In The Future, No Ofsted Grades Will Be Needed
Reading Time: 4 minutes How long will Ofsted continue to grade schools and colleges?
Research
All things on educational research and academic publication …
Department for Education vs. COVID-19
Reading Time: 2 minutes How did the English government support schools during COVID-19?
High-Stakes Testing vs. Anxiety and Metacognition
Reading Time: 2 minutes Do exams increase student anxiety, and as a consequence, do they impact on metacognitive ability to perform?
Beginners Guide to Cognitive Load Theory
Reading Time: 8 minutes What is cognitive load theory?
Sketchnoting as a Pedagogical Tool for Teaching
Reading Time: 2 minutes How can sketchnoting for learning be used by teachers and students in the classroom?
Cognitive Apprenticeship For Transmitting Knowledge
Reading Time: 4 minutes What do you know about cognitive apprenticeship in the classroom?
Learning Lost: Build Back Better, or Not?
Reading Time: 2 minutes Is our government’s intention to recover learning lost research-informed or ill-founded?
Birthdate Effect in Schools Could Worsen Disadvantage
Reading Time: 2 minutes How can teachers use pupil birthdates to help reduce the disadvantaged gap?
Government Small-Scale Research Projects
Reading Time: 3 minutes What is the Department for Education currently researching and funding?
Do Later School Start Times Benefit Students?
Reading Time: 2 minutes Is the school day designed to match the working conditions of their parents, or should they be redesigned to suit how children learn?
Podcast 106: Student Leadership and Professional Learning
Reading Time: < 1 minute Why should teachers listen to pupils opinions about learning?
Teachers Engaging With Research
Reading Time: 5 minutes How can teachers engage with academic research to improve their teaching?