Helen Skelton

Helen Skelton

@drhskelton.bsky.social

Head of Science. T&L Lead Practitioner. Curriculum. CogSci. CogSciSci. Assessment. Evidence informed edu. Chemistry. MA Expert Teaching. #UKTeaching Blog: elementsoflearning.home.blog

1,522 Followers 917 Following 65 Posts Joined Aug 2024
2 weeks ago
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Flashcards are a tried-and-tested revision strategy – discover how @drhskelton.bsky.social helps her post-16 learners get the most out of them 🎴 🃏 👇
edu.rsc.org/ideas/how-to...
#iteachchem

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3 weeks ago
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CogSciSci London 2026 CogSciSci is taking its talents to Hammersmith this year. That’s right – the world’s greatest CogSciSci conference is back for its characteristic mix of Cognitive Science and science ed…

Hey #Edusky
COGSCISCI 2026 is coming back to London!

Join us for a day of talking all about 'Implementing CogSci in the classroom'

(That's sure to spark some online discussion 🤣)

Fri 29/5/26

Call for speakers: cogscisci.wordpress.com/2026/02/18/c...
PLEASE SHARE

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1 month ago
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Do not always send suspended students home, government tells schools Changes to England's school system say on-site suspensions should be used for non-violent behaviour.

Thoughts on this mess.
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www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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2 months ago
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Modelling Thinking Modelling Thinking: How Science Teachers Can Help Students Tackle GCSE Exam Questions

💫NEW BLOG ALERT 🚨Thinking aloud isn’t just narration—it’s a powerful teaching strategy 🗣️🧠
By modelling how we approach GCSE Science exam questions, we help students plan, monitor, and succeed.
Read more here 👉 researchschool.org.uk/manchester/b...

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2 months ago
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How are you feeling about returning to school?

It's normal to feel mixed emotions. Whatever you're feeling, we're here to support you 💙

Call our 24/7 helpline on: 08000 562 561

📸 IG: journey_to_wellness

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2 months ago
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We're here for you tonight 💙

Call our free and confidential helpline to speak to a qualified counsellor - 08000 562 561.

You're not alone. We're here for you 🤗

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2 months ago
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Contact us tonight, no matter what you're facing 💙

We're here to listen 🤗

📞Call our free, confidential 24/7 helpline: 08000 562 561

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4 months ago
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Metacognition and Self-Regulated Learning Apply metacognitive strategies in the classroom.

The @theeef.bsky.social has released updated guidance on Metacognition & self-regulated learning - one of its most widely used evidence resources.

Explore the update here: educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/education-ev...

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6 months ago
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Leadership as an Attentional Practice Attention as a Leadership Act in School Improvement School improvement is often framed around structures: improvement plans, strategic goals, and systems of accountability. However, beneath these f…

ICYMI:

⚠️New Post: Attention ⚠️

"What we attend to, we amplify."

Attention is an element of school leadership.

Are we considering the attention of school leaders?

How often is this spread across multiple areas?

Read by thoughts below:

researcherteacher.home.blog/2025/08/17/l...

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7 months ago
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Physics PGCE Useful Links.docx Physics PGCE Useful Links [If viewing in Word Online, use the to switch to for the best experience] Contents Resources sorted by topic Learning resources General collections of resources Simulati...

If you or anyone you know is new to teaching Physics, I highly recommend this amazing resource from Richard Brock. Links to hundreds of super useful stuff 🙂
#PhysicsEd
#iTeachPhysics
#Science

docs.google.com/document/d/1...

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7 months ago

Take care you don't fall in and drown trying to drink that wine!

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7 months ago

Heidelberg's a lovely city, I'm sure it won't disappoint.

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7 months ago

That the figures in your photo were Lego. I was genuinely sceptical for quite some time. But I have learned the error of my ways, if grudgingly.

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7 months ago

These are worthy of the Lego name.

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7 months ago

Good knowledge. I'm relieved that old-school square leg figures still dominate a Google search. To such an extent that I almost accused @mrmountstevens.bsky.social of telling fibs.

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7 months ago

It doesn't look like my definition of Lego.

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7 months ago

I want it to look like Lego!

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7 months ago

It was a tense few seconds 😂

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7 months ago

The old is clearly better.

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7 months ago

At least it didn't tell us the 'estimated age'!

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7 months ago

They need square legs.

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7 months ago

Since when did Lego figures look like this?!

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8 months ago
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Let's Tapp it Forward.

Refer a friend on Teacher Tapp and we’ll donate £5 to @edsupportuk.bsky.social!

Tap the ‘Raise £5k for Teacher Mental Health’ box in the app to get started 💚

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8 months ago
Teacher Tapp

refer.teachertapp.com/c/6a6a775bcf...

If you're not already on @teachertapp.bsky.social use this link to sign up and they'll donate £5 to @edsupportuk.bsky.social who do great work to support teachers' mental health and which I found really helpful a few years back.

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8 months ago
A model of the human information processing stream from the environment through attention and working memory to long-term memory, with annotations of teaching activities that can be done to mitigate against capacity and processing limitations at each stage

📣 NEW BLOG 📣

Teaching the limited capacity brain. A visual guide and model

hobbolog.wordpress.com/2025/07/09/t...

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8 months ago

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8 months ago

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8 months ago
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New research from MIT found that those who used ChatGPT can’t remember any of the content of their essays.

Key takeaway: the product doesn’t suffer, but the process does. And when it comes to essays, the process *is* how they learn.

arxiv.org/pdf/2506.088...

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8 months ago

This, surely, is the definition of the word holiday.

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8 months ago

a) Books I want to keep. Sometimes buy copies of ones I've already read/listened to.
b) Easy reads that I'm unlikely to want to read again.
c) Mostly non-fictiin that I probably wouldn't find time or energy to sit down and read.

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