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Trusted by 20+ million people 💥
📲 DM for teacher training
https://www.teachertoolkit.co.uk/training/
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What an honour to be invited to No. 10 #DowningStreet 🇬🇧
A moment of professional pride—meeting the Secretary of State for Education; recognition of my work as TT
One of the first UK #bloggers, sharing resources to challenging policy and platforming #teacher voice.
This journey spans ~20+yrs!
A moment of professional pride—meeting the Secretary of State for Education; recognition of my work as TT
One of the first UK #bloggers, sharing resources to challenging policy and platforming #teacher voice.
This journey spans ~20+yrs!
🚀 NEW BLOG
🤔 Are retrieval practice tools saving time, or stealing it?
🔗 bit.ly/4jn6SVn
🗣️ Top-5 Retrieval Practice Solutions
⏰ 120 second-read = upgrade your pedagogy
🤔 Are retrieval practice tools saving time, or stealing it?
🔗 bit.ly/4jn6SVn
🗣️ Top-5 Retrieval Practice Solutions
⏰ 120 second-read = upgrade your pedagogy
January 4, 2026 at 8:27 PM
🚀 NEW BLOG
🤔 Are retrieval practice tools saving time, or stealing it?
🔗 bit.ly/4jn6SVn
🗣️ Top-5 Retrieval Practice Solutions
⏰ 120 second-read = upgrade your pedagogy
🤔 Are retrieval practice tools saving time, or stealing it?
🔗 bit.ly/4jn6SVn
🗣️ Top-5 Retrieval Practice Solutions
⏰ 120 second-read = upgrade your pedagogy
January 4, 2026 at 8:03 PM
100 Ways To 'Think Like a Researcher' Without Really Trying
Plus, how to design, publish and share your work?
And what can school and college leaders do for staff?
bit.ly/3LclV7U
Plus, how to design, publish and share your work?
And what can school and college leaders do for staff?
bit.ly/3LclV7U
January 4, 2026 at 7:54 PM
100 Ways To 'Think Like a Researcher' Without Really Trying
Plus, how to design, publish and share your work?
And what can school and college leaders do for staff?
bit.ly/3LclV7U
Plus, how to design, publish and share your work?
And what can school and college leaders do for staff?
bit.ly/3LclV7U
January 4, 2026 at 7:43 PM
"... teachers averaged 1.35 seconds for wait time 1 and 0.68 seconds for wait time 2" Swift and Gooding (1983).
Wait Time: The Longer You Wait, The Better The Reward... bit.ly/3XVujvg
Wait Time: The Longer You Wait, The Better The Reward... bit.ly/3XVujvg
January 4, 2026 at 5:15 PM
"... teachers averaged 1.35 seconds for wait time 1 and 0.68 seconds for wait time 2" Swift and Gooding (1983).
Wait Time: The Longer You Wait, The Better The Reward... bit.ly/3XVujvg
Wait Time: The Longer You Wait, The Better The Reward... bit.ly/3XVujvg
January 4, 2026 at 9:45 AM
Mind Wandering (Daydreaming)
"Although its benefits are less extensively studied, mind wandering may have some important functions, including contributing to future planning and creativity" (Smallwood & Schooler, 2015)
Perhaps we should allow pupils to (sometimes) daydream in class?
bit.ly/4qgorZB
"Although its benefits are less extensively studied, mind wandering may have some important functions, including contributing to future planning and creativity" (Smallwood & Schooler, 2015)
Perhaps we should allow pupils to (sometimes) daydream in class?
bit.ly/4qgorZB
January 4, 2026 at 9:34 AM
Mind Wandering (Daydreaming)
"Although its benefits are less extensively studied, mind wandering may have some important functions, including contributing to future planning and creativity" (Smallwood & Schooler, 2015)
Perhaps we should allow pupils to (sometimes) daydream in class?
bit.ly/4qgorZB
"Although its benefits are less extensively studied, mind wandering may have some important functions, including contributing to future planning and creativity" (Smallwood & Schooler, 2015)
Perhaps we should allow pupils to (sometimes) daydream in class?
bit.ly/4qgorZB
Rethinking Student Attention for Better Learning bit.ly/3KLCS8n
January 4, 2026 at 9:15 AM
Rethinking Student Attention for Better Learning bit.ly/3KLCS8n
The UK is set to experience a significant fall in student numbers over the next decade—projected at 11% in England by 2030.
Is your school ready for the fall in pupil numbers?
bit.ly/4iZjG4g
Is your school ready for the fall in pupil numbers?
bit.ly/4iZjG4g
January 4, 2026 at 8:43 AM
The UK is set to experience a significant fall in student numbers over the next decade—projected at 11% in England by 2030.
Is your school ready for the fall in pupil numbers?
bit.ly/4iZjG4g
Is your school ready for the fall in pupil numbers?
bit.ly/4iZjG4g
The Reality About Attention Spans
Our pupils are not attention-poor; they are attention-overloaded.
bit.ly/3YqxXgS
Our pupils are not attention-poor; they are attention-overloaded.
bit.ly/3YqxXgS
January 3, 2026 at 1:17 PM
The Reality About Attention Spans
Our pupils are not attention-poor; they are attention-overloaded.
bit.ly/3YqxXgS
Our pupils are not attention-poor; they are attention-overloaded.
bit.ly/3YqxXgS
January 1, 2026 at 9:30 AM
December 30, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Do you have 5 minutes?
Help me build some data for my forthcoming book, Guide to Science of Learning Research
Help me build some data for my forthcoming book, Guide to Science of Learning Research
Guide to Science of Learning Research
This data collection will require under 5 minutes of your time and is designed for people working within education. Your information will be used for data analysis to gather research information to…
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December 28, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Do you have 5 minutes?
Help me build some data for my forthcoming book, Guide to Science of Learning Research
Help me build some data for my forthcoming book, Guide to Science of Learning Research
🚀 NEW BLOG
'Pedagogy' Who? 🤔
🗣️ “Every teacher should understand the word they use daily. Pedagogy is not just practice—it’s a historical lens on power, knowledge, and how we shape the minds in front of us.
'Pedagogy' Who? 🤔
🗣️ “Every teacher should understand the word they use daily. Pedagogy is not just practice—it’s a historical lens on power, knowledge, and how we shape the minds in front of us.
'Pedagogy' Who?
Uncover the meaning of pedagogy and how historical contexts shape our current teaching practices and beliefs.
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December 28, 2025 at 7:43 PM
🚀 NEW BLOG
'Pedagogy' Who? 🤔
🗣️ “Every teacher should understand the word they use daily. Pedagogy is not just practice—it’s a historical lens on power, knowledge, and how we shape the minds in front of us.
'Pedagogy' Who? 🤔
🗣️ “Every teacher should understand the word they use daily. Pedagogy is not just practice—it’s a historical lens on power, knowledge, and how we shape the minds in front of us.
December 19, 2025 at 2:04 PM
December 19, 2025 at 7:35 AM
🗣️ All 📚 teaching books NOW available on Audible 🎧
TODAY! 💥
Happy holidays! 🎄
🟢 amzn.to/4pwMWSb 🛒
#SofaCPD
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TODAY! 💥
Happy holidays! 🎄
🟢 amzn.to/4pwMWSb 🛒
#SofaCPD
#ad
December 18, 2025 at 8:15 PM
🗣️ All 📚 teaching books NOW available on Audible 🎧
TODAY! 💥
Happy holidays! 🎄
🟢 amzn.to/4pwMWSb 🛒
#SofaCPD
#ad
TODAY! 💥
Happy holidays! 🎄
🟢 amzn.to/4pwMWSb 🛒
#SofaCPD
#ad
No. 13 - unlucky for some.
My new book title/cover is now public
What’s inside?
I review MRI scans and compare them with what teachers do in the classroom, verbally or non-verbally, to understand how they light up parts of the brain 🧠
🟢 Bookmark: amzn.to/4q8RLRC
#GuideToLearning #ad
My new book title/cover is now public
What’s inside?
I review MRI scans and compare them with what teachers do in the classroom, verbally or non-verbally, to understand how they light up parts of the brain 🧠
🟢 Bookmark: amzn.to/4q8RLRC
#GuideToLearning #ad
December 15, 2025 at 8:07 PM
No. 13 - unlucky for some.
My new book title/cover is now public
What’s inside?
I review MRI scans and compare them with what teachers do in the classroom, verbally or non-verbally, to understand how they light up parts of the brain 🧠
🟢 Bookmark: amzn.to/4q8RLRC
#GuideToLearning #ad
My new book title/cover is now public
What’s inside?
I review MRI scans and compare them with what teachers do in the classroom, verbally or non-verbally, to understand how they light up parts of the brain 🧠
🟢 Bookmark: amzn.to/4q8RLRC
#GuideToLearning #ad
🇬🇧 The UK School Population is DECLINING ↘️
bit.ly/48TIvdj
The current system in England is complicated, given the fragmentation across councils, MATs and the Department for Education.
A coherent process is needed for making decisions on school closures/places. We should start planning soon!
bit.ly/48TIvdj
The current system in England is complicated, given the fragmentation across councils, MATs and the Department for Education.
A coherent process is needed for making decisions on school closures/places. We should start planning soon!
December 15, 2025 at 7:42 PM
🇬🇧 The UK School Population is DECLINING ↘️
bit.ly/48TIvdj
The current system in England is complicated, given the fragmentation across councils, MATs and the Department for Education.
A coherent process is needed for making decisions on school closures/places. We should start planning soon!
bit.ly/48TIvdj
The current system in England is complicated, given the fragmentation across councils, MATs and the Department for Education.
A coherent process is needed for making decisions on school closures/places. We should start planning soon!
Top-5 blogs this term? 🤔
No. 1 ☝️
Live marking is a good start — but it’s not enough.
It's so old-school.
bit.ly/42juGlX
No. 1 ☝️
Live marking is a good start — but it’s not enough.
It's so old-school.
bit.ly/42juGlX
Move Beyond Live Feedback - It's so Old School!
Move beyond live marking: discover structured, scalable feedback strategies to improve teaching, reduce workload, and aid student progress.
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December 10, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Top-5 blogs this term? 🤔
No. 1 ☝️
Live marking is a good start — but it’s not enough.
It's so old-school.
bit.ly/42juGlX
No. 1 ☝️
Live marking is a good start — but it’s not enough.
It's so old-school.
bit.ly/42juGlX
December 10, 2025 at 9:28 AM
NEW 💥
Teacher Workload is Improving!
But, we are still haemorrhaging 40,000 teachers, every year.
The 2025 report offers a glimmer of progress, not a turning point. ❌
bit.ly/44IWe5i
Teacher Workload is Improving!
But, we are still haemorrhaging 40,000 teachers, every year.
The 2025 report offers a glimmer of progress, not a turning point. ❌
bit.ly/44IWe5i
December 8, 2025 at 8:07 PM
NEW 💥
Teacher Workload is Improving!
But, we are still haemorrhaging 40,000 teachers, every year.
The 2025 report offers a glimmer of progress, not a turning point. ❌
bit.ly/44IWe5i
Teacher Workload is Improving!
But, we are still haemorrhaging 40,000 teachers, every year.
The 2025 report offers a glimmer of progress, not a turning point. ❌
bit.ly/44IWe5i