ImpactWales
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Your partners in professional learning. Bespoke research-informed support that has a lasting impact on learning.
With the Senedd elections just round the corner, we believe education in Wales should be an election issue. That's why we are launching the Impact Wales Education Manifesto today.
We call on decision-makers to:
Fund schools properly: School budgets are at an all time low.
We call on decision-makers to:
Fund schools properly: School budgets are at an all time low.
December 9, 2025 at 6:06 PM
With the Senedd elections just round the corner, we believe education in Wales should be an election issue. That's why we are launching the Impact Wales Education Manifesto today.
We call on decision-makers to:
Fund schools properly: School budgets are at an all time low.
We call on decision-makers to:
Fund schools properly: School budgets are at an all time low.
Do you want your teachers to have clear, evidence-informed guidance on what good teaching & learning looks like at your school?
Why not commission us to create a bespoke T&L Handbook, like the one we created for Neyland Community School. To find out more contact enquiries@impact.wales
Why not commission us to create a bespoke T&L Handbook, like the one we created for Neyland Community School. To find out more contact enquiries@impact.wales
December 9, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Do you want your teachers to have clear, evidence-informed guidance on what good teaching & learning looks like at your school?
Why not commission us to create a bespoke T&L Handbook, like the one we created for Neyland Community School. To find out more contact enquiries@impact.wales
Why not commission us to create a bespoke T&L Handbook, like the one we created for Neyland Community School. To find out more contact enquiries@impact.wales
Should learning feel easy?
Use our quick visual guide to learning and the memory to think about the learning in your classroom.
We provide professional learning for teachers informed by research. Go to www.impact.wales to find out more
Use our quick visual guide to learning and the memory to think about the learning in your classroom.
We provide professional learning for teachers informed by research. Go to www.impact.wales to find out more
December 8, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Should learning feel easy?
Use our quick visual guide to learning and the memory to think about the learning in your classroom.
We provide professional learning for teachers informed by research. Go to www.impact.wales to find out more
Use our quick visual guide to learning and the memory to think about the learning in your classroom.
We provide professional learning for teachers informed by research. Go to www.impact.wales to find out more
All of our professional learning that we provide for schools is entirely bespoke to the school, the teachers, and the context.
Here are the 6 steps to success that we use to ensure that our professional learning has the impact that the school needs.
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Here are the 6 steps to success that we use to ensure that our professional learning has the impact that the school needs.
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December 8, 2025 at 8:30 AM
All of our professional learning that we provide for schools is entirely bespoke to the school, the teachers, and the context.
Here are the 6 steps to success that we use to ensure that our professional learning has the impact that the school needs.
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Here are the 6 steps to success that we use to ensure that our professional learning has the impact that the school needs.
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The aim of teaching is to help learners make new connections and organise connections into meaningful schema. Share the cue that will help pupils recall and organise the learning.
Check out our sketchnote ⬇️Contact us for bespoke professional learning for teachers enquiries@impact.wales
Check out our sketchnote ⬇️Contact us for bespoke professional learning for teachers enquiries@impact.wales
December 7, 2025 at 8:30 PM
The aim of teaching is to help learners make new connections and organise connections into meaningful schema. Share the cue that will help pupils recall and organise the learning.
Check out our sketchnote ⬇️Contact us for bespoke professional learning for teachers enquiries@impact.wales
Check out our sketchnote ⬇️Contact us for bespoke professional learning for teachers enquiries@impact.wales
How are you understanding progress for your learners? Use our new research-informed strategy, midpoint monitoring, to break down pupils' progress towards their learning goal.
Perfect for CfW 💥✅
Contact us for bespoke professional learning that has impact enquiries@impact.wales
Perfect for CfW 💥✅
Contact us for bespoke professional learning that has impact enquiries@impact.wales
December 7, 2025 at 8:28 AM
How are you understanding progress for your learners? Use our new research-informed strategy, midpoint monitoring, to break down pupils' progress towards their learning goal.
Perfect for CfW 💥✅
Contact us for bespoke professional learning that has impact enquiries@impact.wales
Perfect for CfW 💥✅
Contact us for bespoke professional learning that has impact enquiries@impact.wales
With the Senedd elections just round the corner, we believe education in Wales should be an election issue. That's why we are launching the Impact Wales Education Manifesto today.
We call on decision-makers to:
Fund schools properly: School budgets are at an all time low.
We call on decision-makers to:
Fund schools properly: School budgets are at an all time low.
December 6, 2025 at 8:31 PM
With the Senedd elections just round the corner, we believe education in Wales should be an election issue. That's why we are launching the Impact Wales Education Manifesto today.
We call on decision-makers to:
Fund schools properly: School budgets are at an all time low.
We call on decision-makers to:
Fund schools properly: School budgets are at an all time low.
Which of these strategies are you using with your pupils? You can find further information about them on our website www.impact.wales or from the @EducEndowFoundn teaching & learning toolkit.
December 5, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Which of these strategies are you using with your pupils? You can find further information about them on our website www.impact.wales or from the @EducEndowFoundn teaching & learning toolkit.
Helping pupils to transfer their understanding into novel context is a notoriously difficult thing to do, but there are some strategies that you can try out.
Take a look at our sketchnote to get started.
Take a look at our sketchnote to get started.
December 5, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Helping pupils to transfer their understanding into novel context is a notoriously difficult thing to do, but there are some strategies that you can try out.
Take a look at our sketchnote to get started.
Take a look at our sketchnote to get started.
Every Weds during term time we publish a podcast episode on a range of current educational topics.
You can listen to the latest and all of our previous episodes here: impact.wales/podcasts or just search 'The Impact Podcast' on whichever podcast platform you use. Simples!
You can listen to the latest and all of our previous episodes here: impact.wales/podcasts or just search 'The Impact Podcast' on whichever podcast platform you use. Simples!
December 5, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Every Weds during term time we publish a podcast episode on a range of current educational topics.
You can listen to the latest and all of our previous episodes here: impact.wales/podcasts or just search 'The Impact Podcast' on whichever podcast platform you use. Simples!
You can listen to the latest and all of our previous episodes here: impact.wales/podcasts or just search 'The Impact Podcast' on whichever podcast platform you use. Simples!
It's always fabulous to see my books "out in the wild". We were in a primary school in Swansea today to discuss our professional learning support for the new year, and there it was a copy of "Closing the Disadvantage Gap in Schools" on the Headteachers table 📚😁👌
December 5, 2025 at 4:17 PM
It's always fabulous to see my books "out in the wild". We were in a primary school in Swansea today to discuss our professional learning support for the new year, and there it was a copy of "Closing the Disadvantage Gap in Schools" on the Headteachers table 📚😁👌
Helping your pupils to manage their cognitive load is one of the most important things you can do as a teacher. Take a look at our short guide below to see 7 different ways you can help pupils.
Download this amazing free guide from NSW: education.nsw.gov.au...
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Download this amazing free guide from NSW: education.nsw.gov.au...
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December 4, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Helping your pupils to manage their cognitive load is one of the most important things you can do as a teacher. Take a look at our short guide below to see 7 different ways you can help pupils.
Download this amazing free guide from NSW: education.nsw.gov.au...
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Download this amazing free guide from NSW: education.nsw.gov.au...
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Helping pupils to transfer their understanding into novel context is a notoriously difficult thing to do, but there are some strategies that you can try out.
Take a look at our sketchnote to get started.
www.impact.wales
Take a look at our sketchnote to get started.
www.impact.wales
December 4, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Helping pupils to transfer their understanding into novel context is a notoriously difficult thing to do, but there are some strategies that you can try out.
Take a look at our sketchnote to get started.
www.impact.wales
Take a look at our sketchnote to get started.
www.impact.wales
Should learning feel easy?
Use our quick visual guide to learning and the memory to think about the learning in your classroom.
We provide professional learning for teachers informed by research. Go to www.impact.wales to find out more
Use our quick visual guide to learning and the memory to think about the learning in your classroom.
We provide professional learning for teachers informed by research. Go to www.impact.wales to find out more
December 4, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Should learning feel easy?
Use our quick visual guide to learning and the memory to think about the learning in your classroom.
We provide professional learning for teachers informed by research. Go to www.impact.wales to find out more
Use our quick visual guide to learning and the memory to think about the learning in your classroom.
We provide professional learning for teachers informed by research. Go to www.impact.wales to find out more
There's been so much disagreement between which is best, direct instruction or project based learning. This is a false argument. Both approaches have value, but WHEN you use them is crucial. This is in part dependent on the expertise of the pupil.
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December 3, 2025 at 8:30 PM
There's been so much disagreement between which is best, direct instruction or project based learning. This is a false argument. Both approaches have value, but WHEN you use them is crucial. This is in part dependent on the expertise of the pupil.
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With the Senedd elections just round the corner, we believe education in Wales should be an election issue. That's why we are launching the Impact Wales Education Manifesto today.
We call on decision-makers to:
Fund schools properly: School budgets are at an all time low.
We call on decision-makers to:
Fund schools properly: School budgets are at an all time low.
December 3, 2025 at 7:08 PM
With the Senedd elections just round the corner, we believe education in Wales should be an election issue. That's why we are launching the Impact Wales Education Manifesto today.
We call on decision-makers to:
Fund schools properly: School budgets are at an all time low.
We call on decision-makers to:
Fund schools properly: School budgets are at an all time low.
We've been busy in the office today sending out copies of "The Illustrated Guide to Pedagogy: A Toolkit for Research-Informed Teaching" to all our workshop participants from November.
That pile was heavy! 📚📚📚
For more info enquiries@impact.wales
Get your copy here: amzn.to/4oAxseX
That pile was heavy! 📚📚📚
For more info enquiries@impact.wales
Get your copy here: amzn.to/4oAxseX
December 3, 2025 at 2:29 PM
We've been busy in the office today sending out copies of "The Illustrated Guide to Pedagogy: A Toolkit for Research-Informed Teaching" to all our workshop participants from November.
That pile was heavy! 📚📚📚
For more info enquiries@impact.wales
Get your copy here: amzn.to/4oAxseX
That pile was heavy! 📚📚📚
For more info enquiries@impact.wales
Get your copy here: amzn.to/4oAxseX
School improvement is driven by change, but for change in teaching practice to happen habits must be identified, evaluated and replaced.
What is a habit? How does it work? How do you build a new habit? How long does that take?
What is a habit? How does it work? How do you build a new habit? How long does that take?
December 3, 2025 at 6:30 AM
School improvement is driven by change, but for change in teaching practice to happen habits must be identified, evaluated and replaced.
What is a habit? How does it work? How do you build a new habit? How long does that take?
What is a habit? How does it work? How do you build a new habit? How long does that take?
📦 "The Illustrated Guide to Pedagogy" ships tomorrow!! 📦
December 2, 2025 at 2:37 PM
📦 "The Illustrated Guide to Pedagogy" ships tomorrow!! 📦
What are the 3 most effective & useful learning strategies supported by research?
🧠Retrieval practice or quizzing
📅Spaced practice
✏️Combining visuals & language
Get in touch if you would like to know more about professional learning informed by research enquiries@impact.wales
🧠Retrieval practice or quizzing
📅Spaced practice
✏️Combining visuals & language
Get in touch if you would like to know more about professional learning informed by research enquiries@impact.wales
December 2, 2025 at 6:30 AM
What are the 3 most effective & useful learning strategies supported by research?
🧠Retrieval practice or quizzing
📅Spaced practice
✏️Combining visuals & language
Get in touch if you would like to know more about professional learning informed by research enquiries@impact.wales
🧠Retrieval practice or quizzing
📅Spaced practice
✏️Combining visuals & language
Get in touch if you would like to know more about professional learning informed by research enquiries@impact.wales
The aim of teaching is to help learners make new connections and organise connections into meaningful schema. Share the cue that will help pupils recall and organise the learning.
Check out our sketchnote ⬇️Contact us for bespoke professional learning for teachers enquiries@impact.wales
Check out our sketchnote ⬇️Contact us for bespoke professional learning for teachers enquiries@impact.wales
December 1, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The aim of teaching is to help learners make new connections and organise connections into meaningful schema. Share the cue that will help pupils recall and organise the learning.
Check out our sketchnote ⬇️Contact us for bespoke professional learning for teachers enquiries@impact.wales
Check out our sketchnote ⬇️Contact us for bespoke professional learning for teachers enquiries@impact.wales
Did you know retrieval practice, or trying to recall previously taught material, is the single most robust learning strategy supported by research?
Just thinking about the previous content can aid long term retention
Take a look at our Covert Retrieval guide ⬇️
Contact us enquiries@impact.wales
Just thinking about the previous content can aid long term retention
Take a look at our Covert Retrieval guide ⬇️
Contact us enquiries@impact.wales
December 1, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Did you know retrieval practice, or trying to recall previously taught material, is the single most robust learning strategy supported by research?
Just thinking about the previous content can aid long term retention
Take a look at our Covert Retrieval guide ⬇️
Contact us enquiries@impact.wales
Just thinking about the previous content can aid long term retention
Take a look at our Covert Retrieval guide ⬇️
Contact us enquiries@impact.wales
Should learning feel easy?
Use our quick visual guide to learning and the memory to think about the learning in your classroom.
We provide professional learning for teachers informed by research. Go to www.impact.wales to find out more
Use our quick visual guide to learning and the memory to think about the learning in your classroom.
We provide professional learning for teachers informed by research. Go to www.impact.wales to find out more
November 30, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Should learning feel easy?
Use our quick visual guide to learning and the memory to think about the learning in your classroom.
We provide professional learning for teachers informed by research. Go to www.impact.wales to find out more
Use our quick visual guide to learning and the memory to think about the learning in your classroom.
We provide professional learning for teachers informed by research. Go to www.impact.wales to find out more
With the Senedd elections just round the corner, we believe education in Wales should be an election issue. That's why we are launching the Impact Wales Education Manifesto today.
We call on decision-makers to:
Fund schools properly: School budgets are at an all time low.
We call on decision-makers to:
Fund schools properly: School budgets are at an all time low.
November 30, 2025 at 10:30 AM
With the Senedd elections just round the corner, we believe education in Wales should be an election issue. That's why we are launching the Impact Wales Education Manifesto today.
We call on decision-makers to:
Fund schools properly: School budgets are at an all time low.
We call on decision-makers to:
Fund schools properly: School budgets are at an all time low.
All of our professional learning that we provide for schools is entirely bespoke to the school, the teachers, and the context.
Here are the 6 steps to success that we use to ensure that our professional learning has the impact that the school needs.
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Here are the 6 steps to success that we use to ensure that our professional learning has the impact that the school needs.
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November 30, 2025 at 8:29 AM
All of our professional learning that we provide for schools is entirely bespoke to the school, the teachers, and the context.
Here are the 6 steps to success that we use to ensure that our professional learning has the impact that the school needs.
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Here are the 6 steps to success that we use to ensure that our professional learning has the impact that the school needs.
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