The Curse of Expertise: Why ‘Common Sense’ Isn’t Common
Reading time, 5 minutes: Why do experienced people mistake expertise for common sense?
Tag: Cognitive Science
Adaptive Teaching: Priority or Panic?
Reading time, 3 minutes: Is the rise of adaptive teaching a sign of better inclusion, or a warning that the SEND system is struggling?
State of the Nation: The Science of Learning in Classrooms
Reading time, 2 minutes: What do teachers really know about the science of learning?
The Largest Teacher Database on Science of Learning
Reading time, 2 minutes: What if we could help teachers use cognitive science more easily?
The Problem with Classroom Consistency
Reading time, 3 minutes: How do we achieve classroom consistency (better teaching) without reducing teachers to compliance?
Science of Learning: What’s Happening in Students’ Brains?
Reading time, 2 minutes: Can brain scans help improve classroom teaching and learning?
Why Perspective Matters In Schools
Reading time, 3 minutes: What changes when teachers and school leaders shift their perspective?
Metacognition in the Classroom: What It Really Looks Like
Reading time, 2 minutes: Can you define “metacognition” and provide some examples?
Retrieval Practice: A Teacher’s Guide
Reading time, < 1 minuteWhat one teaching technique can transform classroom learning?
Designing ‘Live Feedback’ Students Use
Reading time, 2 minutes: Is live feedback reducing workload, or just changing the paperwork trail?
11+ Tuition: A Curriculum-Based Approach
Reading time, 2 minutes: What if 11+ tuition was actually curriculum-led?
Ofsted Report on ‘Curriculum and Teaching’
Reading time, 6 minutes: What do Ofsted say about teaching and learning in their new report cards?