My latest for @tesmagazine.bsky.social: are you getting goal setting right in your classroom?

I'm looking for some examples of whole class feedback as a response to written work in science. Are there any science teachers out there who have some examples that they would be willing to share? @cogscisci.bsky.social @chatbiology.bsky.social @chatchemistry.bsky.social @chatphysics.bsky.social

This was tortuous! Minute Cryptic - 7 January, 2026 "i’m eyePAtched!" (5,5) ⚪️🟡🟡🟡⚪️🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣 🏆 5 hints – 2 under the community par (36,188 solvers so far). www.minutecryptic.com?utm_source=s...

I’m looking for some advice and tips on how to get into online Religious Studies GCSE and A Level tutoring. Any help greatly appreciated. #teamRE

Behaviour changes only when people see several socially close others doing the same thing. Weak ties create visibility. Strong ties create safety. Confusing the two is why so many change efforts fail. open.substack.com/pub/daviddid...

I approached this blog by @adamboxereducation.bsky.social with a fair degree of scepticism because I think coaching is an effective way to make lasting change but he certainly raises many real difficulties in implementing it well. open.substack.com/pub/carousel...

Happy New Year's Eve everyone. If you are a teacher (or indeed anyone) still posting on X, I have a suggested New Year's Resolution for you. Stop! If you agree, please REPOST here and on X if you maintain an account there. open.substack.com/pub/markgood...

Lovely new review of ‘How to Teach Psychology’ on Goodreads www.amazon.co.uk/How-Teach-Ps... @paulclinepsy.bsky.social @hlearningpd.bsky.social Still time to treat that special #Psychology teacher (or even English teacher, based on this review) in your life before Xmas! #UKEd #Edusky

Interesting study. #Edusky

'If designed and used carefully, perhaps AI need not replace or diminish established learning practices, but can instead complement them, broadening exploration without compromising the desirable difficulties that lead to effective learning' schoolsweek.co.uk/note-taking-...

NEW POST Schools rightly spend a lot of time thinking about classroom teaching and in-the-moment learning and lesson structure. But without a plan for long-term memory, we are probably wasting our time. Please do share if you can 🙏🙏 carouselteachlearnlead.substack.com/p/the-long-t...

This is a great blog from @dylanpkane.bsky.social on high accountable teacher full of excellent insight on what great teaching looks like. I just want to riff a little on one bit…. open.substack.com/pub/fivetwel...

Are predicted grades accurate? This wonderful blog from @fftedudatalab.bsky.social explores the question, and my takehome is that *on average* they might be, but for an individual student it's pretty much guesswork. Well worth a read. ffteducationdatalab.org.uk/2025/12/pred...

This is a great read! www.aft.org/ae/winter202... #edusky #teachlearnsky

Minute Cryptic - 10 December, 2025 "Canine denied stick?" (4) Cheeky. 🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣 🏆 0 hints – 1 under the community par (35,280 solvers so far). www.minutecryptic.com?utm_source=s...

Do you know why reading a screen and a physical piece of paper differs? Or why handwriting is processed differently to typing? Or how multiple-choice quizzes are poorer for memory than narrative answers? Neuroscientist Jared Cooney Horvath explains all www.tes.com/magazine/tea...

New blog by a new blogger!! It's all about the value of writing notes Read, enjoy, share! ramblingfromtheclassroom.wordpress.com/2025/12/06/a...

I still am sceptical in many places about the tangible benefits of AI, but finding a good *tool* to do the procedural, rather than the cognitive is always worth celebrating. I am a huge fan of Diffit for this - if you've not seen it! - and the scope it has to save teacher time.

*** NEW POST *** Avoiding AI pitfalls in schools. Most teacher use of AI is practical and routine, but common mistakes waste time and undermine learning. I share simple habits that help build AI literacy across a staff team. Read here: open.substack.com/pub/enserm/p...

1. There's going to be a lot of talk about over or under diagnosis and the conversation is going to be a mess. This is because how ADHD and ASD are defined has shifted. An ADHD diagnosis today isn't the same thing as an ADHD diagnosis ten years ago.

Good one for #psychology #teachers @theatp.bsky.social No benefit of interleaved (vs massed) retrieval practice in an introductory psychology course. Suggests that interleaving benefits (v. well established in maths) may be far weaker for other subjects. psycnet.apa.org/record/2026-... #UKEd

Interesting experimental research on how attributions around effort differ for males vs females. Essentially, do we automatically presume laziness in boys more than we do for girls? #EduSky @mrenglishteach.bsky.social feels like this is right up your street! aibm.org/research/why...

Interested in the #EduSky take on this.

#AcademicSky #PsychSciSky We've hit peak Psychology Humour

After the publication of the Curriculum and Assessment Review a few weeks ago I expressed concern about the future of languages in schools, particularly at KS4. The DfE’s response and Progress 8 proposals have only made me more worried. Here’s a quick thread to explain why. bsky.app/profile/mrmo...

Interesting experimental research on how attributions around effort differ for males vs females. Essentially, do we automatically presume laziness in boys more than we do for girls? #EduSky @mrenglishteach.bsky.social feels like this is right up your street! aibm.org/research/why...

#UKEd #EduSky Feedback: not one and done.

Oooh. I wrote this about the assessments and the calibration. whoteacheslanguages.blogspot.com/2022/01/cali...

I always said - and I think I was usually being truthful - that "between us, we got 100% on this assessment. Individually, no one did. That means that every single person in this room has something to learn from someone else here, and that's why we're going to go through it together now".

1. A speech I give to every class before I give back assessments. "I know how much you want to know what you got and how you did compared to everyone else. That's natural. However we are absolutely not going to share scores in this lesson. I expect absolute silence when I give them back to you..

Graphic organizers (GO) support memory and comprehension, whether they are learner-generated or instructor-provided. Some publication bias but effects are still practically significant. Efficacy depends on how well they prompt generative learning. #PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #EduSky

After a recent blog about task heavy T&L policies. What might a policy might look like based on ideas instead? This is paraphrased from Sweller “Learning improves when we reduce unnecessary cognitive load so that students’ working memory can focus on what really matters.” Any others #Edusky ?

"If a student cannot voice their opinion in public, do we not have a responsibility to attempt to teach them how to do so?" Great post from @adamboxereducation.bsky.social

Not been on here for months but someone on X said people were missing blogs. I am now writing on substack for anyone interested. My latest post is here. open.substack.com/pub/richardw...

Fascinating research (and interesting methodology going beyond traditional self-reports)

I solved Dr W's Minute Cryptic member clue! 👌 Party escort Sim to become Simone (4, 3) Hints: 0, Letters revealed: 0 www.minutecryptic.com/custom/67cf4...

NEW POST On leadership, autonomy, and the disjoint between "what we say we do" and "what we actually do" Check it out here and share if you can 🙏🙏🙏 carouselteachlearnlead.substack.com/p/autonomy-a...

Missing the ATP Conference buzz? ❄️ While we await the 2026 details, revisit the best of 2025! All breakout resources have been uploaded so you can refresh your teaching for the final push before Christmas! 🎄 Find them in the MyATP area on the website. #ATPConf25 #TheATP #PsychologyTeacher #CPD

A mixed bag for my #Saturday3 this week. Two blogs by new (to me) bloggers on the minutiae of classroom practice plus an extended think piece that looks at the possibility of AI being able to solve the problem of transmitting the best teaching techniques to future generations.

Thank you to @adamboxereducation.bsky.social and @laurastam for the final kick of inspiration yesterday morning to get this blog about mini-whiteboards finally out of my head and into the world. Mini-Whiteboards: A Long-Overdue Rant (and Love Letter) open.substack.com/pub/theeduca...

Been working on a thing. Is this fair? Embalm noble parent (3) www.minutecryptic.com/custom/dcbf4...

New study on motivation: classrooms where mastery goals are normal seem to produce students whose perseverance grows instead of fading. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

My latest for @tesmagazine.bsky.social looks at what happens when teachers try to motivate students through fear appeals:

Excellent post from @leedon1982.bsky.social

The black hole of leadership. Some leaders are incredible forces of nature. Their dedication, determination and energy are a wonder to behold. A singularity of productivity focused on achieving progress in their area of responsibility. This is impressive but also often destructive. 1/3

"If you get into a certain habit, you have expectations in relation to that habit, but that doesn’t mean your real ability has changed" Fascinating piece on the 'attention' crisis among pupils 👉Are pupil attention spans really decreasing? www.tes.com/magazine/tea...

🧠Memorization alone is a trap: without varied and repeated practice, students will never truly master concepts or apply them flexibly in real life. Find out how to do this in the latest #Psychologyintheclassroom episode with Dr Mike Hobbiss listen 👇 changingstatesofmind.libsyn.com/slop-the-pow...

To what extent is creating an inclusive classroom about the design of the physical space (furniture, layout etc)? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Elaboration: The key to deepening understanding and transfer ↓