Reading Time: 2 minutes How can schools better support teachers in balancing their personal and professional roles? Most senior leaders often add caveats that they only agreed to flexible working for non-teaching staff or those without leadership responsibility (DfE, 2019) The above quote is taken from exploring flexible work practices schools (DfE, 2019) The switch from full to part-time ..read more

Reading Time: 2 minutes How can retrieval practice transform your teaching, and how should teachers adapt the technique to suit students? This research explores the impact of retrieval practice on learning and its implications for diverse learners in the classroom. We know it works, but how should teachers mix their methods to ensure the technique delivers maximum impact, and ..read more

Reading Time: 2 minutes Can practice exam questions transform student performance in any classroom? This research explores the impact of practice exam questions on student success and potential practical strategies for all teachers to consider … The Perceived Efficacy of Exam Practice Questions Practice exam questions are not just for exams! This new study by Zalman, Talmon, and Nelson ..read more

Reading Time: 3 minutes Name one quick and easy-to-use formative assessment technique you can use tomorrow? On my teacher travels, I regularly quote a tried-and-trusted teacher technique I’ve used for 25 years. However, despite 3,000 blogs on this site, I have never written about it! As stated in the blog post title, the acronym C3B4Me stands for ‘See Three ..read more

Reading Time: 4 minutes Are you looking for some new online tools? Utilising online software for quizzing, assessment and homework can be a game-changer for student engagement and teacher workload. Finding the right tool for the classroom can be a minefield. There is so much on offer, and there is no time in the day to spend researching or ..read more

Reading Time: 3 minutes Could adjusting school start times boost student success? This research suggests earlier school start times equate to less sleep for students, increased absences (slightly) and modestly increased exam scores for disadvantaged students … However, little is known about primary schools. Changing the start of the school day New research, Early Birds in Elementary School? School ..read more

Reading Time: 2 minutes Are your students using the most effective study strategies? Help your students discover the truth behind popular study techniques and there impact on student achievement … Recent studies, such as those by Bartoszewski (2015) at the University of Wisconsin and Dunlosky et al., (2013), delve into various study techniques to determine which ones significantly impact ..read more

Reading Time: 2 minutes What classroom tool adds a significant impact to your practice? If you’re in need of some new technology for your school or department, we highly recommend checking out the specifications of the new P2V visualisers from IPEVO! How many different visualisers, cameras and voice recorders have you been through in your teaching career so far?Click ..read more

Reading Time: 3 minutes How could developing intrinsic motivation improve student engagement, and how can teachers do it? Intrinsic motivation, pivotal in developmental psychology, refers to engaging in activities purely for the inherent satisfaction they provide, rather than external rewards. Extrinsic vs. Intrinsic motivation In the research paper, ‘What is intrinsic motivation? A typology of computational approaches’ (Oudeyer and ..read more

Reading Time: 3 minutes Is problem-solving the key to unlocking better learning over memory recall? This research questions how engaging students in problem-solving rather than relying on memory recall can significantly enhance their retention and understanding … Why Problem-Solving Enhances Learning Jacoby’s research (1978) highlights a shift from rote memorisation to active problem-solving; today, we would use the phrase ..read more