Rob Coe
@profcoe.bsky.social
Director of R&D at Evidence Based Education; Senior Associate at Education Endowment Foundation; Visiting Professor at Loughborough University.
Former maths teacher and professor of education
Former maths teacher and professor of education
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Webinar: From Performance Management to Professional Growth
Join @profcoe.bsky.social to explore how school leaders can use the Great Teaching Toolkit: Evidence Review (2020) to drive genuine professional growth.
This session will run twice on the day to suit different time zones (link in comments
Join @profcoe.bsky.social to explore how school leaders can use the Great Teaching Toolkit: Evidence Review (2020) to drive genuine professional growth.
This session will run twice on the day to suit different time zones (link in comments
November 3, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Webinar: From Performance Management to Professional Growth
Join @profcoe.bsky.social to explore how school leaders can use the Great Teaching Toolkit: Evidence Review (2020) to drive genuine professional growth.
This session will run twice on the day to suit different time zones (link in comments
Join @profcoe.bsky.social to explore how school leaders can use the Great Teaching Toolkit: Evidence Review (2020) to drive genuine professional growth.
This session will run twice on the day to suit different time zones (link in comments
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We have a new team member
Dr Rachel Conlon has joined us as our new Research Statistician & Data Analyst and will be working with Professor @profcoe.bsky.social and the team behind the Great Teaching Toolkit, helping us carry out research into teachers' professional development and learning.
Dr Rachel Conlon has joined us as our new Research Statistician & Data Analyst and will be working with Professor @profcoe.bsky.social and the team behind the Great Teaching Toolkit, helping us carry out research into teachers' professional development and learning.
September 2, 2025 at 9:12 AM
We have a new team member
Dr Rachel Conlon has joined us as our new Research Statistician & Data Analyst and will be working with Professor @profcoe.bsky.social and the team behind the Great Teaching Toolkit, helping us carry out research into teachers' professional development and learning.
Dr Rachel Conlon has joined us as our new Research Statistician & Data Analyst and will be working with Professor @profcoe.bsky.social and the team behind the Great Teaching Toolkit, helping us carry out research into teachers' professional development and learning.
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@profcoe.bsky.social and Raj Chande at #REd25 There are a *small* number of teachers who we can currently say are statistically (with 95% confidence) better or worse than average for student results… but even the ‘best’ teachers have individual classes who have negative progress, and vice versa!
September 6, 2025 at 9:12 AM
@profcoe.bsky.social and Raj Chande at #REd25 There are a *small* number of teachers who we can currently say are statistically (with 95% confidence) better or worse than average for student results… but even the ‘best’ teachers have individual classes who have negative progress, and vice versa!
Slides from my #rED25 talk are available at profcoe.net/talks
ProfCoe
Assessment
Evaluation
Evidence
profcoe.net
September 6, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Slides from my #rED25 talk are available at profcoe.net/talks
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I really enjoyed presenting at the Nurturing Great Teaching Conference with @evidencebased.education in Yorkshire. Terrific keynotes from @profcoe.bsky.social & @profkime.bsky.social. I’m really pleased delegates found the ‘What can senior leaders do to support middle leaders?’ sessions so useful 😊
July 9, 2025 at 6:51 PM
I really enjoyed presenting at the Nurturing Great Teaching Conference with @evidencebased.education in Yorkshire. Terrific keynotes from @profcoe.bsky.social & @profkime.bsky.social. I’m really pleased delegates found the ‘What can senior leaders do to support middle leaders?’ sessions so useful 😊
I think this is the clearest and most authoritative explanation of attention and working memory I have seen. I'm not usually a fan of these diagrams, but the depth of explanation here is very rich.
Is the choice of red/green (which many people can't discriminate) a deliberate metaphor?
Is the choice of red/green (which many people can't discriminate) a deliberate metaphor?
📣 NEW BLOG 📣
Teaching the limited capacity brain. A visual guide and model
hobbolog.wordpress.com/2025/07/09/t...
Teaching the limited capacity brain. A visual guide and model
hobbolog.wordpress.com/2025/07/09/t...
July 11, 2025 at 6:59 AM
I think this is the clearest and most authoritative explanation of attention and working memory I have seen. I'm not usually a fan of these diagrams, but the depth of explanation here is very rich.
Is the choice of red/green (which many people can't discriminate) a deliberate metaphor?
Is the choice of red/green (which many people can't discriminate) a deliberate metaphor?
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After good conversations with @eleanorrrlouise.bsky.social and @rlrossi64.bsky.social I now think the root EHCP problem is:
There are too many and lots shouldn't need them.
Some do need them and will drown if they are taken away.
We can't tell the difference between the two groups.
There are too many and lots shouldn't need them.
Some do need them and will drown if they are taken away.
We can't tell the difference between the two groups.
EHCPS, J S Mill and the Tryanny of the Majority.
ECHPs are terrible but getting rid of them is far too dangerous.
bennewmark.wordpress.com/2025/06/02/e...
ECHPs are terrible but getting rid of them is far too dangerous.
bennewmark.wordpress.com/2025/06/02/e...
EHCPs, J S Mill and the Tyranny of the Majority
A few years ago, in the Golden Era of Edu-Twitter, Berny Andrews and I suggested the Department of Education needed a team of philosophers. We were only half joking. Very often the success or failu…
bennewmark.wordpress.com
June 8, 2025 at 6:57 AM
After good conversations with @eleanorrrlouise.bsky.social and @rlrossi64.bsky.social I now think the root EHCP problem is:
There are too many and lots shouldn't need them.
Some do need them and will drown if they are taken away.
We can't tell the difference between the two groups.
There are too many and lots shouldn't need them.
Some do need them and will drown if they are taken away.
We can't tell the difference between the two groups.
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New blog post ↴
▸Decoupling lower & upper secondary curricula
#UKEd #EduSky #EduBlogUK #SciTeachUK
cmooreanderson.wixsite.com/teachingbiol...
▸Decoupling lower & upper secondary curricula
#UKEd #EduSky #EduBlogUK #SciTeachUK
cmooreanderson.wixsite.com/teachingbiol...
Decoupling lower & upper secondary curricula
This is because a principal end-goal of KS4 is a grade. But in KS3, the principal goal should be an invitation into the reality constructed by a subject's members.
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June 6, 2025 at 1:58 PM
New blog post ↴
▸Decoupling lower & upper secondary curricula
#UKEd #EduSky #EduBlogUK #SciTeachUK
cmooreanderson.wixsite.com/teachingbiol...
▸Decoupling lower & upper secondary curricula
#UKEd #EduSky #EduBlogUK #SciTeachUK
cmooreanderson.wixsite.com/teachingbiol...
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Join our team
We're looking for a Research Statistician/Data Analyst to join our Research, Development and Education Team
✔️ Working (or worked) in education?
✔️ Keen to collaborate with a great team?
✔️ Want to support thousands of teachers to develop practice?
More info here
We're looking for a Research Statistician/Data Analyst to join our Research, Development and Education Team
✔️ Working (or worked) in education?
✔️ Keen to collaborate with a great team?
✔️ Want to support thousands of teachers to develop practice?
More info here
Work with EBE: Research Statistician and Data Analyst
EBE is looking for a Teaching and Learning Advisor to come and join the team behind our exciting Great Teaching Toolkit project.
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May 14, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Join our team
We're looking for a Research Statistician/Data Analyst to join our Research, Development and Education Team
✔️ Working (or worked) in education?
✔️ Keen to collaborate with a great team?
✔️ Want to support thousands of teachers to develop practice?
More info here
We're looking for a Research Statistician/Data Analyst to join our Research, Development and Education Team
✔️ Working (or worked) in education?
✔️ Keen to collaborate with a great team?
✔️ Want to support thousands of teachers to develop practice?
More info here
We are looking for a Research Statistician and Data Analyst, working with me and the @evidencebased.education team.
evidencebased.education/work-with-eb...
evidencebased.education/work-with-eb...
Work with EBE: Research Statistician and Data Analyst
EBE is looking for a Teaching and Learning Advisor to come and join the team behind our exciting Great Teaching Toolkit project.
evidencebased.education
May 14, 2025 at 11:31 AM
We are looking for a Research Statistician and Data Analyst, working with me and the @evidencebased.education team.
evidencebased.education/work-with-eb...
evidencebased.education/work-with-eb...
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Feedback from the most important people 👥
Survey your students to generate powerful insights in as little as 10 minutes.
💪 Identify your strengths
📝 Set specific goals for improvement
Try a student survey by creating your free Great Teaching Toolkit: Starter Account today 👉 buff.ly/thTToZf
Survey your students to generate powerful insights in as little as 10 minutes.
💪 Identify your strengths
📝 Set specific goals for improvement
Try a student survey by creating your free Great Teaching Toolkit: Starter Account today 👉 buff.ly/thTToZf
March 25, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Feedback from the most important people 👥
Survey your students to generate powerful insights in as little as 10 minutes.
💪 Identify your strengths
📝 Set specific goals for improvement
Try a student survey by creating your free Great Teaching Toolkit: Starter Account today 👉 buff.ly/thTToZf
Survey your students to generate powerful insights in as little as 10 minutes.
💪 Identify your strengths
📝 Set specific goals for improvement
Try a student survey by creating your free Great Teaching Toolkit: Starter Account today 👉 buff.ly/thTToZf
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My latest blog around why primary CPD needs experienced primary voices.
thinkingflexibly.com/2025/03/24/w...
thinkingflexibly.com/2025/03/24/w...
Why primary CPD needs primary expertise – avoiding “Secondary Lite”
Primary and avoiding “Secondary Lite” CPD. I led a session last week where the schools in attendance were focusing on primary pedagogy and the need for specific approaches across the developmental …
thinkingflexibly.com
March 24, 2025 at 2:01 PM
My latest blog around why primary CPD needs experienced primary voices.
thinkingflexibly.com/2025/03/24/w...
thinkingflexibly.com/2025/03/24/w...
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Huge thanks to our panellists @pepediiasio.bsky.social @profcoe.bsky.social @mp4stratford.bsky.social @munirawilson.bsky.social @jonnyuttley.bsky.social, our chair @natalieperera.bsky.social and to @ascl-uk.bsky.social
for partnering with us for this crucial discussion.
for partnering with us for this crucial discussion.
March 22, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Huge thanks to our panellists @pepediiasio.bsky.social @profcoe.bsky.social @mp4stratford.bsky.social @munirawilson.bsky.social @jonnyuttley.bsky.social, our chair @natalieperera.bsky.social and to @ascl-uk.bsky.social
for partnering with us for this crucial discussion.
for partnering with us for this crucial discussion.
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@profcoe.bsky.social says he likes the explicit mention of inclusion, focus on PD and requirement to share best practice in the proposed system.
BUT is concerned about the validity of judgements.
The consequences are disproportionate to the amount of control schools have in influencing judgements.
BUT is concerned about the validity of judgements.
The consequences are disproportionate to the amount of control schools have in influencing judgements.
March 22, 2025 at 4:12 PM
@profcoe.bsky.social says he likes the explicit mention of inclusion, focus on PD and requirement to share best practice in the proposed system.
BUT is concerned about the validity of judgements.
The consequences are disproportionate to the amount of control schools have in influencing judgements.
BUT is concerned about the validity of judgements.
The consequences are disproportionate to the amount of control schools have in influencing judgements.
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Thanks to our panel with @edupolicyinst.bsky.social at #LDConf for a lively discussion examining Ofsted’s plans for report cards. @pepediiasio.bsky.social, @mp4stratford.bsky.social, @munirawilson.bsky.social, @jonnyuttley.bsky.social, @natalieperera.bsky.social, and @profcoe.bsky.social.
March 22, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Thanks to our panel with @edupolicyinst.bsky.social at #LDConf for a lively discussion examining Ofsted’s plans for report cards. @pepediiasio.bsky.social, @mp4stratford.bsky.social, @munirawilson.bsky.social, @jonnyuttley.bsky.social, @natalieperera.bsky.social, and @profcoe.bsky.social.
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Bruce combines a deep understanding of the underlying research evidence, a close familiarity with everyday classroom practice, and the ability to distil what is actionable into concise, clear language. This combination is, to use his own words, genuinely powerful.”
- @profcoe.bsky.social
- @profcoe.bsky.social
February 21, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Bruce combines a deep understanding of the underlying research evidence, a close familiarity with everyday classroom practice, and the ability to distil what is actionable into concise, clear language. This combination is, to use his own words, genuinely powerful.”
- @profcoe.bsky.social
- @profcoe.bsky.social
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🎉DISCO North: Newcastle Upon Tyne, 21st March🧑💻
Our panel will be joined by @profcoe.bsky.social presenting 'How good are the Commercial Assessments used by Primary Schools?'
Buy your tickets today: https://buff.ly/42l4zvt
Brought to you by Insight, Smartgrade and Carousel
Our panel will be joined by @profcoe.bsky.social presenting 'How good are the Commercial Assessments used by Primary Schools?'
Buy your tickets today: https://buff.ly/42l4zvt
Brought to you by Insight, Smartgrade and Carousel
January 24, 2025 at 10:30 AM
🎉DISCO North: Newcastle Upon Tyne, 21st March🧑💻
Our panel will be joined by @profcoe.bsky.social presenting 'How good are the Commercial Assessments used by Primary Schools?'
Buy your tickets today: https://buff.ly/42l4zvt
Brought to you by Insight, Smartgrade and Carousel
Our panel will be joined by @profcoe.bsky.social presenting 'How good are the Commercial Assessments used by Primary Schools?'
Buy your tickets today: https://buff.ly/42l4zvt
Brought to you by Insight, Smartgrade and Carousel
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'We' here is Mike Adkins & Natallia Yakavets @uniofnottingham.bsky.social + @philippacordingley.bsky.social & Bart Crisp at CUREE! Thanks also to Georgina Hudson. Huge thanks to Dale Hill & team at WELL & to the schools & leaders who contributed.
@profcoe.bsky.social @jonathansharples.bsky.social
@profcoe.bsky.social @jonathansharples.bsky.social
We've been evaluating the Western Excellence in Learning & Leadership (WELL) programme for past 3 years. Final report now published! WELL has supported 118 primary & secondary schools in west Cumbria to develop evidence-informed practice. Lots of learning for system! welleducation.uk/external-eva...
WELL Education | Evaluation of WELL | WELL project Cumbria
Western Excellence in Learning and Leadership - The WELL Project - is committed to improving WELL education in Cumbria by achieving and sharing sustainable excellence in Learning and Leadership in All...
welleducation.uk
January 23, 2025 at 1:23 PM
'We' here is Mike Adkins & Natallia Yakavets @uniofnottingham.bsky.social + @philippacordingley.bsky.social & Bart Crisp at CUREE! Thanks also to Georgina Hudson. Huge thanks to Dale Hill & team at WELL & to the schools & leaders who contributed.
@profcoe.bsky.social @jonathansharples.bsky.social
@profcoe.bsky.social @jonathansharples.bsky.social
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Teacher Magazine just posted this article, 'The power of 'pruning' – how one school is doing less to achieve more'. It's a great example of #ThePruningPrinciple at work. https://buff.ly/4jEnmIy
February 2, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Teacher Magazine just posted this article, 'The power of 'pruning' – how one school is doing less to achieve more'. It's a great example of #ThePruningPrinciple at work. https://buff.ly/4jEnmIy
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The Great Teaching Toolkit: Are you ready for it?
Although the GTT is available to all, not every school is ready for it – and that’s ok. But how do you know if your school’s culture, philosophy, and priorities make the Toolkit a good fit for you now?
Find out here 👇
Although the GTT is available to all, not every school is ready for it – and that’s ok. But how do you know if your school’s culture, philosophy, and priorities make the Toolkit a good fit for you now?
Find out here 👇
The Great Teaching Toolkit: Are you ready for it?
Is your school ready for the Great Teaching Toolkit? Find out how this unique CPD offering can support your school's development.
buff.ly
January 25, 2025 at 8:00 AM
The Great Teaching Toolkit: Are you ready for it?
Although the GTT is available to all, not every school is ready for it – and that’s ok. But how do you know if your school’s culture, philosophy, and priorities make the Toolkit a good fit for you now?
Find out here 👇
Although the GTT is available to all, not every school is ready for it – and that’s ok. But how do you know if your school’s culture, philosophy, and priorities make the Toolkit a good fit for you now?
Find out here 👇
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I just watched the @teacherhead.bsky.social and @emmaturner75.bsky.social Mind the Gap episode 71 with @profcoe.bsky.social. It's a really interesting discussion and a highlight from 2024 youtu.be/8C2Gsl2vwtg?... #EduSky #Evidenceinpractice #Podcast
What the Research Actually Says with Rob Coe, Mind the Gap, Ep.71 (S4,E8)
YouTube video by Mind the Gap with Jon & Emma
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January 3, 2025 at 7:14 PM
I just watched the @teacherhead.bsky.social and @emmaturner75.bsky.social Mind the Gap episode 71 with @profcoe.bsky.social. It's a really interesting discussion and a highlight from 2024 youtu.be/8C2Gsl2vwtg?... #EduSky #Evidenceinpractice #Podcast
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If you've been wondering where I went: my team in Oxford (60 of us!) build beautiful tools for NHS data. We help researchers work on the whole nation's GP records while protecting - provably - everyone's privacy. It's big potatoes!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRjR...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRjR...
OpenSAFELY in a nutshell
YouTube video by Bennett Institute for Applied Data Science
www.youtube.com
November 16, 2024 at 5:20 PM
If you've been wondering where I went: my team in Oxford (60 of us!) build beautiful tools for NHS data. We help researchers work on the whole nation's GP records while protecting - provably - everyone's privacy. It's big potatoes!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRjR...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRjR...