Mel Wicks
@melwicks.bsky.social
Executive Principal, mum,scientist, passionate about equal opps in education, Coach, WomenEd advocate, Trustee , GMLP rep. All views my own
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*NEW* Responsive Teaching Part 1: Learning is Recursive Not Linear carlhendrick.substack.com/p/responsive...
Responsive Teaching Part 1: Learning is Recursive Not Linear
The first in a series of posts looking at how responsive teaching can be understood, implemented, and embedded within system-wide efforts to improve teaching and learning.
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June 21, 2025 at 5:43 AM
*NEW* Responsive Teaching Part 1: Learning is Recursive Not Linear carlhendrick.substack.com/p/responsive...
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The fourth and final speaker at the Great Teaching stand at the Festival of Education is Claire Gadsby
This highly interactive workshop will tackle the "knowing-doing" gap by providing busy teachers and leaders in all phases with a range of low prep but high impact "Great Teaching" strategies.
This highly interactive workshop will tackle the "knowing-doing" gap by providing busy teachers and leaders in all phases with a range of low prep but high impact "Great Teaching" strategies.
June 21, 2025 at 7:01 AM
The fourth and final speaker at the Great Teaching stand at the Festival of Education is Claire Gadsby
This highly interactive workshop will tackle the "knowing-doing" gap by providing busy teachers and leaders in all phases with a range of low prep but high impact "Great Teaching" strategies.
This highly interactive workshop will tackle the "knowing-doing" gap by providing busy teachers and leaders in all phases with a range of low prep but high impact "Great Teaching" strategies.
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Tolerance zones: a framework for applying the science of learning carlhendrick.substack.com/p/applying-t...
Applying the Science of Learning Using Tolerance Zones
The engineering concept of Tolerance Zones offers a useful framework for understanding how to effectively implement retrieval practice
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March 2, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Tolerance zones: a framework for applying the science of learning carlhendrick.substack.com/p/applying-t...
Despite the snow, we had a brilliant day Stamford Park Trust. Huge thanks to all our presenters for making the switch to online
January 6, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Despite the snow, we had a brilliant day Stamford Park Trust. Huge thanks to all our presenters for making the switch to online
Only 2 more days to go for our Trust wide Staff conference
We have an incredible line up of guest speakers with presentations on Powerful Questioning, Retrieval Practice, How Learning Happens, Powerful Teams and Inclusion by design
We have an incredible line up of guest speakers with presentations on Powerful Questioning, Retrieval Practice, How Learning Happens, Powerful Teams and Inclusion by design
Excited to share our Trust inset day plans with our staff today across Stamford Park Trust and looking forward to welcoming all our guest facilitators in the new year
@samcrome.bsky.social @katejonesteach.bsky.social @drchendrick.bsky.social
@samcrome.bsky.social @katejonesteach.bsky.social @drchendrick.bsky.social
January 4, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Only 2 more days to go for our Trust wide Staff conference
We have an incredible line up of guest speakers with presentations on Powerful Questioning, Retrieval Practice, How Learning Happens, Powerful Teams and Inclusion by design
We have an incredible line up of guest speakers with presentations on Powerful Questioning, Retrieval Practice, How Learning Happens, Powerful Teams and Inclusion by design
Excited to share our Trust inset day plans with our staff today across Stamford Park Trust and looking forward to welcoming all our guest facilitators in the new year
@samcrome.bsky.social @katejonesteach.bsky.social @drchendrick.bsky.social
@samcrome.bsky.social @katejonesteach.bsky.social @drchendrick.bsky.social
December 11, 2024 at 10:39 PM
Excited to share our Trust inset day plans with our staff today across Stamford Park Trust and looking forward to welcoming all our guest facilitators in the new year
@samcrome.bsky.social @katejonesteach.bsky.social @drchendrick.bsky.social
@samcrome.bsky.social @katejonesteach.bsky.social @drchendrick.bsky.social
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Learning Systems: Shaping the Role of Artificial Intelligence in Education. Three-part report from @bellwetherorg bellwether.org/publications...
Learning Systems: Shaping the Role of Artificial Intelligence in Education | Bellwether
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December 2, 2024 at 6:33 PM
Learning Systems: Shaping the Role of Artificial Intelligence in Education. Three-part report from @bellwetherorg bellwether.org/publications...
This is a great thread of some amazing articles. Thanks for sharing ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⭐️⭐️⭐️
This year I am working with our amazing middle leaders and wonderful pastoral team to support Year 11 and their outcomes.
This 🧵is what I'm reading/sharing to make sure that Year 11 have everything they need to fulfill their potential..
This 🧵is what I'm reading/sharing to make sure that Year 11 have everything they need to fulfill their potential..
August 19, 2024 at 8:42 AM
This is a great thread of some amazing articles. Thanks for sharing ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Cognitive load theory isn’t everything, but it’s an extremely useful set of ideas for teachers to know about.
There are other guides to the theory but I wrote a short book.
au.sagepub.com/en-gb/oce/a-...
There are other guides to the theory but I wrote a short book.
au.sagepub.com/en-gb/oce/a-...
A Little Guide for Teachers: Cognitive Load Theory
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August 17, 2024 at 9:44 PM
Cognitive load theory isn’t everything, but it’s an extremely useful set of ideas for teachers to know about.
There are other guides to the theory but I wrote a short book.
au.sagepub.com/en-gb/oce/a-...
There are other guides to the theory but I wrote a short book.
au.sagepub.com/en-gb/oce/a-...
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Hopefully a blogpost that colleagues find useful.
SEND: it’s not just good teaching (but it is good teaching)
sendmatters.co.uk/2024/08/16/s...
SEND: it’s not just good teaching (but it is good teaching)
sendmatters.co.uk/2024/08/16/s...
SEND: it’s not just good teaching (but it is good teaching)
When you walk into an inclusive classroom, you can often tell straightaway. It’s in the relationships, the communication, the learning environment. But these things (secure relationships, clear commun...
sendmatters.co.uk
August 19, 2024 at 6:46 AM
Hopefully a blogpost that colleagues find useful.
SEND: it’s not just good teaching (but it is good teaching)
sendmatters.co.uk/2024/08/16/s...
SEND: it’s not just good teaching (but it is good teaching)
sendmatters.co.uk/2024/08/16/s...
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Have teachers taken over BlueSky yet? @bsky.app
#EDUSky
#Teaching
If you see this, why not say hello and drop me a follow!
Here’s a link to my FREE T&L toolkit-
TryThisTeaching.com/toolkit
Packed full of ideas!
#UKED
#EduSkyPrimary #EDUSkySec
#EDUSky
#Teaching
If you see this, why not say hello and drop me a follow!
Here’s a link to my FREE T&L toolkit-
TryThisTeaching.com/toolkit
Packed full of ideas!
#UKED
#EduSkyPrimary #EDUSkySec
Try This Toolkit
Use the SEARCH bar or click on TAGS to find something specific. Otherwise, scroll down and find something to Try and Refine! [learn_press_profile]
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August 17, 2024 at 8:16 AM
Have teachers taken over BlueSky yet? @bsky.app
#EDUSky
#Teaching
If you see this, why not say hello and drop me a follow!
Here’s a link to my FREE T&L toolkit-
TryThisTeaching.com/toolkit
Packed full of ideas!
#UKED
#EduSkyPrimary #EDUSkySec
#EDUSky
#Teaching
If you see this, why not say hello and drop me a follow!
Here’s a link to my FREE T&L toolkit-
TryThisTeaching.com/toolkit
Packed full of ideas!
#UKED
#EduSkyPrimary #EDUSkySec
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Come along to an amazing and accessible event on 28 September - WomenEd West Midlands celebrate Disruptive Women
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August 14, 2024 at 8:29 AM
Come along to an amazing and accessible event on 28 September - WomenEd West Midlands celebrate Disruptive Women
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/womened-we...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/womened-we...
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WomenEd have organised a West Midlands Unconference in Birmingham on 28 September. Grab a ticket (inc. lunch) here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/womened-we...
And we'd be delighted if you volunteered a session: forms.office.com/e/QeHLee0Pr5
And we'd be delighted if you volunteered a session: forms.office.com/e/QeHLee0Pr5
August 12, 2024 at 10:35 AM
WomenEd have organised a West Midlands Unconference in Birmingham on 28 September. Grab a ticket (inc. lunch) here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/womened-we...
And we'd be delighted if you volunteered a session: forms.office.com/e/QeHLee0Pr5
And we'd be delighted if you volunteered a session: forms.office.com/e/QeHLee0Pr5
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I see some people are sharing old blog posts. Here’s my offering. This isn’t my most popular in terms of numbers but probably the one I like the most!
englishteachersnotebook.blogspot.com/2022/10/high...
englishteachersnotebook.blogspot.com/2022/10/high...
High think/high participation ratio in English - Ideas, thoughts and musings
Ensuring high think/high participation ratio in English Background: I’ve had cause to revisit Doug Lemov’s Teach Like A Champion (TLAC...
englishteachersnotebook.blogspot.com
August 12, 2024 at 1:59 PM
I see some people are sharing old blog posts. Here’s my offering. This isn’t my most popular in terms of numbers but probably the one I like the most!
englishteachersnotebook.blogspot.com/2022/10/high...
englishteachersnotebook.blogspot.com/2022/10/high...
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New blogs coming soon, but in the meantime here is an old one I wrote about primary assessment reform. Likely to be a live topic over the next few years. #edusky #edublogshare rebeccaallen.co.uk/2021/12/30/t...
The goal of the curriculum and the shape of the attainment curve
Eddie (aged 7) and I have been chatting about assessment theory. Eddie: Some children in my class know all the grades you get at secondary school. But I only know one grade and that’s grade B. ME: Wel...
rebeccaallen.co.uk
August 13, 2024 at 9:04 AM
New blogs coming soon, but in the meantime here is an old one I wrote about primary assessment reform. Likely to be a live topic over the next few years. #edusky #edublogshare rebeccaallen.co.uk/2021/12/30/t...
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Teachers ! 📣This event is for any teacher with an interest in developing children’s spoken language, whether in their own classroom or at whole school level. FREE on line
#SpokenLanguage #Teaching englishassociation.ac.uk/developing-a...
#SpokenLanguage #Teaching englishassociation.ac.uk/developing-a...
Developing a spoken language curriculum (16 September 2024, 15:45 - 16:30) | The English Association
We support the teaching, learning, and enjoyment of English at all levels of education, from early years to further and higher education and beyond.
englishassociation.ac.uk
August 11, 2024 at 5:41 AM
Teachers ! 📣This event is for any teacher with an interest in developing children’s spoken language, whether in their own classroom or at whole school level. FREE on line
#SpokenLanguage #Teaching englishassociation.ac.uk/developing-a...
#SpokenLanguage #Teaching englishassociation.ac.uk/developing-a...
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Welcome to all of our new users, and a special welcome to the UK, which had the most Bluesky signups of any country for 5 out of the last 7 days!
What makes Bluesky different? Some key features: 🧵
What makes Bluesky different? Some key features: 🧵
August 13, 2024 at 5:58 PM
Welcome to all of our new users, and a special welcome to the UK, which had the most Bluesky signups of any country for 5 out of the last 7 days!
What makes Bluesky different? Some key features: 🧵
What makes Bluesky different? Some key features: 🧵
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Its completed. Poster number 5 in the Reframing behaviour series I was promoting on that other platform. I have in the region of 50 different strategies to add to this building toolkit. Here is @trythisteaching.bsky.social blog post turned into a one page, one minute read poster
August 13, 2024 at 11:03 AM
Its completed. Poster number 5 in the Reframing behaviour series I was promoting on that other platform. I have in the region of 50 different strategies to add to this building toolkit. Here is @trythisteaching.bsky.social blog post turned into a one page, one minute read poster
