Tim Taylor
@imagineinquiry.bsky.social
I work in schools and universities, teaching demo lessons and developing Mantle of the Expert. Author of 'Try This: Unlocking learning with imagination' and 'A Beginner's Guide to Mantle of the Expert'. Visit: www.mantleoftheexpert.com; www.trythisbook.org
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Available on our website, 40 fantastic keys for unlocking imaginative learning and engagement. www.trythisbook.org
If it weren’t for the football coverage, I’d cancel my @guardian subscription. The news is poor, and the rest is opinion pieces written by people moaning or fear-mongering about AI.
October 22, 2025 at 7:15 PM
If it weren’t for the football coverage, I’d cancel my @guardian subscription. The news is poor, and the rest is opinion pieces written by people moaning or fear-mongering about AI.
This will be great for anyone interested in the future of education.
One week today: the most exciting education event of the year!
At this "unconference" there will be no lengthy presentations, no slides, no being talked at... We will all be together for the whole day, working out how to make things better where we are.
Be there or be 🔲 Link below ⬇️
At this "unconference" there will be no lengthy presentations, no slides, no being talked at... We will all be together for the whole day, working out how to make things better where we are.
Be there or be 🔲 Link below ⬇️
October 6, 2025 at 9:11 AM
This will be great for anyone interested in the future of education.
Is anyone getting the sense that education is preparing for AGI?
August 22, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Is anyone getting the sense that education is preparing for AGI?
Hallmark 4: Effective pedagogies build on students’ prior learning and experience
(Fourth in a series exploring the Nine Hallmarks of Great Pedagogy through the lens of Imaginative Inquiry and Mantle of the Expert) www.mantleoftheexpert.com/blog-post/ha...
(Fourth in a series exploring the Nine Hallmarks of Great Pedagogy through the lens of Imaginative Inquiry and Mantle of the Expert) www.mantleoftheexpert.com/blog-post/ha...
August 11, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Hallmark 4: Effective pedagogies build on students’ prior learning and experience
(Fourth in a series exploring the Nine Hallmarks of Great Pedagogy through the lens of Imaginative Inquiry and Mantle of the Expert) www.mantleoftheexpert.com/blog-post/ha...
(Fourth in a series exploring the Nine Hallmarks of Great Pedagogy through the lens of Imaginative Inquiry and Mantle of the Expert) www.mantleoftheexpert.com/blog-post/ha...
England played 360mins in the last three games of the Euros and were ahead for 5mins.
July 28, 2025 at 6:30 PM
England played 360mins in the last three games of the Euros and were ahead for 5mins.
Come on Lionesses!
July 27, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Come on Lionesses!
New Mantle of the Expert context planning: Fire Fighters of the Great Fire of London www.mantleoftheexpert.com/resources/co...
July 23, 2025 at 1:02 PM
New Mantle of the Expert context planning: Fire Fighters of the Great Fire of London www.mantleoftheexpert.com/resources/co...
What if long-term learning isn’t about what children remember - but about who they are becoming? In Hallmark 3, we look at how story, curiosity, and responsibility shape lasting understanding.
www.mantleoftheexpert.com/blog-post/ha...
#MantleOfTheExpert
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#MantleOfTheExpert
Hallmark 3 – Long-term learning goals
A dramatic-inquiry approach to teaching and learning
www.mantleoftheexpert.com
July 22, 2025 at 6:21 PM
What if long-term learning isn’t about what children remember - but about who they are becoming? In Hallmark 3, we look at how story, curiosity, and responsibility shape lasting understanding.
www.mantleoftheexpert.com/blog-post/ha...
#MantleOfTheExpert
www.mantleoftheexpert.com/blog-post/ha...
#MantleOfTheExpert
Reposted by Tim Taylor
NEW BLOG: The problem with 'knowledge-rich' education isn’t the knowledge. It’s the pedagogy.
When learning feels like delivery, not investigation, students lose.
There’s a better way.
www.mantleoftheexpert.com/blog-post/ha...
When learning feels like delivery, not investigation, students lose.
There’s a better way.
www.mantleoftheexpert.com/blog-post/ha...
Hallmark 2: the interplay of teacher knowledge, behaviour, and beliefs.
A dramatic-inquiry approach to teaching and learning
www.mantleoftheexpert.com
July 19, 2025 at 10:44 AM
NEW BLOG: The problem with 'knowledge-rich' education isn’t the knowledge. It’s the pedagogy.
When learning feels like delivery, not investigation, students lose.
There’s a better way.
www.mantleoftheexpert.com/blog-post/ha...
When learning feels like delivery, not investigation, students lose.
There’s a better way.
www.mantleoftheexpert.com/blog-post/ha...
NEW BLOG: The problem with 'knowledge-rich' education isn’t the knowledge. It’s the pedagogy.
When learning feels like delivery, not investigation, students lose.
There’s a better way.
www.mantleoftheexpert.com/blog-post/ha...
When learning feels like delivery, not investigation, students lose.
There’s a better way.
www.mantleoftheexpert.com/blog-post/ha...
Hallmark 2: the interplay of teacher knowledge, behaviour, and beliefs.
A dramatic-inquiry approach to teaching and learning
www.mantleoftheexpert.com
July 19, 2025 at 10:44 AM
NEW BLOG: The problem with 'knowledge-rich' education isn’t the knowledge. It’s the pedagogy.
When learning feels like delivery, not investigation, students lose.
There’s a better way.
www.mantleoftheexpert.com/blog-post/ha...
When learning feels like delivery, not investigation, students lose.
There’s a better way.
www.mantleoftheexpert.com/blog-post/ha...
I've create a ChatGPT planning tool for Mantle of the Expert - use this link to discover how it works. chatgpt.com/g/g-68794143...
July 17, 2025 at 7:10 PM
I've create a ChatGPT planning tool for Mantle of the Expert - use this link to discover how it works. chatgpt.com/g/g-68794143...
About to start - This might be the most important tech announcement since the iPhone - www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jn_...
Introduction to ChatGPT agent
YouTube video by OpenAI
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July 17, 2025 at 5:29 PM
About to start - This might be the most important tech announcement since the iPhone - www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jn_...
This could be a game changer: www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Voting age to be lowered to 16 in UK by next general election
16- and 17-year-olds will be able to vote in all elections as part of changes including easier voter registration and crackdown on foreign interference
www.theguardian.com
July 17, 2025 at 11:04 AM
This could be a game changer: www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
NEW - Giving Serious Attention to Student Voice in the everyday moments of classroom life. What happens when we treat children’s ideas as real and valuable?
Read the post: www.mantleoftheexpert.com/blog-post/ha...
Read the post: www.mantleoftheexpert.com/blog-post/ha...
July 12, 2025 at 11:59 AM
NEW - Giving Serious Attention to Student Voice in the everyday moments of classroom life. What happens when we treat children’s ideas as real and valuable?
Read the post: www.mantleoftheexpert.com/blog-post/ha...
Read the post: www.mantleoftheexpert.com/blog-post/ha...
The result of 10yrs of Behaviourists getting their way, arguing exclusions are a healthy sign of a system working. The alternative wasn't to make schools less save, but to understand why children are in danger of being excluded & giving them support they need. www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Rise in school exclusions in England including among pupils six or younger
Charity says system failing youngest children who lost out on socialising due to Covid, as total exclusions pass 10,000
www.theguardian.com
July 11, 2025 at 8:51 PM
The result of 10yrs of Behaviourists getting their way, arguing exclusions are a healthy sign of a system working. The alternative wasn't to make schools less save, but to understand why children are in danger of being excluded & giving them support they need. www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Deeply disappointing to see the new Writing Framework reduce creativity to a by-product of structure and transcription. Little space for imagination, self-expression, or playful language. Writing as craft, where is the art? #PrimaryEducation assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/686e78...
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
July 11, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Deeply disappointing to see the new Writing Framework reduce creativity to a by-product of structure and transcription. Little space for imagination, self-expression, or playful language. Writing as craft, where is the art? #PrimaryEducation assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/686e78...
This is interesting. I've felt for a while the backlash against SM amongst the young was only a matter of time. Human beings naturally learn how to defend themselves- www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Children limiting own smartphone use to manage mental health, survey finds
Teenagers increasingly taking breaks as they control own use of devices rather than relying on parents to enforce limits, experts say
www.theguardian.com
July 10, 2025 at 4:51 AM
This is interesting. I've felt for a while the backlash against SM amongst the young was only a matter of time. Human beings naturally learn how to defend themselves- www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
New blog: The Nine Hallmarks of Great Pedagogy - saved from the ruins of the NCSL - and how any teaching approach should be evaluated against this list. www.mantleoftheexpert.com/blog-post/ma...
Mantle of the Expert and the Nine Hallmarks of Great Pedagogy
A dramatic-inquiry approach to teaching and learning
www.mantleoftheexpert.com
July 5, 2025 at 1:13 PM
New blog: The Nine Hallmarks of Great Pedagogy - saved from the ruins of the NCSL - and how any teaching approach should be evaluated against this list. www.mantleoftheexpert.com/blog-post/ma...
Reposted by Tim Taylor
This is a hopeful blog about the future. Not the dim and distant future, but one that’s on our doorstep, knocking hard. You might roll your eyes at this: “not another fecking future of education article,” but hang on. www.mantleoftheexpert.com/blog-post/an...
An Era of Unstoppable Change
A dramatic-inquiry approach to teaching and learning
www.mantleoftheexpert.com
June 29, 2025 at 2:38 PM
This is a hopeful blog about the future. Not the dim and distant future, but one that’s on our doorstep, knocking hard. You might roll your eyes at this: “not another fecking future of education article,” but hang on. www.mantleoftheexpert.com/blog-post/an...
This is a hopeful blog about the future. Not the dim and distant future, but one that’s on our doorstep, knocking hard. You might roll your eyes at this: “not another fecking future of education article,” but hang on. www.mantleoftheexpert.com/blog-post/an...
An Era of Unstoppable Change
A dramatic-inquiry approach to teaching and learning
www.mantleoftheexpert.com
June 29, 2025 at 2:38 PM
This is a hopeful blog about the future. Not the dim and distant future, but one that’s on our doorstep, knocking hard. You might roll your eyes at this: “not another fecking future of education article,” but hang on. www.mantleoftheexpert.com/blog-post/an...
I reckon Rachel Reeves will be gone by the Autumn
June 26, 2025 at 6:03 PM
I reckon Rachel Reeves will be gone by the Autumn
Over the next few years, AI will develop far beyond its current abilities, making many career pathways redundant. This will profoundly affect the purpose of education – shifting from finding a job to living a meaningful life without employment.
www.tes.com/magazine/tea...
www.tes.com/magazine/tea...
How Benjamin Bloom inspired my use of AI
Rather than approaching generative AI as one-way communication, teachers should use it to create a feedback loop, suggests Jack Dougall
www.tes.com
June 15, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Over the next few years, AI will develop far beyond its current abilities, making many career pathways redundant. This will profoundly affect the purpose of education – shifting from finding a job to living a meaningful life without employment.
www.tes.com/magazine/tea...
www.tes.com/magazine/tea...
We all need to rethink our plans for the future - www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfA2...
2026 AI : 10 Things Coming In 2026 (A.I In 2026 Major Predictions)
YouTube video by TheAIGRID
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May 23, 2025 at 3:31 PM
We all need to rethink our plans for the future - www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfA2...