Nimish Lad
@nimishlad.bsky.social
Trust Director of Curriculum Development | Assessment | Physics | Author: MARGE model of learning in Action | UCL grad | Primary school governor | Views are my own | All typos owned and apologised for in advance
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Nimish Lad
@nimishlad.bsky.social
· Nov 3
Humbled that the foreword to Shimamura’s MARGE Model of learning in action was written by Daniel Willingham.
It was an honour and pleasure to write this book, with such wonderful support from the sector.
Purchase here:
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/191362267...
www.johncattbookshop.com/products/shi...
It was an honour and pleasure to write this book, with such wonderful support from the sector.
Purchase here:
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/191362267...
www.johncattbookshop.com/products/shi...
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@nimishlad.bsky.social book about Shimamura’s MARGE model of learning is perfect for busy teachers.
It explains the key ideas, illustrates how to apply them practically in the classroom and it’s short enough to read on a rainy day in October.
What’s not to love
It explains the key ideas, illustrates how to apply them practically in the classroom and it’s short enough to read on a rainy day in October.
What’s not to love
October 4, 2025 at 4:41 PM
@nimishlad.bsky.social book about Shimamura’s MARGE model of learning is perfect for busy teachers.
It explains the key ideas, illustrates how to apply them practically in the classroom and it’s short enough to read on a rainy day in October.
What’s not to love
It explains the key ideas, illustrates how to apply them practically in the classroom and it’s short enough to read on a rainy day in October.
What’s not to love
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Really needed this handbook in my life!
Read it, then read it again to really give myself time to think about the reflective questions.
It has been so helpful in thinking about where we are and how we move forwards @lekhasharma.bsky.social
Thanks for the recommendation @nimishlad.bsky.social
Read it, then read it again to really give myself time to think about the reflective questions.
It has been so helpful in thinking about where we are and how we move forwards @lekhasharma.bsky.social
Thanks for the recommendation @nimishlad.bsky.social
September 21, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Really needed this handbook in my life!
Read it, then read it again to really give myself time to think about the reflective questions.
It has been so helpful in thinking about where we are and how we move forwards @lekhasharma.bsky.social
Thanks for the recommendation @nimishlad.bsky.social
Read it, then read it again to really give myself time to think about the reflective questions.
It has been so helpful in thinking about where we are and how we move forwards @lekhasharma.bsky.social
Thanks for the recommendation @nimishlad.bsky.social
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📫 New Post
Recently, I've been posting about attention and decision-making as key aspects of leadership development. In this post, I discuss the role of institutional and interpersonal holding, and expertise in helping schools grow.
researcherteacher.home.blog/2025/09/14/l...
Recently, I've been posting about attention and decision-making as key aspects of leadership development. In this post, I discuss the role of institutional and interpersonal holding, and expertise in helping schools grow.
researcherteacher.home.blog/2025/09/14/l...
Holding, Trust, and Expertise
In schools, leadership isn’t just about making the right decisions, it’s about creating the right environment for others to thrive. We’ve all heard the phrase “set people up for success,” but…
researcherteacher.home.blog
September 14, 2025 at 6:12 AM
📫 New Post
Recently, I've been posting about attention and decision-making as key aspects of leadership development. In this post, I discuss the role of institutional and interpersonal holding, and expertise in helping schools grow.
researcherteacher.home.blog/2025/09/14/l...
Recently, I've been posting about attention and decision-making as key aspects of leadership development. In this post, I discuss the role of institutional and interpersonal holding, and expertise in helping schools grow.
researcherteacher.home.blog/2025/09/14/l...
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📫 New Post
Recently, I've been posting about attention and decision-making as key aspects of leadership development. In this post, I discuss the role of institutional and interpersonal holding, and expertise in helping schools grow.
researcherteacher.home.blog/2025/09/14/l...
Recently, I've been posting about attention and decision-making as key aspects of leadership development. In this post, I discuss the role of institutional and interpersonal holding, and expertise in helping schools grow.
researcherteacher.home.blog/2025/09/14/l...
Holding, Trust, and Expertise
In schools, leadership isn’t just about making the right decisions, it’s about creating the right environment for others to thrive. We’ve all heard the phrase “set people up for success,” but…
researcherteacher.home.blog
September 14, 2025 at 6:12 AM
📫 New Post
Recently, I've been posting about attention and decision-making as key aspects of leadership development. In this post, I discuss the role of institutional and interpersonal holding, and expertise in helping schools grow.
researcherteacher.home.blog/2025/09/14/l...
Recently, I've been posting about attention and decision-making as key aspects of leadership development. In this post, I discuss the role of institutional and interpersonal holding, and expertise in helping schools grow.
researcherteacher.home.blog/2025/09/14/l...
Love weekend cooking 😍
September 13, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Love weekend cooking 😍
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Academic papers ask "Does X improve learning?" but schools need to know "Does X improve learning enough to justify its implementation costs compared to alternative Y?"
September 11, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Academic papers ask "Does X improve learning?" but schools need to know "Does X improve learning enough to justify its implementation costs compared to alternative Y?"
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So important 👍
📫 New Blog Post
On the role of setting the context as well as clarifying content in leadership decision-making.
researcherteacher.home.blog/2025/09/07/m...
On the role of setting the context as well as clarifying content in leadership decision-making.
researcherteacher.home.blog/2025/09/07/m...
Managing the Room
Leadership as the Art of Setting the Stage We tend to think of leadership as a matter of content; what choices are made, what strategies are set. Yet leadership is equally about context; the condit…
researcherteacher.home.blog
September 9, 2025 at 5:36 AM
So important 👍
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📫 New Blog Post
On the role of setting the context as well as clarifying content in leadership decision-making.
researcherteacher.home.blog/2025/09/07/m...
On the role of setting the context as well as clarifying content in leadership decision-making.
researcherteacher.home.blog/2025/09/07/m...
Managing the Room
Leadership as the Art of Setting the Stage We tend to think of leadership as a matter of content; what choices are made, what strategies are set. Yet leadership is equally about context; the condit…
researcherteacher.home.blog
September 7, 2025 at 9:20 AM
📫 New Blog Post
On the role of setting the context as well as clarifying content in leadership decision-making.
researcherteacher.home.blog/2025/09/07/m...
On the role of setting the context as well as clarifying content in leadership decision-making.
researcherteacher.home.blog/2025/09/07/m...
📫 New Blog Post
On the role of setting the context as well as clarifying content in leadership decision-making.
researcherteacher.home.blog/2025/09/07/m...
On the role of setting the context as well as clarifying content in leadership decision-making.
researcherteacher.home.blog/2025/09/07/m...
Managing the Room
Leadership as the Art of Setting the Stage We tend to think of leadership as a matter of content; what choices are made, what strategies are set. Yet leadership is equally about context; the condit…
researcherteacher.home.blog
September 7, 2025 at 9:20 AM
📫 New Blog Post
On the role of setting the context as well as clarifying content in leadership decision-making.
researcherteacher.home.blog/2025/09/07/m...
On the role of setting the context as well as clarifying content in leadership decision-making.
researcherteacher.home.blog/2025/09/07/m...
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The third in the 'Back to School' series on Inclusion. This one is about High Quality Teaching and my reflections on why we're not getting it right yet..
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Not another blog on high quality teaching
As a leader of SEND there are some phrases that trip off my tongue very readily, ‘every teacher a teacher of SEND, every leader a leader of SEND’ ‘you’re a SENDCo not a SEND- do’, ‘my aim is always…
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September 1, 2025 at 12:38 PM
The third in the 'Back to School' series on Inclusion. This one is about High Quality Teaching and my reflections on why we're not getting it right yet..
streamlinedsendco.com/2025/09/01/n...
streamlinedsendco.com/2025/09/01/n...
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*NEW*
1️⃣ Curriculum: Does the AI understand your subject the way your best teachers do?
2️⃣ Instruction: Is “adaptivity” just pacing tweaks, or does it genuinely address misconceptions?
3️⃣ Assessment: Does AI support teacher judgment, not replace it? carlhendrick.substack.com/p/ai-in-scho...
1️⃣ Curriculum: Does the AI understand your subject the way your best teachers do?
2️⃣ Instruction: Is “adaptivity” just pacing tweaks, or does it genuinely address misconceptions?
3️⃣ Assessment: Does AI support teacher judgment, not replace it? carlhendrick.substack.com/p/ai-in-scho...
AI in Schools: Three Things to Get Right
Making AI Work for Learning, Not Just for Efficiency
carlhendrick.substack.com
September 1, 2025 at 2:30 PM
*NEW*
1️⃣ Curriculum: Does the AI understand your subject the way your best teachers do?
2️⃣ Instruction: Is “adaptivity” just pacing tweaks, or does it genuinely address misconceptions?
3️⃣ Assessment: Does AI support teacher judgment, not replace it? carlhendrick.substack.com/p/ai-in-scho...
1️⃣ Curriculum: Does the AI understand your subject the way your best teachers do?
2️⃣ Instruction: Is “adaptivity” just pacing tweaks, or does it genuinely address misconceptions?
3️⃣ Assessment: Does AI support teacher judgment, not replace it? carlhendrick.substack.com/p/ai-in-scho...
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Absolutely delighted to be chosen as the Teacher Tapp blog of the day!
This blog is about how I make working, studying and parenting manageable during term time.
www.researchtoclassroom.com/post/the-sun...
This blog is about how I make working, studying and parenting manageable during term time.
www.researchtoclassroom.com/post/the-sun...
The Sunday Reset; Tips I've learnt to rise above the chaos during term time
A summary of tips I've learnt about balancing working, studying and being a mum during term time.
www.researchtoclassroom.com
August 24, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Absolutely delighted to be chosen as the Teacher Tapp blog of the day!
This blog is about how I make working, studying and parenting manageable during term time.
www.researchtoclassroom.com/post/the-sun...
This blog is about how I make working, studying and parenting manageable during term time.
www.researchtoclassroom.com/post/the-sun...
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📢 New Post 📢
A blog post on who's in the decision-making room, considering the architecture of our decisions and discussions around them.
researcherteacher.home.blog/2025/08/31/d...
A blog post on who's in the decision-making room, considering the architecture of our decisions and discussions around them.
researcherteacher.home.blog/2025/08/31/d...
Decision Architecture
Building the Invisible Framework of Leadership We often imagine leadership in visible terms: strategy defined, vision articulated, implementation monitored. These are the pieces we can point to, wr…
researcherteacher.home.blog
August 31, 2025 at 6:40 AM
📢 New Post 📢
A blog post on who's in the decision-making room, considering the architecture of our decisions and discussions around them.
researcherteacher.home.blog/2025/08/31/d...
A blog post on who's in the decision-making room, considering the architecture of our decisions and discussions around them.
researcherteacher.home.blog/2025/08/31/d...
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A major UNSW Sydney study found teachers suffer depression, anxiety, and stress at rates three to four times higher than the national average, largely driven by excessive administrative tasks. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Teachers’ workload, turnover intentions, and mental health: perspectives of Australian teachers - Social Psychology of Education
Teaching has long been recognised as a demanding profession. Despite growing acknowledgement of the stress and emotional exhaustion experienced by teachers, limited research has considered how these e...
link.springer.com
August 31, 2025 at 7:01 AM
A major UNSW Sydney study found teachers suffer depression, anxiety, and stress at rates three to four times higher than the national average, largely driven by excessive administrative tasks. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
📢 New Post 📢
A blog post on who's in the decision-making room, considering the architecture of our decisions and discussions around them.
researcherteacher.home.blog/2025/08/31/d...
A blog post on who's in the decision-making room, considering the architecture of our decisions and discussions around them.
researcherteacher.home.blog/2025/08/31/d...
Decision Architecture
Building the Invisible Framework of Leadership We often imagine leadership in visible terms: strategy defined, vision articulated, implementation monitored. These are the pieces we can point to, wr…
researcherteacher.home.blog
August 31, 2025 at 6:40 AM
📢 New Post 📢
A blog post on who's in the decision-making room, considering the architecture of our decisions and discussions around them.
researcherteacher.home.blog/2025/08/31/d...
A blog post on who's in the decision-making room, considering the architecture of our decisions and discussions around them.
researcherteacher.home.blog/2025/08/31/d...
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ICYMI: New Post
🗣 Too Quiet at the Top?
👇🏽
🗣 Too Quiet at the Top?
👇🏽
📢 New Post 📢
Reflecting on the 2023 paper, "Communication miscalibration: The price leaders pay for not sharing enough", read my thoughts here:
Too Quiet at the Top? What Happens When School Leaders Don’t Say Enough:
researcherteacher.home.blog/2025/08/24/t...
Reflecting on the 2023 paper, "Communication miscalibration: The price leaders pay for not sharing enough", read my thoughts here:
Too Quiet at the Top? What Happens When School Leaders Don’t Say Enough:
researcherteacher.home.blog/2025/08/24/t...
Too Quiet at the Top?
What Happens When School Leaders Don’t Say Enough A recent paper in the Academy of Management Journal, titled Communication Miscalibration: The Price Leaders Pay for Not Sharing Enough (Flynn &…
researcherteacher.home.blog
August 25, 2025 at 4:46 PM
ICYMI: New Post
🗣 Too Quiet at the Top?
👇🏽
🗣 Too Quiet at the Top?
👇🏽
In the hindu calendar, today is Ganesh Chaturthi, the birthday of Ganesh, god of wisdom, prosperity, new beginnings, and remover of obstacles.
Wishing the best of new years to all colleagues, whether you're starting new roles or not!
Go out there and smash it!
Wishing the best of new years to all colleagues, whether you're starting new roles or not!
Go out there and smash it!
a poster that says happy ganesh chaturthi with a golden elephant
ALT: a poster that says happy ganesh chaturthi with a golden elephant
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August 27, 2025 at 3:28 PM
In the hindu calendar, today is Ganesh Chaturthi, the birthday of Ganesh, god of wisdom, prosperity, new beginnings, and remover of obstacles.
Wishing the best of new years to all colleagues, whether you're starting new roles or not!
Go out there and smash it!
Wishing the best of new years to all colleagues, whether you're starting new roles or not!
Go out there and smash it!
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🎉New Blog Post 🎉
Creating a culture of curiosity in schools.
Practical ideas to build a curious culture in schools.
Reflected on this after going through my EdD work and came up with these ideas as I went.
researchtoclassroom.com/so/98PZggWwE...
#EduSky #EduBlogUK #teacher #academicsky
Creating a culture of curiosity in schools.
Practical ideas to build a curious culture in schools.
Reflected on this after going through my EdD work and came up with these ideas as I went.
researchtoclassroom.com/so/98PZggWwE...
#EduSky #EduBlogUK #teacher #academicsky
New Blog Post
Creating a Culture of Curiosity
researchtoclassroom.com
August 27, 2025 at 8:38 AM
🎉New Blog Post 🎉
Creating a culture of curiosity in schools.
Practical ideas to build a curious culture in schools.
Reflected on this after going through my EdD work and came up with these ideas as I went.
researchtoclassroom.com/so/98PZggWwE...
#EduSky #EduBlogUK #teacher #academicsky
Creating a culture of curiosity in schools.
Practical ideas to build a curious culture in schools.
Reflected on this after going through my EdD work and came up with these ideas as I went.
researchtoclassroom.com/so/98PZggWwE...
#EduSky #EduBlogUK #teacher #academicsky
Whatever happened to the days when a post like this would be shared so many times...
*sigh*
*sigh*
August 26, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Whatever happened to the days when a post like this would be shared so many times...
*sigh*
*sigh*
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Where government has failed - Taylor Swift might succeed: knocking migration stories off the front pages...
August 26, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Where government has failed - Taylor Swift might succeed: knocking migration stories off the front pages...
ICYMI: New Post
🗣 Too Quiet at the Top?
👇🏽
🗣 Too Quiet at the Top?
👇🏽
📢 New Post 📢
Reflecting on the 2023 paper, "Communication miscalibration: The price leaders pay for not sharing enough", read my thoughts here:
Too Quiet at the Top? What Happens When School Leaders Don’t Say Enough:
researcherteacher.home.blog/2025/08/24/t...
Reflecting on the 2023 paper, "Communication miscalibration: The price leaders pay for not sharing enough", read my thoughts here:
Too Quiet at the Top? What Happens When School Leaders Don’t Say Enough:
researcherteacher.home.blog/2025/08/24/t...
Too Quiet at the Top?
What Happens When School Leaders Don’t Say Enough A recent paper in the Academy of Management Journal, titled Communication Miscalibration: The Price Leaders Pay for Not Sharing Enough (Flynn &…
researcherteacher.home.blog
August 25, 2025 at 4:46 PM
ICYMI: New Post
🗣 Too Quiet at the Top?
👇🏽
🗣 Too Quiet at the Top?
👇🏽
First proper cook in the new kitchen.
Happy Bank Holiday all!
Happy Bank Holiday all!
August 25, 2025 at 11:55 AM
First proper cook in the new kitchen.
Happy Bank Holiday all!
Happy Bank Holiday all!
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Seems appropriate to share this on a Sunday!
Sorry if this is early for you, but those of us in Leicestershire are getting ready to go back!
The Sunday Reset - tips I've learnt over the years to make term time less chaotic!
www.researchtoclassroom.com/post/the-sun...
Sorry if this is early for you, but those of us in Leicestershire are getting ready to go back!
The Sunday Reset - tips I've learnt over the years to make term time less chaotic!
www.researchtoclassroom.com/post/the-sun...
The Sunday Reset; Tips I've learnt to rise above the chaos during term time
A summary of tips I've learnt about balancing working, studying and being a mum during term time.
www.researchtoclassroom.com
August 17, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Seems appropriate to share this on a Sunday!
Sorry if this is early for you, but those of us in Leicestershire are getting ready to go back!
The Sunday Reset - tips I've learnt over the years to make term time less chaotic!
www.researchtoclassroom.com/post/the-sun...
Sorry if this is early for you, but those of us in Leicestershire are getting ready to go back!
The Sunday Reset - tips I've learnt over the years to make term time less chaotic!
www.researchtoclassroom.com/post/the-sun...