Attention – the gateway to learning
‘Attention is the primary gatekeeper of learning and relearning and the ultimate commodity of our classrooms’ (Kristian Still, 2022*) We sometimes forget to focus on the simple things that are…
Ten things we have probably been wrong about in education
We are often wrong, every one of us. That’s not a criticism, it’s a function of the daily challenges thrown at us by this messy, complex, often topsy-turvy world, and…
The single most important thing for teachers to know
It was Dylan Wiliam who tweeted on 26 January 2017 that he had ‘come to the conclusion that Sweller’s Cognitive Load Theory is the single most important thing for teachers…
All that learning is
Learning is a complex thing, in terms of both the chemistry of what happens in our brains, and the multitude of reasons why learning may successfully happen, or fail to…
The Hinchingbrooke Approach to Learning
We have had the Hinchingbrooke Approach to Teaching (H.A.T.) for two years; it includes ten general features of high-quality teaching that are largely based on Rosenshine’s Principles of Instruction and,…
19 Rules for living
We are going to get buffeted; life is chaotic, it throws things at us. Rules for living can help us cope with the buffets; but they do something else, too:…
How to get on at work
There are many things we can do to try to get on at work, none of which guarantees we will get on at work - there are just too many…
Ofsted
The Ofsted inspection process needs root and branch revision. Now. Tweaking it isn’t good enough. It isn’t fit for purpose, and how that isn’t obvious to everyone who is involved…
Who’s doing the work in class?
Teach Like a Champion 2 describes ‘Ratio’ as a teaching technique that involves the teacher weaning students off their guidance over time, so that the students are doing more of…