Psychology Research Teaching and Learning 

Getting To Grips With Cognitive Load Theory

18th March 201918th March 2019 Phil Naylor 673 Views 0 Comments Allan Paivio, Cognition, Cognitive Load Theory, complexity, Craig Barton, displays, Dual Coding, Dunning-Kruger effect, Dylan Wiliam, information overload, instruction, instructions, John Sweller, PowerPoint, redundancy effect, Ross McGill

Reading Time: 2 minutes Are we getting in a muddle with cognitive load theory?

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Behaviour Psychology Teaching and Learning 

The Most Powerful Word In Education

14th February 201915th February 2019 John Dabell 1862 Views 0 Comments Carol Dweck, Fixed Mindset, Forbes, Growth Mindset, metacognition, Nelson Mandela, Peter Green, Psychology, Yeti

Reading Time: 3 minutes What’s the most powerful word you can use in the classroom?

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Mental Health Psychology Staff Well Being 

Time To Talk With Natasha Devon

7th February 20196th February 2019 Holly Gardner 609 Views 0 Comments BBC, burnout, Coventry University London, Damian Hinds, Funding, Natasha Devon, Stress, Teacher Recruitment, teacher retention, The Guardisn, Time to Change, Time To Talk Day, Wellbeing, wellness

Reading Time: 3 minutes Do you speak up about mental health?

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Policies Psychology Teaching and Learning 

10 Tips For Understanding Dyslexia

4th February 20193rd February 2019 Lynn How 949 Views 2 Comments Davis Dyslexia Association International, diagnosis, Dyslexia, Dyslexia Scotland, dyslexia.com, Helen Arkell, medical model, Nessy, Reading, Reading Eggs, Writing

Reading Time: 4 minutes What actually is dyslexia?

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Psychology Staff Well Being Workload 

Workload: Are Teachers Just Too Greedy?

25th January 201922nd January 2019 John Dabell 1712 Views 0 Comments ambition, Barbara Mistick, Carl Hendrick, Greed, Jim Smith, Karie Willyerd, lazy teachers, overwork, Peter Gronn, Wellbeing, wellness, Workload

Reading Time: 3 minutes Is teaching a job with a consumption problem?

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Behaviour Psychology Staff Well Being 

Dealing With Conflict: When Relationships Go Wrong

24th January 201922nd January 2019 Helen Woodley 757 Views 0 Comments Abuse, amygdala, arguments, colleagues, conflict, conflict resolution, Daniel Golman, Emotional Intelligence, language, Misconduct, professional standards, Relationships, Stress, system pressures, toxic schools

Reading Time: 4 minutes How can we deal with conflict in the workplace?

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Behaviour Psychology Teaching and Learning 

Creating Identity-Safe Classrooms

17th January 201917th January 2019 John Dabell 1749 Views 0 Comments Becki Cohn-Vargas, Behaviour, bias, discrimination, diversity, Dr Dorothy Steele, empathy, Engage in Learning, environment, gender identity, labelling, Learning Policy Institute, Project Implicit, racism, Relationships, sexism, stereotype threat, The Policy Exchange

Reading Time: 3 minutes Is your classroom identity safe?

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Psychology Research Staff Well Being 

5 Wellbeing Quick Wins

6th December 20184th December 2018 Will Swaithes 1202 Views 0 Comments accountability, achievement, Dr John Ratey, Dr William Bird, exercise, Get Exam Fit, Health, Jez Rose, physical education, Prof Guy Claxton, Wellbeing, Workload, Youth Sport Trust

Reading Time: 3 minutes How can we improve our wellbeing?

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Behaviour Mental Health Psychology 

7 Ways To Promote Respect And Combat Bullying

27th November 201827th November 2018 Laura George 841 Views 0 Comments 40 acts, Behaviour, Bullying, emotional literacy, empathy, PSHE, Random Act Of Kindness, Respect, restorative justice, Rewards, Sanctions, Sneaky Cards

Reading Time: 2 minutes How can we promote a culture of kindness?

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Psychology Staff Well Being Teacher Training 

5 Tips For Reigniting Teacher Confidence

26th November 201825th November 2018 Fabian Darku 1260 Views 1 Comment Carol Dweck, confidence, enjoyment, exhaustion, Growth Mindset, mojo, peak performance, Peer assessment, peer observation, Wellbeing, Workload

Reading Time: 3 minutes How can we rekindle our teaching confidence?

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Mental Health Psychology Teaching and Learning 

4 Ways To Promote Kindness in The Classroom

13th November 20181st November 2018 Adrian Bethune 1994 Views 2 Comments Charles Darwin, Christopher L. Kukk, evolution, Good Deed Feed, kindness, Random Act Of Kindness, survival of the fittest, survival of the kindest, Values

Reading Time: 3 minutes How can we encourage more kindness in our classrooms?

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Mental Health Psychology Staff Well Being 

Are You Sabotaging Your Own Wellbeing?

11th November 201810th November 2018 John Dabell 1198 Views 1 Comment burnout, business, Education Support Partnership, Julian Stanley, Pub, social life, social-media, Stephen Tierney, Stress, talking shop, Teacher Wellbeing Index 2018, Twitter, Wellbeing

Reading Time: 4 minutes Does talking shop mess with our mental health?

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Psychology Staff Well Being Workload 

When Good Is Not Good Enough

1st November 201831st October 2018 Ann-Marie 985 Views 0 Comments guilt, Mindset, Ofsted, Parents, Psychology, Relationships, Wellbeing, Workload

Reading Time: 2 minutes Are you good enough to teach?

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Mental Health Psychology Staff Well Being 

A Teacher Wellbeing Oath

29th October 201829th October 2018 Lynn How 2714 Views 7 Comments charter, Email, Feedback, Mental Health, sanity, Wellbeing, Wellbeing Oath, Workload

Reading Time: 2 minutes What will you do to save your teacher sanity and wellbeing?

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NQTs Psychology Staff Well Being 

Newly Qualified Teachers And Impostor Syndrome

22nd October 201823rd October 2018 John Dabell 1860 Views 2 Comments Action for Happiness, Alex Quigley, Amy Cuddy, Bell Burnell, Capability, confidence, Dr Stephen Brookfield, experience, Harvard Business School, impostor syndrome, insecurity, Tara Halliday, vulnerable

Reading Time: 5 minutes Do you know what you are doing?

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Psychology Research Teaching and Learning 

17 Teaching Principles of Effective Instruction

21st October 201828th October 2018 @TeacherToolkit 7230 Views 2 Comments American Educator, Barak Rosenshine, Cognitive Support, Concrete Examples, Dual Coding, Effective Teaching, Elaborating, Guided Practice, Long Term Memory, Memory, Modelling, plenary, practice, Questioning, Review, Rote Learning, University of Illinois

Reading Time: 5 minutes What makes a teacher, highly effective?

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Assemblies Psychology Teaching and Learning 

6 Tips For Delivering Amazing Assemblies

2nd October 20183rd October 2018 Laura George 3318 Views 5 Comments @Mrs_Educate, announcements, Assemblies, assemblies.org.uk, British Values, Creativity, Kahoot, message, Music, prop, PSHE, Respect, School Community, stimulus, Theatre, theme, Toothpaste, Video, Whole School, World War 1

Reading Time: 3 minutes What makes a great assembly?

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