Ben Cooper FCCT | WAGOLL Teaching
@wagollteaching.bsky.social
Primary Headteacher | Teaching Blog/Vlog | Teaching and Learning | http://wagollteaching.com and http://youtube.com/wagollteaching
My latest Substack on rethinking scaffolding in the primary classrooms. buff.ly/8NX0yCk
October 27, 2025 at 4:03 PM
My latest Substack on rethinking scaffolding in the primary classrooms. buff.ly/8NX0yCk
August 28, 2025 at 3:01 PM
My latest Substack on The Art of Modelling is inspired by posts from Rachel, Alex and Emma!
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June 12, 2025 at 3:03 PM
My latest Substack on The Art of Modelling is inspired by posts from Rachel, Alex and Emma!
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My latest Substrack for leads looking to run Adapt Meetings to support the contextualisation of teaching strategies into year groups and subjects.
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June 11, 2025 at 3:05 PM
My latest Substrack for leads looking to run Adapt Meetings to support the contextualisation of teaching strategies into year groups and subjects.
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June 6, 2025 at 3:01 PM
June 5, 2025 at 4:46 PM
June 5, 2025 at 3:03 PM
My latest Books that Stick post! This week is the book that introduced me to the science of learning...
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May 31, 2025 at 3:01 PM
My latest Books that Stick post! This week is the book that introduced me to the science of learning...
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May 31, 2025 at 8:01 AM
My latest Stack: A learning model that shows how memory and environment work together and reflects how children truly learn in EYFS and Primary. Thank you @olicav.bsky.social for the guidance!
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May 26, 2025 at 3:34 PM
My latest Stack: A learning model that shows how memory and environment work together and reflects how children truly learn in EYFS and Primary. Thank you @olicav.bsky.social for the guidance!
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May 23, 2025 at 3:04 PM
🎵 Beat Gestures
These are rhythmic hand movements that match the pace of speech, often used to emphasise key words or structure explanations.
✅ E.g. Tapping or chopping hands in rhythm to break words into syllables or highlight rhyme patterns. (Beau-ti-ful)
Find out more: buff.ly/WKF3iEW
These are rhythmic hand movements that match the pace of speech, often used to emphasise key words or structure explanations.
✅ E.g. Tapping or chopping hands in rhythm to break words into syllables or highlight rhyme patterns. (Beau-ti-ful)
Find out more: buff.ly/WKF3iEW
May 22, 2025 at 8:01 AM
🎵 Beat Gestures
These are rhythmic hand movements that match the pace of speech, often used to emphasise key words or structure explanations.
✅ E.g. Tapping or chopping hands in rhythm to break words into syllables or highlight rhyme patterns. (Beau-ti-ful)
Find out more: buff.ly/WKF3iEW
These are rhythmic hand movements that match the pace of speech, often used to emphasise key words or structure explanations.
✅ E.g. Tapping or chopping hands in rhythm to break words into syllables or highlight rhyme patterns. (Beau-ti-ful)
Find out more: buff.ly/WKF3iEW
A WAGOLL+ post on Scaffolded Questioning
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May 21, 2025 at 3:02 PM
A WAGOLL+ post on Scaffolded Questioning
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💭 Metaphoric Gestures
Used for abstract ideas, like gesturing “big” to show importance, or a rising hand to signal improvement or progress.
✅ E.g. Using a flat hand to show ‘calm’ and a jagged motion to show ‘chaos’ in story structure.
Find out more: buff.ly/7amWlBS
Used for abstract ideas, like gesturing “big” to show importance, or a rising hand to signal improvement or progress.
✅ E.g. Using a flat hand to show ‘calm’ and a jagged motion to show ‘chaos’ in story structure.
Find out more: buff.ly/7amWlBS
May 21, 2025 at 8:01 AM
💭 Metaphoric Gestures
Used for abstract ideas, like gesturing “big” to show importance, or a rising hand to signal improvement or progress.
✅ E.g. Using a flat hand to show ‘calm’ and a jagged motion to show ‘chaos’ in story structure.
Find out more: buff.ly/7amWlBS
Used for abstract ideas, like gesturing “big” to show importance, or a rising hand to signal improvement or progress.
✅ E.g. Using a flat hand to show ‘calm’ and a jagged motion to show ‘chaos’ in story structure.
Find out more: buff.ly/7amWlBS
May 20, 2025 at 8:02 AM
To use research-informed strategies effectively, primary teachers must balance the science of learning with how children develop. My latest substack starts to unpack this through some child development principles: buff.ly/8tNgCqU
May 14, 2025 at 3:01 PM
To use research-informed strategies effectively, primary teachers must balance the science of learning with how children develop. My latest substack starts to unpack this through some child development principles: buff.ly/8tNgCqU
May 13, 2025 at 12:15 PM
This book takes 99 key studies from education and psychology and breaks each one down into an easy-to-digest double-page spread. Each entry includes a clear summary of the research, links to related studies, and practical implications for the classroom.
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May 11, 2025 at 3:00 PM
This book takes 99 key studies from education and psychology and breaks each one down into an easy-to-digest double-page spread. Each entry includes a clear summary of the research, links to related studies, and practical implications for the classroom.
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Gestures: A Primary Hack for Organising Knowledge: buff.ly/WEcfAIN
May 11, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Gestures: A Primary Hack for Organising Knowledge: buff.ly/WEcfAIN
This week's Books that Stick is Year One! buff.ly/6WyPrvb
May 10, 2025 at 3:01 PM
This week's Books that Stick is Year One! buff.ly/6WyPrvb
My latest Substack post: Sequencing Knowledge: Designing Tasks That Help Children Think Part 5
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May 7, 2025 at 12:01 PM
My latest Substack post: Sequencing Knowledge: Designing Tasks That Help Children Think Part 5
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A great reference book sharing individual research study summaries in simple accessible ways. It grounds research in hard examples of studies.
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May 3, 2025 at 8:00 AM
A great reference book sharing individual research study summaries in simple accessible ways. It grounds research in hard examples of studies.
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April 30, 2025 at 8:00 AM
📢 We’re nearly there! Tomorrow, #rEdDubai2025 kicks off at Wellington Al Khail 🎉
We’ll be live-tweeting all day — so whether you’re joining us in person or following from afar:
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We’ll be live-tweeting all day — so whether you’re joining us in person or following from afar:
🧵 Save this thread 👇
🎟️ Final few tickets available → buff.ly/bcyn0bB
April 25, 2025 at 3:04 PM
📢 We’re nearly there! Tomorrow, #rEdDubai2025 kicks off at Wellington Al Khail 🎉
We’ll be live-tweeting all day — so whether you’re joining us in person or following from afar:
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🎟️ Final few tickets available → buff.ly/bcyn0bB
We’ll be live-tweeting all day — so whether you’re joining us in person or following from afar:
🧵 Save this thread 👇
🎟️ Final few tickets available → buff.ly/bcyn0bB
🎒 Pack your bag, charge your brain — #rEdDubai2025 is just 2 days away!
🧠 What to bring:
✅ Notebook & pen
✅ Questions for our speakers
✅ Appetite (for food and ideas)
✅ Curiosity
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📅 Sat 26 April | GEMS Wellington Al Khail
🧠 What to bring:
✅ Notebook & pen
✅ Questions for our speakers
✅ Appetite (for food and ideas)
✅ Curiosity
🎟️ Just 195 AED → buff.ly/bcyn0bB
📅 Sat 26 April | GEMS Wellington Al Khail
April 24, 2025 at 3:04 PM
🎒 Pack your bag, charge your brain — #rEdDubai2025 is just 2 days away!
🧠 What to bring:
✅ Notebook & pen
✅ Questions for our speakers
✅ Appetite (for food and ideas)
✅ Curiosity
🎟️ Just 195 AED → buff.ly/bcyn0bB
📅 Sat 26 April | GEMS Wellington Al Khail
🧠 What to bring:
✅ Notebook & pen
✅ Questions for our speakers
✅ Appetite (for food and ideas)
✅ Curiosity
🎟️ Just 195 AED → buff.ly/bcyn0bB
📅 Sat 26 April | GEMS Wellington Al Khail