Delighted to make a summary of this EXCELLENT book - thought-provoking and extremely useful, and one of the BEST chapters about 'How Do We Learn' that I have read. Thanks @drcastelino.bsky.social Summary pdfs here: itsalearningcurve.education/cogsci-book-...

Going to do some threads on psychological barriers to learning. First up... perfectionism. Let me know if you have any questions about perfectionism. And please share for a wider reach!

*** NEW POST *** open.substack.com/pub/enserm/p... Too many lessons are filled with checking what pupils know rather than helping them learn something new.

Even more than funding or relevant opportunities, "Time" was what the most teachers and leaders selected as a key requirement to engage with CPD in our recent survey. Read more about the enablers and barriers to CPD which education professionals reported in 2025

We learn more from failure than success, right? Well, when it comes to education, it's dangerous to assume that students automatically learn from their mistakes. We may romanticise it but the evidence tells us that failure is unpleasant, and can leave lasting feelings of shame.>

Great thread on the ‘dynamic’ nature of memory & retrieval

Lots of people seem to have substacks these days. If you wanted to create some articles about teaching and supporting geography teachers, would you do a substack or a blog? What's the difference? Why?

Frankly, it’s amazing that schools work at all. Every day, hundreds of pupils stream through the gates and a vast, invisible system whirs into motion: teaching, safeguarding, meals, attendance, support, behaviour, communication, enrichment and care. A short thread about why schools are miracles:

“For a difference to be a difference, it must make a difference.”. Education loves new distinctions, but unless they change what we do or how students learn, they’re just semantics. Are schemas and mental models really different or just two terms for the same thing? open.substack.com/pub/daviddid...

..any advice or useful research on Inclusive Teaching and it's impact would be hugely appreciated @markgoodrich.bsky.social @paulclinepsy.bsky.social @carlhendrick.substack.com @mrjlauder.bsky.social @mrmountstevens.bsky.social @jillberry102.bsky.social @dtwuva.bsky.social @jillberry102.bsky.social

NEW POST Almost every school I know has a list of Teaching and Learning or curriculum "non-negotiables." But is that a good term to use in schools? Please share if you can 🙏🙏 substack.com/home/post/p-...

A pictures worth a 1000 words, right? But when words and pictures pull in different directions, learning falls apart. My latest piece looks at where dual coding goes wrong and how to make visuals actually help students think. open.substack.com/pub/daviddid...

In this podcast and recent blogs I’ve talked about how attention might be at the heart of issues that look on the surface to be about other things (e.g. working memory, comprehension, intelligence etc). Here’s a great recent example www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... 🧵1/2

Calling all psychology teachers out there!

Great day at #rEdCam25 Engaging & thought-provoking sessions from: @claresealy.bsky.social on the writing framework @jonhutchinson.bsky.social on belonging @johntomsett.bsky.social on great teachers William Wadsworth on revision techniques A big thank you to @tombennett71.bsky.social & the team

Having a terrific day at #rEdCam25 Seen some super sessions from @claresealy.bsky.social, @thebandb.bsky.social, the a youth shadow CAR panel, and @clairebadger.bsky.social talking about @innerdrive.bsky.social’s fantastic new book.

We all want children to feel like they 'belong' at school, but do we all agree what that means? Fascinating deep dive by @jonhutchinson.bsky.social at #rEdCamb25 #researchEd

Today!!

Who's coming to #researchED Cambridge tomorrow? Looking forward to some great sessions and catching up with people. I'll be talking about the mental models and decision-making underpinning good feedback:

The most influential study on scaffolding timing just failed replication. My latest on why this matters and what the evidence actually shows. carlhendrick.substack.com/p/we-need-to...

Paul is a must see. Plus Cambridge on a chilly Autumn day is the best Cambridge.

Who's coming to #researchED Cambridge tomorrow? Looking forward to some great sessions and catching up with people. I'll be talking about the mental models and decision-making underpinning good feedback:

Tickets still available for this: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/researched...

A large minority of students at my school hate AI. They are not ambivalent or cautiously optimistic. They hate it. Almost all of them, though, report having used it recently to ‘learn something.’ How we are navigating the ‘AI revolution’ benjamindwhite.wordpress.com/2025/10/19/l...

"But observing others is critically important work, and giving feedback is a privilege. We have a professional and ethical duty to take it seriously, and the least we can do for our colleagues is to put in the hard yards to be ready to deliver it." 👏👏👏👏

NEW POST The Radiologist Hope you enjoy it and please share if you can 🙏🙏 substack.com/home/post/p-...

Today in Psychology (15th October 1963), Stanley Milgram's infamous article 'Behavioral Study of Obedience' was published in the 'Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology.' #psychology #PsychologyStudent #PsychologyMajor #PsychologyFacts

In an exclusive interview, Searching for Normal author Sami Timimi tells @helen-amass.bsky.social why he believes labels for autism, ADHD and other mental health conditions have become commercialised and offer no benefit

PRE-ORDER NOW Succeeding as a Deputy Head by me and @mradamkohlbeck.bsky.social is being published by @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social in Jan 26. Contributors include @samgibbs.bsky.social @andrewpercivaled.bsky.social @joshpd.bsky.social and foreword by @samtwiselton.bsky.social amzn.eu/d/8ir1F7P

🎟️ 'The new NPQs have changed professional development landscape, but their impact is flatlining' @growing-together.bsky.social lead, Poppy Nobes

Ben absolutely on point as always.

New blog post from me: The Promises and Pitfalls of Personalisation. In this post, I review how Learn Your Way with Google has introduced personalised examples into textbook content. profbeckyallen.substack.com/p/the-promis...

There is a special place in hell for people who create lengthy docs without using page breaks and just hit return lots of times.

Comfortable Fictions: The Myth of Multiple Intelligences carlhendrick.substack.com/p/comfortabl...

Our book has been out in the world for half a week - it's been wonderful to have people sending through photos of their copies! @msybibi.bsky.social, Michael Chiles, Sam Crome, & David Goodwin were kind enough to read the book ahead of publication - here's what they had to say! amzn.eu/d/0QGpmPE

Do we do what we say we do? Some thoughts on balancing imperfect people (which we all are!) with systemic actions. www.researchtoclassroom.com/post/do-we-d...

Delighted and grateful that Secondary Geography in Action is now published and on sale with @hachettelearning.bsky.social as part of @teacherhead.bsky.social's "In Action" series. www.hachettelearning.com/geography/se...

Thank you to anyone who has bought a copy of ‘How to Teach Psychology’ www.amazon.co.uk/How-Teach-Ps... First instalment of royalties passed on to the brilliant www.europeanlawyersinlesvos.eu

Many schools have strict rules on mobile phones. But what do teachers actually experience day to day? 🤔 We teamed up with @innerdrive.bsky.social on InnerTapp #2, looking at the gap between what’s written in policy and what really happens in the classroom 👇 bit.ly/46LNmME

Starting this tomorrow. Proud to be supporting a fantastic charity who do incredible work to support people living with mental health challenges. I'm one of those people and continue to be surprised how many seemingly worry free people I meet are too. www.justgiving.com/fundraising/...

Loved joining @emmaturner75.bsky.social and @teacherhead.bsky.social for a chat on @mindthegappodcast.bsky.social this week. Out soon. I've got a new addition to my profile bio out of it...!

If you were tasked with designing a fully inclusive curriculum, where would you start? What is absolutely key? Please repost for coverage. #send

"A test should act as a mirror, not a trapdoor." Brilliant post highlighting how assessment so often goes wrong. Lots of really helpful subject-specific examples!

At lightening speed (for me), I've written up my talk from ResearchED this month. Can AI help with formative assessment? profbeckyallen.substack.com/p/can-ai-hel...

New Blog Post - Do you follow? Most of the training we do in schools is how to develop leadership (think NPQs), but how well do you follow? researchtoclassroom.com/so/1fPbSABNQ... Any typos just prove I'm not AI 🙃

'The oversimplification trap' "When it comes to students in the classroom, we can simplify an explanation of a concept into PPT where complex phrases become glossy icons. Books can become short booklets. Subjects become revision guides." alexquigley.co.uk/the-oversimp...

New Blog Building on the legend of Graham Nuttall: The hidden lives of teachers. May be of interest to people who have read blogs on Nuttall or fans of Sarah Cottinghatt and Co’s Cognitive Coaching. adam-robbins.com/2025/09/17/t...

Here’s a poem called ‘English Roundabouts’.

“wisdom which will encourage you to think more deeply about learning, rather than just creating ‘lessons’.” Such lovely recent feedback for www.amazon.co.uk/How-Teach-Ps... This was exactly what @paulclinepsy.bsky.social and I were hoping to achieve. #UKEd #Edusky