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A deliberate seating plan strengthens attention, participation and assessment. It’s classroom architecture β€” not admin.

Here are 18 reasons!

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01.03.2026 18:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

How do we make retrieval practice work in real classroomsβ€”without adding workload?

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01.03.2026 15:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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Seating plans are not just for the start of the year or for unruly year 9 and 10 students; they are one of the most underused teaching tools in the classroom!

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01.03.2026 09:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸš€ NEW: Adaptive Teaching Made Easier

πŸ—£οΈ To be clearer, more consistent, and easier to implement across a school.

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01.03.2026 09:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A conversation about retrieval practice... 🧠

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01.03.2026 08:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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How Adaptive Teaching, Influenced by Neuroscience, Enhances Teacher Expertise Neuroscience can improve teachers’ adaptive, enhancing lesson planning, engagement, and emotional-cognitive learning in classrooms.

How Adaptive Teaching, Influenced by Neuroscience, Enhances Teacher Expertise www.teachertoolkit.co.uk/2024/09/24/h...

26.02.2026 16:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Supporting #SEND students must include providing teachers with CPD on

1. How learning happens 🧠
2. How neurodivergent students process information
3. Executive function/Embodied cognition

This knowledge influence how you teach.

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25.02.2026 20:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸš€ NEW: Teaching Myths

πŸ—£οΈ Evaluating education interventions

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25.02.2026 19:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

What on Earth is interleaving practice? πŸ€·β€β™‚οΈ

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25.02.2026 19:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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What if 11+ tuition was actually curriculum-led?

The real question for schools is not whether families seek 11+ tuition β€” many do β€” but whether what they access reflects the same professional standards that teachers apply daily in the classroom.

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25.02.2026 19:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Retrieval isn’t β€œextra revision”.

It’s a design choice: what pupils retrieve, when, how often, and in what formatβ€”so recall becomes habitual and transferable. bit.ly/4tVW05S

25.02.2026 17:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œWe’re complicating what we do in the classroom; our students are just passive.”

Does this sound familiar?

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24.02.2026 21:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

What Is The Best Way To Study - and Why Do Students Get It Wrong?

#GCSE #ALevel

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24.02.2026 20:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

What three words best describe the learning process?

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24.02.2026 20:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I spent years enforcing β€œno gum” rules in classrooms. Then this research made me pause.

Should Students Chew Gum in Class?

What the Evidence Says bit.ly/3NHxNzI

24.02.2026 20:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Great day with ~75 maths teachers across Sigma Trust in Essex.

Video summary πŸŽ₯ bit.ly/40coOcR

#GuideToQuestioning

23.02.2026 19:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸš€ NEW: Teaching Myths

πŸ—£οΈ Is your school evidence-informed? Are you?

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22.02.2026 09:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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☎️ More and more schools get in touch and repeat the same message:

πŸ—£οΈ β€œWe need to get back to basics."

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22.02.2026 08:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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πŸ€” Can one teaching and learning strategy really strip school improvement back to basics?

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19.02.2026 17:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"The impact has been achieving a consistent approach to teaching and learning" (Dollis Primary, London)

Get in touch ☎️ bit.ly/49niRzh

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18.02.2026 20:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Tracking Attention in the Classroom How neuroscience could help teachers track and improve student attention in real-time classroom settings to improve outcomes.

How do teachers truly know if students are attentive?

18.02.2026 19:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Does someone you know believe in learning styles?
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17.02.2026 20:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Do you want to improve student behaviour, empathy, and social learning in your classroom?

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17.02.2026 20:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The backstory behind writing a book...

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16.02.2026 20:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

What happens to your brain when you use AI?

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16.02.2026 18:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Is Ofsted Grading Deepening Deprivation in Schools? Explore the research findings on how location, socioeconomic factors, and Ofsted grading of stuck schools fuel deprivation further ...

No Ofsted framework has managed to crack this problem.

Disadvantaged schools (IDACI 4/5) continue to be penalised, pushing them into an endless spiral of decline...

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16.02.2026 13:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Supporting the brilliant teachers (again) at #Chesham Grammar School today … πŸ’₯

Not all schools are ready for #GuideToFeedback, but Chesham Grammar is!!!

#TTkitCPD

13.02.2026 07:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"It's probably one of the best CPD days we've ever had" (Sabeena Shah, assistant principal).

☎️ Get in touch for off-peak training - there's always a date available! bit.ly/49niRzh

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12.02.2026 20:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸš€ NEW: Teaching Myths

πŸ—£οΈ Developing research literacy for teachers

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12.02.2026 17:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Unpicking Metacognition

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11.02.2026 21:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0