@TeacherToolkit

In 2010, Ross Morrison McGill founded @TeacherToolkit from a simple Twitter account through which he rapidly became the 'most followed teacher on social media in the UK'. In 2015, he was nominated as one of the '500 Most Influential People in Britain' by The Sunday Times as a result of being most influential in the field of education. He remains the only classroom teacher to feature to this day ... Sharing resources and ideas online as @TeacherToolkit, he has built this website (c2008) which has been described as one of the 'most influential blogs on education in the UK', winning the UK Blog Awards (2018). Read more...

Posts by @TeacherToolkit:

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Work Like A Boss!

21st May 2022 by @TeacherToolkit

Reading Time: 3 minutes Are you efficient at what you do?

Diverse,old,and,young,female,colleagues,talking,at,work,,african

What is ‘Instructional Coaching’?

15th May 2022 by @TeacherToolkit

Reading Time: 4 minutes What is instructional coaching?

Cute,schoolgirl,wearing,glasses,,shouting,while,holding,a,textbook,in

To Read or Not To Read ‘Loudly’?

15th May 2022 by @TeacherToolkit

Reading Time: 2 minutes Should pupils read out loudly in class, or not?

Business,people,meeting,design,ideas,concept

A Coaching Strategy for Schools and Colleges

14th May 2022 by @TeacherToolkit

Reading Time: 4 minutes How do school and college leaders implement coaching successfully?

Young,lovely,female,has,dark,skin,,clueless,and,unaware,expression,

12 Questioning Strategies

9th May 2022 by @TeacherToolkit

Reading Time: 4 minutes What are the most effective questioning strategies a teacher can use?

Policies

A Teaching and Learning Policy Template

8th May 2022 by @TeacherToolkit

Reading Time: 3 minutes What should a research-informed teaching and learning policy say and do?

Sideview,of,students,sitting,in,row,with,selective,focus,taking

Cognitive Ability and Standard Attainment Tests in Schools

8th May 2022 by @TeacherToolkit

Reading Time: 3 minutes What should we do with the SATs data collected from year 6 pupils?

Lesson Up

🚀 8 Ways To Empower Teachers and Lessons!

5th May 2022 by @TeacherToolkit

Reading Time: 2 minutes How can you effortlessly level up your online teaching?

Young,schoolboy,hard,at,work,in,the,classroom,sitting,with

9 Ways to Reduce Cognitive Load

1st May 2022 by @TeacherToolkit

Reading Time: 5 minutes How can teachers reduce cognitive load in the classroom?

Picking,teeth.,businessman,picking,teeth,while,sitting,near,his,coworker

Unpicking 5 More Feedback Policies

1st May 2022 by @TeacherToolkit

Reading Time: 4 minutes How do school leaders reduce teacher workload whilst also improving teaching consistency?

Top Resources

🏆 Top 5 Resources on @TeacherToolkit

25th Apr 2022 by @TeacherToolkit

Reading Time: 3 minutes What are the most popular resource downloads on the website?

Builder,yells,at,the,megaphone.,person,emotionally,warns,of,danger.

🚨 Ofsted Quotes on ‘Working Memory’ Are Dangerous!

24th Apr 2022 by @TeacherToolkit

Reading Time: 4 minutes Can we trust what is written in Ofsted reports?