Bruce Robertson
@brucenextlevel.bsky.social
CEO, Next Level Educational: 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: Push for Perfect
A technique to support questioning and help develop a culture of high expectations.
Explore it here: teachingpowerups.com/techniqueoft...
There are over 100 more techniques on the new Teaching PowerUps website.
@PowerUps_Teach
A technique to support questioning and help develop a culture of high expectations.
Explore it here: teachingpowerups.com/techniqueoft...
There are over 100 more techniques on the new Teaching PowerUps website.
@PowerUps_Teach
November 12, 2025 at 6:19 AM
🏆 Technique of the Week: Push for Perfect
A technique to support questioning and help develop a culture of high expectations.
Explore it here: teachingpowerups.com/techniqueoft...
There are over 100 more techniques on the new Teaching PowerUps website.
@PowerUps_Teach
A technique to support questioning and help develop a culture of high expectations.
Explore it here: teachingpowerups.com/techniqueoft...
There are over 100 more techniques on the new Teaching PowerUps website.
@PowerUps_Teach
I thoroughly enjoyed my two days in Moray, working with primary teachers from Kinloss,
Pilmuir, Andersons, Applegrove, Dallas, Dyke, Logie, Mosstodloch and St. Gerardine, and secondary teachers from Elgin High, Elgin Academy and Keith Grammar 😊
nextleveleducational.com
Pilmuir, Andersons, Applegrove, Dallas, Dyke, Logie, Mosstodloch and St. Gerardine, and secondary teachers from Elgin High, Elgin Academy and Keith Grammar 😊
nextleveleducational.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:14 PM
I thoroughly enjoyed my two days in Moray, working with primary teachers from Kinloss,
Pilmuir, Andersons, Applegrove, Dallas, Dyke, Logie, Mosstodloch and St. Gerardine, and secondary teachers from Elgin High, Elgin Academy and Keith Grammar 😊
nextleveleducational.com
Pilmuir, Andersons, Applegrove, Dallas, Dyke, Logie, Mosstodloch and St. Gerardine, and secondary teachers from Elgin High, Elgin Academy and Keith Grammar 😊
nextleveleducational.com
A great afternoon working with teachers from Keith Grammar and Elgin Academy. We were building on previous sessions and focusing on how we can power up our:
✅ Interactive pedagogy
✅ Learning intentions
✅ Success criteria
✅ Plenaries
✅ Retrieval practice
✅ Interactive pedagogy
✅ Learning intentions
✅ Success criteria
✅ Plenaries
✅ Retrieval practice
November 11, 2025 at 8:30 PM
A great afternoon working with teachers from Keith Grammar and Elgin Academy. We were building on previous sessions and focusing on how we can power up our:
✅ Interactive pedagogy
✅ Learning intentions
✅ Success criteria
✅ Plenaries
✅ Retrieval practice
✅ Interactive pedagogy
✅ Learning intentions
✅ Success criteria
✅ Plenaries
✅ Retrieval practice
A super morning working with teachers at Elgin High School. We were focusing on principles and techniques to power up our pedagogy, including:
✅Show-me Boards
✅Chat To A Partner
✅Explain It Back
✅Spotlight Assessment Activities
Great input and discussion from everyone 😊
✅Show-me Boards
✅Chat To A Partner
✅Explain It Back
✅Spotlight Assessment Activities
Great input and discussion from everyone 😊
November 11, 2025 at 4:34 PM
A super morning working with teachers at Elgin High School. We were focusing on principles and techniques to power up our pedagogy, including:
✅Show-me Boards
✅Chat To A Partner
✅Explain It Back
✅Spotlight Assessment Activities
Great input and discussion from everyone 😊
✅Show-me Boards
✅Chat To A Partner
✅Explain It Back
✅Spotlight Assessment Activities
Great input and discussion from everyone 😊
‘Power Up Your Questioning’ uses Common Pitfalls, Power-Up Prompts and Trusted Techniques to explore six questioning themes👇
“An enticing format, a dynamism of flow throughout the book, and a worthwhile addition to the teacher toolkit.” -John Hattie
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“An enticing format, a dynamism of flow throughout the book, and a worthwhile addition to the teacher toolkit.” -John Hattie
amzn.eu/d/1K5pMFo
November 10, 2025 at 8:03 PM
‘Power Up Your Questioning’ uses Common Pitfalls, Power-Up Prompts and Trusted Techniques to explore six questioning themes👇
“An enticing format, a dynamism of flow throughout the book, and a worthwhile addition to the teacher toolkit.” -John Hattie
amzn.eu/d/1K5pMFo
“An enticing format, a dynamism of flow throughout the book, and a worthwhile addition to the teacher toolkit.” -John Hattie
amzn.eu/d/1K5pMFo
All the staff from the eight primary schools at today’s professional development session have a copy of at least one of the Power Up books.
🟣 The Teaching Delusion 1 - 3
🟢 Power Up Your Pedagogy
🔵 Power Up Your Questioning
Great to hear how useful everyone finds them all 😊
🟣 The Teaching Delusion 1 - 3
🟢 Power Up Your Pedagogy
🔵 Power Up Your Questioning
Great to hear how useful everyone finds them all 😊
November 10, 2025 at 3:35 PM
All the staff from the eight primary schools at today’s professional development session have a copy of at least one of the Power Up books.
🟣 The Teaching Delusion 1 - 3
🟢 Power Up Your Pedagogy
🔵 Power Up Your Questioning
Great to hear how useful everyone finds them all 😊
🟣 The Teaching Delusion 1 - 3
🟢 Power Up Your Pedagogy
🔵 Power Up Your Questioning
Great to hear how useful everyone finds them all 😊
Power Up Your Questioning discusses questioning as a catalyst for learning and route map for responsive teaching👇
“Masterfully weaves the evidence-informed ideas of edu-greats into pedagogy that teachers can incorporate into daily practices.” @patricebain.bsky.social
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“Masterfully weaves the evidence-informed ideas of edu-greats into pedagogy that teachers can incorporate into daily practices.” @patricebain.bsky.social
amzn.eu/d/bIcLeiT
November 9, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Power Up Your Questioning discusses questioning as a catalyst for learning and route map for responsive teaching👇
“Masterfully weaves the evidence-informed ideas of edu-greats into pedagogy that teachers can incorporate into daily practices.” @patricebain.bsky.social
amzn.eu/d/bIcLeiT
“Masterfully weaves the evidence-informed ideas of edu-greats into pedagogy that teachers can incorporate into daily practices.” @patricebain.bsky.social
amzn.eu/d/bIcLeiT
🏆 Technique of the Week: Push for Perfect
A technique to support questioning and high expectations.
Explore it here: teachingpowerups.com/techniqueoft...
There are over 100 techniques on the new Teaching PowerUps website, which now has over 60 member schools. Get in touch if you’d like to join 😊
A technique to support questioning and high expectations.
Explore it here: teachingpowerups.com/techniqueoft...
There are over 100 techniques on the new Teaching PowerUps website, which now has over 60 member schools. Get in touch if you’d like to join 😊
November 9, 2025 at 2:51 PM
🏆 Technique of the Week: Push for Perfect
A technique to support questioning and high expectations.
Explore it here: teachingpowerups.com/techniqueoft...
There are over 100 techniques on the new Teaching PowerUps website, which now has over 60 member schools. Get in touch if you’d like to join 😊
A technique to support questioning and high expectations.
Explore it here: teachingpowerups.com/techniqueoft...
There are over 100 techniques on the new Teaching PowerUps website, which now has over 60 member schools. Get in touch if you’d like to join 😊
‘Power Up Your Questioning’ explores this topic as 6 themes👇
“A masterclass in transforming classroom questioning into a powerful tool for learning.” - Carl Hendrick
“Every CPD library should include this book, and every teacher should read it!” - Rob Coe
amzn.eu/d/2Jqijno
“A masterclass in transforming classroom questioning into a powerful tool for learning.” - Carl Hendrick
“Every CPD library should include this book, and every teacher should read it!” - Rob Coe
amzn.eu/d/2Jqijno
November 8, 2025 at 9:32 AM
‘Power Up Your Questioning’ explores this topic as 6 themes👇
“A masterclass in transforming classroom questioning into a powerful tool for learning.” - Carl Hendrick
“Every CPD library should include this book, and every teacher should read it!” - Rob Coe
amzn.eu/d/2Jqijno
“A masterclass in transforming classroom questioning into a powerful tool for learning.” - Carl Hendrick
“Every CPD library should include this book, and every teacher should read it!” - Rob Coe
amzn.eu/d/2Jqijno
Amongst many lovely comments at Cardinal
Wiseman School today, a particular standout was the headteacher saying that the ‘learning and how it happens’ section of Power Up Your Questioning is one of the best distillations of key messages he’s come across.
Available here: amzn.eu/d/2KQvxVX
Wiseman School today, a particular standout was the headteacher saying that the ‘learning and how it happens’ section of Power Up Your Questioning is one of the best distillations of key messages he’s come across.
Available here: amzn.eu/d/2KQvxVX
November 7, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Amongst many lovely comments at Cardinal
Wiseman School today, a particular standout was the headteacher saying that the ‘learning and how it happens’ section of Power Up Your Questioning is one of the best distillations of key messages he’s come across.
Available here: amzn.eu/d/2KQvxVX
Wiseman School today, a particular standout was the headteacher saying that the ‘learning and how it happens’ section of Power Up Your Questioning is one of the best distillations of key messages he’s come across.
Available here: amzn.eu/d/2KQvxVX
What a brilliant group of staff the Cardinal Wiseman School team in Birmingham were to work with!
We were exploring principles and techniques to power up our interactive teaching. Superb contributions and discussion from everyone 😊
We were exploring principles and techniques to power up our interactive teaching. Superb contributions and discussion from everyone 😊
November 7, 2025 at 4:47 PM
What a brilliant group of staff the Cardinal Wiseman School team in Birmingham were to work with!
We were exploring principles and techniques to power up our interactive teaching. Superb contributions and discussion from everyone 😊
We were exploring principles and techniques to power up our interactive teaching. Superb contributions and discussion from everyone 😊
Every teacher at Cardinal Wiseman School, Birmingham, has a copy of Power Up Your Questioning - wonderful!
We spent the day unpacking the book, focusing on the practical application of key themes.
We spent the day unpacking the book, focusing on the practical application of key themes.
November 7, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Every teacher at Cardinal Wiseman School, Birmingham, has a copy of Power Up Your Questioning - wonderful!
We spent the day unpacking the book, focusing on the practical application of key themes.
We spent the day unpacking the book, focusing on the practical application of key themes.
I’m delighted so many people who attended my researchED session, Power Up Your Curriculum, in Edinburgh and Cambridge found it so useful.
If you’re interested in similar input for your school, local authority or trust, please get in touch: nextleveleducational.com
If you’re interested in similar input for your school, local authority or trust, please get in touch: nextleveleducational.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:52 PM
I’m delighted so many people who attended my researchED session, Power Up Your Curriculum, in Edinburgh and Cambridge found it so useful.
If you’re interested in similar input for your school, local authority or trust, please get in touch: nextleveleducational.com
If you’re interested in similar input for your school, local authority or trust, please get in touch: nextleveleducational.com
Good to be working with teachers from Park Primary, Stranraer, and neighbouring primary schools for our third Power Up Your Pedagogy twilight. Today’s focus was presenting content and practice. We explored various Trusted Techniques that support both themes, such as this one👇
November 5, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Good to be working with teachers from Park Primary, Stranraer, and neighbouring primary schools for our third Power Up Your Pedagogy twilight. Today’s focus was presenting content and practice. We explored various Trusted Techniques that support both themes, such as this one👇
🏆 TECHNIQUE OF THE WEEK: Explain it Back
A technique to encourage active participation (thinking) and help check understanding.
Explore it here: teachingpowerups.com/techniqueoft...
Get in touch if you’re interested in Teaching PowerUps membership for your school 😊
A technique to encourage active participation (thinking) and help check understanding.
Explore it here: teachingpowerups.com/techniqueoft...
Get in touch if you’re interested in Teaching PowerUps membership for your school 😊
November 3, 2025 at 5:41 PM
🏆 TECHNIQUE OF THE WEEK: Explain it Back
A technique to encourage active participation (thinking) and help check understanding.
Explore it here: teachingpowerups.com/techniqueoft...
Get in touch if you’re interested in Teaching PowerUps membership for your school 😊
A technique to encourage active participation (thinking) and help check understanding.
Explore it here: teachingpowerups.com/techniqueoft...
Get in touch if you’re interested in Teaching PowerUps membership for your school 😊
Really nice to get such positive feedback from George Heriot’s School, Edinburgh, about my days’ work with teachers last week👇
“…some of the best professional learning that we’ve had in recent times.”
If you’d like to work with me, get in touch here: nextleveleducational.com
“…some of the best professional learning that we’ve had in recent times.”
If you’d like to work with me, get in touch here: nextleveleducational.com
November 3, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Really nice to get such positive feedback from George Heriot’s School, Edinburgh, about my days’ work with teachers last week👇
“…some of the best professional learning that we’ve had in recent times.”
If you’d like to work with me, get in touch here: nextleveleducational.com
“…some of the best professional learning that we’ve had in recent times.”
If you’d like to work with me, get in touch here: nextleveleducational.com
researchED Edinburgh was wonderful! So many great speakers and delegates. Hard to imagine how it could have been better.
A huge well done to everyone involved in organising such a successful day of high-quality professional development 😊
A huge well done to everyone involved in organising such a successful day of high-quality professional development 😊
November 2, 2025 at 7:12 AM
researchED Edinburgh was wonderful! So many great speakers and delegates. Hard to imagine how it could have been better.
A huge well done to everyone involved in organising such a successful day of high-quality professional development 😊
A huge well done to everyone involved in organising such a successful day of high-quality professional development 😊
🏆 TECHNIQUE OF THE WEEK: Explain it Back
A technique to encourage active participation (thinking) and help check understanding.
Explore it here: teachingpowerups.com/techniqueoft...
Get in touch if you’re interested in Teaching PowerUps membership for your school 😊
A technique to encourage active participation (thinking) and help check understanding.
Explore it here: teachingpowerups.com/techniqueoft...
Get in touch if you’re interested in Teaching PowerUps membership for your school 😊
October 31, 2025 at 7:58 AM
🏆 TECHNIQUE OF THE WEEK: Explain it Back
A technique to encourage active participation (thinking) and help check understanding.
Explore it here: teachingpowerups.com/techniqueoft...
Get in touch if you’re interested in Teaching PowerUps membership for your school 😊
A technique to encourage active participation (thinking) and help check understanding.
Explore it here: teachingpowerups.com/techniqueoft...
Get in touch if you’re interested in Teaching PowerUps membership for your school 😊
Another great session with teachers at Glenwood High School, Glenrothes. This was the third in a series of Power Up Your Pedagogy inputs, with the focus today on learning intentions, success criteria and adaptive teaching.
Great to hear about all the positive impact of the previous sessions 😊
Great to hear about all the positive impact of the previous sessions 😊
October 29, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Another great session with teachers at Glenwood High School, Glenrothes. This was the third in a series of Power Up Your Pedagogy inputs, with the focus today on learning intentions, success criteria and adaptive teaching.
Great to hear about all the positive impact of the previous sessions 😊
Great to hear about all the positive impact of the previous sessions 😊
If you’re coming to researchED Edinburgh on Saturday, I’d love to see you at my session: Power Up Your Curriculum 😊
October 28, 2025 at 8:44 PM
If you’re coming to researchED Edinburgh on Saturday, I’d love to see you at my session: Power Up Your Curriculum 😊
I really enjoyed working with primary and secondary teachers in the Bo’ness Cluster this afternoon. Our theme was ‘Power Up Your Adaptive Teaching’.
➡️Cognitive science
➡️Pedagogical Principles
➡️Trusted Techniques
I’m looking forward to our next twilight next month 😊
➡️Cognitive science
➡️Pedagogical Principles
➡️Trusted Techniques
I’m looking forward to our next twilight next month 😊
October 28, 2025 at 7:39 PM
I really enjoyed working with primary and secondary teachers in the Bo’ness Cluster this afternoon. Our theme was ‘Power Up Your Adaptive Teaching’.
➡️Cognitive science
➡️Pedagogical Principles
➡️Trusted Techniques
I’m looking forward to our next twilight next month 😊
➡️Cognitive science
➡️Pedagogical Principles
➡️Trusted Techniques
I’m looking forward to our next twilight next month 😊
🏆 TECHNIQUE OF THE WEEK: Return Visit
A technique that can be useful if a student gets the answer to a question wrong or says ‘I don’t know’.
Explore it here: teachingpowerups.com/techniqueoft...
There are over 100 more techniques on the Teaching PowerUps website: teachingpowerups.com
A technique that can be useful if a student gets the answer to a question wrong or says ‘I don’t know’.
Explore it here: teachingpowerups.com/techniqueoft...
There are over 100 more techniques on the Teaching PowerUps website: teachingpowerups.com
October 27, 2025 at 6:17 PM
🏆 TECHNIQUE OF THE WEEK: Return Visit
A technique that can be useful if a student gets the answer to a question wrong or says ‘I don’t know’.
Explore it here: teachingpowerups.com/techniqueoft...
There are over 100 more techniques on the Teaching PowerUps website: teachingpowerups.com
A technique that can be useful if a student gets the answer to a question wrong or says ‘I don’t know’.
Explore it here: teachingpowerups.com/techniqueoft...
There are over 100 more techniques on the Teaching PowerUps website: teachingpowerups.com
A super day working with teachers at George Heriot’s School, Edinburgh.
➡️Knowledge vs skills
➡️Teacher-led vs student-led approaches
➡️Cognitive science
➡️Questioning
➡️Practice
➡️Retrieval
➡️Trusted Techniques
A really great group of staff to work with 😊
➡️Knowledge vs skills
➡️Teacher-led vs student-led approaches
➡️Cognitive science
➡️Questioning
➡️Practice
➡️Retrieval
➡️Trusted Techniques
A really great group of staff to work with 😊
October 27, 2025 at 4:44 PM
A super day working with teachers at George Heriot’s School, Edinburgh.
➡️Knowledge vs skills
➡️Teacher-led vs student-led approaches
➡️Cognitive science
➡️Questioning
➡️Practice
➡️Retrieval
➡️Trusted Techniques
A really great group of staff to work with 😊
➡️Knowledge vs skills
➡️Teacher-led vs student-led approaches
➡️Cognitive science
➡️Questioning
➡️Practice
➡️Retrieval
➡️Trusted Techniques
A really great group of staff to work with 😊
🏆 TECHNIQUE OF THE WEEK: Return Visit
A technique that can be useful if a student gets the answer to a question wrong or says ‘I don’t know’.
Explore it here: teachingpowerups.com/techniqueoft...
There are over 100 more techniques on the new Teaching PowerUps website: teachingpowerups.com
A technique that can be useful if a student gets the answer to a question wrong or says ‘I don’t know’.
Explore it here: teachingpowerups.com/techniqueoft...
There are over 100 more techniques on the new Teaching PowerUps website: teachingpowerups.com
October 26, 2025 at 1:37 PM
🏆 TECHNIQUE OF THE WEEK: Return Visit
A technique that can be useful if a student gets the answer to a question wrong or says ‘I don’t know’.
Explore it here: teachingpowerups.com/techniqueoft...
There are over 100 more techniques on the new Teaching PowerUps website: teachingpowerups.com
A technique that can be useful if a student gets the answer to a question wrong or says ‘I don’t know’.
Explore it here: teachingpowerups.com/techniqueoft...
There are over 100 more techniques on the new Teaching PowerUps website: teachingpowerups.com
I thoroughly enjoyed presenting ‘Power Up Your Curriculum’ to a brilliant audience at researchED Cambridge. Lots of great discussion. Thank you to everyone who stuck around afterwards to say how much they’d enjoyed the session 😊
#rEDCam25
#rEDCam25
October 25, 2025 at 12:00 PM
I thoroughly enjoyed presenting ‘Power Up Your Curriculum’ to a brilliant audience at researchED Cambridge. Lots of great discussion. Thank you to everyone who stuck around afterwards to say how much they’d enjoyed the session 😊
#rEDCam25
#rEDCam25