New post⤵️ ▸The fad's purpose is what it does◂ ...and not what its authors thought it would do Educational fads seen through systems theory (AKA cybernetics). Please share (tough for bloggers recently) #UKEd #EduSky #EruditePedagogy #Cybernetics cmooreanderson.wixsite.com/teachingbiol...

🙂Some personal news... I'm very fortunate to have started as Research Lead @steplab.bsky.social I'm learning from a *fantastic team* of values-driven, motivated and brilliant people. Here’s the work…

🚨 Join our team ‼️ As the number of schools and trusts Steplab supports increases, we’ve got two exciting opportunities to join our UK-based team and help our partners with PD that really works. 👉 Coaching Development Lead 👉 Content Lead 📅 Closing 21 March More info 👇

🗣️ Teaching is challenging, but rewarding. Seeing students grow and succeed is unparalleled. Check out @joshpd.bsky.social and @priteshraichura.bsky.social on the demands & rewards of teaching in @schoolsweek.bsky.social. And why not watch Pritesh in action⁉️: steplab.co/film

New blog! Governors and trustees, build on the DFE SEND Guidance with examples to support the checklist and acronym sheet: moderncassie.blogspot.com/2025/02/gove...

Steplab's new film "Teaching Unpacked" is gold. You should watch it. steplab.co/watch

Do you want high quality in-person training from the Steplab team which will: 🚀 rapidly accelerate your coaching expertise? 🏫 aid your implementation of impactful PD? Then join us: 📍Birmingham 🗓️ 25-26 March 2025 🎟️Book now: https://buff.ly/3CbU6YH We'll see you there 👋

My new 3Rs newsletter is live. It includes a review of a brilliant book on the science of storytelling, research on teacher/pupil diversity, student motivation, a new Steplab documentary, and more. [Quick, free sign-up] alexquigley.co.uk/the-3rs-read...

🚨 Great Teaching, Unpacked 📹 Our new 4-part documentary series: 👀 Ep 1: Harnessing Attention 👩‍🏫 Ep 2: Teaching Behaviour 🏆 Ep 3: Securing Success 🤝 Ep 4: Embedding Development Watch it for free: steplab.co/film Attend the online premiere: 🗓️ Thursday 13th February ⏰ 4:00 - 5:00 pm 🎟️ bit.ly/4gdx9lO

✈️ The Steplab team are off to the USA 🇺🇸 @mrzachg.bsky.social and the team will be delivering one-day Instructional Coaching Intensives in: 📍 North Carolina 🗽 New York 🗺️ Pennsylvania 🗓️ May 2025! 🤝 Open to all! 🎟️ Find out more and book your place: https://buff.ly/40DsrrZ

We've been busy adding more content to Steplab: 📹 229 new model videos 🚸 Split videos by Primary and Secondary 🥅 Three new goals 🛝 Improved our EYFS and KS1 curriculums 🗣️ Strengthened our rehearsal tasks 💻 Join us this Wednesday, 4:00 - 5:00, to find out more: bit.ly/49TWAYk

🚨IT’S HERE!!🚨 Last year, the team at StepLab came in to record some of the great lessons at @reachschools.bsky.social and chat teaching and learning with the team. I have the privilege of seeing my fantastic colleagues teach day after day and can’t wait to dive into this documentary 🤩

📢 So, you might have seen that we did a thing and it's completely FREE... Great Teaching, Unpacked ...our new four-part documentary 📺 which explores one powerful configuration of effective teaching. Watch ➡️ steplab.co/film Read about it ➡️ bit.ly/4azaijK Join our launch webinar ➡️ bit.ly/4gdx9lO

Was thrilled to be part of the popcorn 🍿 viewing of this last week @steplab.bsky.social’s annual conference 💙 The teaching captured in this documentary is truly inspirational & gives us a chance to see what’s possible! Together let’s take small steps toward the possible! 🤩✈️

Thrilled to have contributed to the resources accompanying this incredible @pepsmccrea.bsky.social @steplab.bsky.social documentary! 🎥 ✨ Designed to help schools turn the great teaching showcased into impactful, high-quality PD. If you use them, let us know how they’re making a difference! 🙌

IT’S HERE! I am a massive believer in the power of concrete examples. This 4-part documentary shows lessons & unpacks the thinking behind them. Huge thanks to @pepsmccrea.bsky.social, the team at Steplab, Postcode films & of course colleagues & pupils for their involvement. 🙌🏼

This is phenomenal, the quality of practice featured in the first episode is mind blowing! This is going to be amazing for PD and modelling good practice to colleagues

The best. In awe of these teachers.

Powerful graphic here from @pepsmccrea.bsky.social and @steplab.bsky.social PD becomes centred on techniques, but it is the purpose and principles that they rest on that matters most. The technique is simply a manifestation of them. Check out their new documentary if you haven't yet!

Delighted we’ve now released this series after 18 months of work. Huge thank you to the incredible teachers and students who let us into their classrooms. ♥️ We really hope it's a useful contribution to the conversation around teaching and PD.

We've just launched Steplab Institute 🎓 And we're proud to introduce our BRAND NEW one-day... 🚨 Instructional Coaching Intensive 🚨 Whether a novice or experienced coach, this is guaranteed to supercharge your coaching 🚀 🎟️ Secure your place: https://buff.ly/3CbU6YH

What⁉️ More new training with Steplab Institute⁉️ 🥁 Introducing another new one-day intensive... 📢 Leading Professional Development 📢 Lead impactful PD across your school or trust and systematically improve teaching and learning 👩‍🏫 Book now: https://buff.ly/3CbU6YH

5. Huge gratitude to the schools and families who so generously shared their learning lives——please talk about and share this footage with due respect. If you do end up watching/using the docco, we’d LOVE to know what you think (and if you have suggestions for improving the site or resources). 🍿

3. Beware CONTEXTUAL BLOCKADE... (where we focus on the reasons something won’t work for our context, rather than what we can learn from it). 4. By itself, the docco will not transform teaching in a lasting way——for this, you also need an effective PD system (such as Steplab).

IMPORTANT NOTES 1. Multiple configurations of effective schooling exist——this is only ONE flavour of examples. 2. The goal is not to imitate what you see, but rather to catalyse a conversation about what ‘even better’ might look like in YOUR unique context.

CONTENTS - 4x 45min episodes (Harnessing Attention, Teaching Behaviour, Securing Success, Embedding Development) - Accompanying training resources for each episodes - Full (uncut) footage of featured lessons

‘Great Teaching, Unpacked’ is a 4-part Netflix-style documentary from @Steplab_co > to access the docco, just grab some popcorn and head over to: → Steplab.co/film

🚨🚨 NEW TODAY For the last 18 months, I've been working on a top secret documentary to capture & deconstruct some of best teaching in UK. Why We Made It & How To Access It (For Free): ↓ www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SQ0...

📢 Introducing Steplab Institute 🎓 In-person training for all: 🗣️ One-day Instructional Coaching Intensive 👩‍🏫 One-day PD Leadership Intensive 📜 Year-long Certificate in Coaching Leadership 📍 Leeds, Birmingham, London 🗓️ Spring/Summer 2025 Find out more and book: https://buff.ly/3CbU6YH

Well this is very exciting… steplab.co/watch The chance to watch and learn from some amazing teachers: ‘Great Teaching, Unpacked’ - a Steplab documentary @pepsmccrea.bsky.social @joshpd.bsky.social @steplab.bsky.social

Sunday morning cooking, watching some WONDERFUL content IYKYK @steplab.bsky.social @clairehill.bsky.social

Steplab Conference here we come! 🙌@toetsrevolutie #learning #coaching #formativeaction #formativeassessment #instructionalcoaching

Enjoying @pepsmccrea.bsky.social & @clairehill.bsky.social opening this wonderful Steplab Conference 🙌

Can't make our conference⁉️ We're truly sorry... But do not fear - we've got more events in the pipeline... Only one week until we launch our BRAND NEW in person training offer! 🎓

I don’t want to go back to the bad place so if you’re part of the edu-exodus & looking for people to follow, I’m going to start a little thread of some familiar faces from edutwitter already posting here. Please tag people to this thread as I know it’s tricky to get started when you first join.👇🏼

📣 We're delighted that Lucy Crehan will be opening our Conference with a keynote on teacher knowledge 🧠

🥁 Our second keynote will be from our very own Peps Mccrea 📺 Peps has been hard at work on an exciting new project launching next Friday... Great Teaching, Unpacked - a four-part series exploring the practices and decision-making of effective teachers and schools 🚀

We're so excited to be bringing over 400 teachers and leaders together for our biggest ever Conference 🎉 📍 Glazier's Hall, London 🗓️ Friday 17th January 2025 We can't wait to see so many of you there 👋

Op 13 februari verzorgen we een introductie op instructional coaching met o.a. @clairehill.bsky.social … voor nul euro! Inschrijven kan hier: toetsrevolutie.nl/event/introd...

We've added new content to Steplab: 📹 229 new model videos 🚸 New EYFS and KS1 curriculum 🥅 3 new goals Want to hear more⁉️ Join @joshpd.bsky.social and @rachel-sewell.bsky.social for a webinar exploring how to make the most out of all this wonderful new content 💻 Book: buff.ly/3VNDnBK

1/ This year, we’ve introduced a 6️⃣-week Professional Development (PD) cycle for our Year 1 to Year 6 teachers. It’s designed to support staff in embedding strategies that make a real impact on student outcomes. Here’s what we’ve been working on. 🧵

📣 Steplab Snapshot: Issue 2 - coming next week! 📨 Still not signed up to get it in your inbox⁉️ What are you waiting for 👉 https://buff.ly/4gsnf06 It's packed with PD goodness 🎉

Don’t miss the first webinar in @Steplab_co’s Countdown to Christmas series!🎄 Join @MrsBallAP and me at 4pm today to explore how to unite your leadership team and run impactful PD with Steplab. 🎟️ Grab your spot now: bit.ly/4eT3Lkt

Want to see professional development that really works⁉️ Throughout the Spring term, our amazing Coaching Hubs are welcoming visitors 👋 Whether you're up North, down South or somewhere in between, there's an event for you! Book now 👉 bit.ly/3AODjtU See you there!

🚨NEW VID🚨 Alignment: The Secret Sauce of Effective Schooling? KEY MOMENTS 0:51 → The emerging evidence 2:11 → Interview w Dr Jen Barker & Jon Gilbert 5:40 → The role of codification 9:41 → Alignment vs autonomy 11:06 → Getting started www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-1B...

🚨 Don't miss our last Coaching Hub Day of 2024! 🚨 In London and want to see what Steplab has to offer❓ Then get yourself to The Ravensbourne School: 🗓️ Monday 9th December 🕛 12:00 - 16:30 📍 Bromley 🎟️ Secure your place now: bit.ly/4emESxD

👀 Great article from Tamsin Frances on joy being essential for successful schools 👉 schoolsweek.co.uk/joy-belongs-... 🤝We're incredibly proud of our partnership with Ted Wragg Trust and delighted that Tamsin identifies instructional coaching as a key factor in delivering joyous classrooms 🎉

We don't care if November is too early to drop the C bomb... 💣 Because we've got a Christmas gift for all our users 🎅🎁 6 FREE webinars, led by our PD experts, to support your PD implementation in the New Year! 🚀 Find out more and secure your place: bit.ly/4eT3Lkt

We've had an astonishing 400, YES FOUR HUNDRED, people sign up to our newsletter. 🚀 Not signed-up yet? What are you waiting for⁉️ steplab.co/newsletter 🏆 But the winner of all this top notch merch and @joshpd.bsky.social's Responsive Coaching book is... @loiskitt.bsky.social DM us for delivery 📬