up Your Pedagogy (part 2)
2. Power Up Your Leadership of Teaching and Learning (part 2)
Great discussion from everyone 😊
November 24, 2025 at 7:14 PM
A super day with teachers and leaders from Oban and Tiree High Schools. This was our second day of work together, which comprised two sessions:
1. Power Up Your Pedagogy (part 2)
2. Power Up Your Leadership of Teaching and Learning (part 2)
Great discussion from everyone 😊
1. Power Up Your Pedagogy (part 2)
2. Power Up Your Leadership of Teaching and Learning (part 2)
Great discussion from everyone 😊
🏆 TECHNIQUE OF THE WEEK: Multiple Concrete Examples
A technique to support teacher presentations and guided practice.
Explore it here: teachingpowerups.com/techniqueoft...
Get in touch if your school is interested in becoming a Teaching PowerUps member: teachingpowerups.com
A technique to support teacher presentations and guided practice.
Explore it here: teachingpowerups.com/techniqueoft...
Get in touch if your school is interested in becoming a Teaching PowerUps member: teachingpowerups.com
November 23, 2025 at 10:03 AM
🏆 TECHNIQUE OF THE WEEK: Multiple Concrete Examples
A technique to support teacher presentations and guided practice.
Explore it here: teachingpowerups.com/techniqueoft...
Get in touch if your school is interested in becoming a Teaching PowerUps member: teachingpowerups.com
A technique to support teacher presentations and guided practice.
Explore it here: teachingpowerups.com/techniqueoft...
Get in touch if your school is interested in becoming a Teaching PowerUps member: teachingpowerups.com
🏆 TECHNIQUE OF THE WEEK: Multiple Concrete Examples
A technique to support teacher presentations and guided practice.
Explore it here: teachingpowerups.com/techniqueoft...
Get in touch if your school is interested in becoming a Teaching PowerUps member: teachingpowerups.com
A technique to support teacher presentations and guided practice.
Explore it here: teachingpowerups.com/techniqueoft...
Get in touch if your school is interested in becoming a Teaching PowerUps member: teachingpowerups.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:00 AM
🏆 TECHNIQUE OF THE WEEK: Multiple Concrete Examples
A technique to support teacher presentations and guided practice.
Explore it here: teachingpowerups.com/techniqueoft...
Get in touch if your school is interested in becoming a Teaching PowerUps member: teachingpowerups.com
A technique to support teacher presentations and guided practice.
Explore it here: teachingpowerups.com/techniqueoft...
Get in touch if your school is interested in becoming a Teaching PowerUps member: teachingpowerups.com
Want to develop your use of learning intentions? Power Up Your Pedagogy can help 😊
The book unpacks teaching practice using sketchnotes summaries, such as this one👇
“To all teachers I would say: study this book, learn from it and act on it.” @profcoe.bsky.social
The book unpacks teaching practice using sketchnotes summaries, such as this one👇
“To all teachers I would say: study this book, learn from it and act on it.” @profcoe.bsky.social
November 18, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Want to develop your use of learning intentions? Power Up Your Pedagogy can help 😊
The book unpacks teaching practice using sketchnotes summaries, such as this one👇
“To all teachers I would say: study this book, learn from it and act on it.” @profcoe.bsky.social
The book unpacks teaching practice using sketchnotes summaries, such as this one👇
“To all teachers I would say: study this book, learn from it and act on it.” @profcoe.bsky.social
‘Power Up Your Pedagogy’ uses sketchnotes (produced by Finola Wilson) to summarise key messages from the text, such as this one👇
“Clear, practical, easy to apply and highly likely to improve your teaching practice.” -Doug Lemov
Available here: amzn.eu/d/idUUT5T
“Clear, practical, easy to apply and highly likely to improve your teaching practice.” -Doug Lemov
Available here: amzn.eu/d/idUUT5T
November 18, 2025 at 5:58 PM
‘Power Up Your Pedagogy’ uses sketchnotes (produced by Finola Wilson) to summarise key messages from the text, such as this one👇
“Clear, practical, easy to apply and highly likely to improve your teaching practice.” -Doug Lemov
Available here: amzn.eu/d/idUUT5T
“Clear, practical, easy to apply and highly likely to improve your teaching practice.” -Doug Lemov
Available here: amzn.eu/d/idUUT5T
A super afternoon with middle and senior leaders at Caldervale High School, exploring principles and strategies to power up our leadership of teaching and learning.
✅ Professional reading
✅ Professional learning at the heart of departmental meetings
✅ Coaching approaches
✅ Professional reading
✅ Professional learning at the heart of departmental meetings
✅ Coaching approaches
November 17, 2025 at 7:16 PM
A super afternoon with middle and senior leaders at Caldervale High School, exploring principles and strategies to power up our leadership of teaching and learning.
✅ Professional reading
✅ Professional learning at the heart of departmental meetings
✅ Coaching approaches
✅ Professional reading
✅ Professional learning at the heart of departmental meetings
✅ Coaching approaches
A great morning with teachers at Caldervale High School, exploring principles and techniques to power up our pedagogy. For example:
➡️ We learn what we think about.
➡️ Being busy and learning are not the same thing.
➡️ Novices and experts think and learn differently.
Super discussion 😊
➡️ We learn what we think about.
➡️ Being busy and learning are not the same thing.
➡️ Novices and experts think and learn differently.
Super discussion 😊
November 17, 2025 at 7:11 PM
A great morning with teachers at Caldervale High School, exploring principles and techniques to power up our pedagogy. For example:
➡️ We learn what we think about.
➡️ Being busy and learning are not the same thing.
➡️ Novices and experts think and learn differently.
Super discussion 😊
➡️ We learn what we think about.
➡️ Being busy and learning are not the same thing.
➡️ Novices and experts think and learn differently.
Super discussion 😊
It’s always great to work with teachers at Boclair Academy. In our third session together this year, we were focusing on presenting content, practice and differentiated support and challenge.
Great to hear our previous sessions have had such positive impact in the classroom 😊
Great to hear our previous sessions have had such positive impact in the classroom 😊
November 13, 2025 at 7:20 PM
It’s always great to work with teachers at Boclair Academy. In our third session together this year, we were focusing on presenting content, practice and differentiated support and challenge.
Great to hear our previous sessions have had such positive impact in the classroom 😊
Great to hear our previous sessions have had such positive impact in the classroom 😊
Another great session with teachers at Whitehill Secondary School, Glasgow. We were exploring ways to power up students’ thinking. Super discussion and contributions from everyone. I’m looking forward to our next session in January 😊
November 12, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Another great session with teachers at Whitehill Secondary School, Glasgow. We were exploring ways to power up students’ thinking. Super discussion and contributions from everyone. I’m looking forward to our next session in January 😊