@nimishlad.bsky.social book about Shimamura’s MARGE model of learning is perfect for busy teachers. It explains the key ideas, illustrates how to apply them practically in the classroom and it’s short enough to read on a rainy day in October. What’s not to love

Really needed this handbook in my life! Read it, then read it again to really give myself time to think about the reflective questions. It has been so helpful in thinking about where we are and how we move forwards @lekhasharma.bsky.social Thanks for the recommendation @nimishlad.bsky.social

📫 New Post Recently, I've been posting about attention and decision-making as key aspects of leadership development. In this post, I discuss the role of institutional and interpersonal holding, and expertise in helping schools grow. researcherteacher.home.blog/2025/09/14/l...

**NEW BLOG POST** Curriculum | Knowledge and skills, again saysmiss.wordpress.com/2025/09/13/c...

📫 New Post Recently, I've been posting about attention and decision-making as key aspects of leadership development. In this post, I discuss the role of institutional and interpersonal holding, and expertise in helping schools grow. researcherteacher.home.blog/2025/09/14/l...

Love weekend cooking 😍

Academic papers ask "Does X improve learning?" but schools need to know "Does X improve learning enough to justify its implementation costs compared to alternative Y?"

So important 👍

📫 New Blog Post On the role of setting the context as well as clarifying content in leadership decision-making. researcherteacher.home.blog/2025/09/07/m...

📫 New Blog Post On the role of setting the context as well as clarifying content in leadership decision-making. researcherteacher.home.blog/2025/09/07/m...

The third in the 'Back to School' series on Inclusion. This one is about High Quality Teaching and my reflections on why we're not getting it right yet.. streamlinedsendco.com/2025/09/01/n...

*NEW* 1️⃣ Curriculum: Does the AI understand your subject the way your best teachers do? 2️⃣ Instruction: Is “adaptivity” just pacing tweaks, or does it genuinely address misconceptions? 3️⃣ Assessment: Does AI support teacher judgment, not replace it? carlhendrick.substack.com/p/ai-in-scho...

Absolutely delighted to be chosen as the Teacher Tapp blog of the day! This blog is about how I make working, studying and parenting manageable during term time. www.researchtoclassroom.com/post/the-sun...

📢 New Post 📢 A blog post on who's in the decision-making room, considering the architecture of our decisions and discussions around them. researcherteacher.home.blog/2025/08/31/d...

A major UNSW Sydney study found teachers suffer depression, anxiety, and stress at rates three to four times higher than the national average, largely driven by excessive administrative tasks. link.springer.com/article/10.1...

📢 New Post 📢 A blog post on who's in the decision-making room, considering the architecture of our decisions and discussions around them. researcherteacher.home.blog/2025/08/31/d...

ICYMI: New Post 🗣 Too Quiet at the Top? 👇🏽

In the hindu calendar, today is Ganesh Chaturthi, the birthday of Ganesh, god of wisdom, prosperity, new beginnings, and remover of obstacles. Wishing the best of new years to all colleagues, whether you're starting new roles or not! Go out there and smash it!

🎉New Blog Post 🎉 Creating a culture of curiosity in schools. Practical ideas to build a curious culture in schools. Reflected on this after going through my EdD work and came up with these ideas as I went. researchtoclassroom.com/so/98PZggWwE... #EduSky #EduBlogUK #teacher #academicsky

Whatever happened to the days when a post like this would be shared so many times... *sigh*

Where government has failed - Taylor Swift might succeed: knocking migration stories off the front pages...

ICYMI: New Post 🗣 Too Quiet at the Top? 👇🏽

First proper cook in the new kitchen. Happy Bank Holiday all!

Seems appropriate to share this on a Sunday! Sorry if this is early for you, but those of us in Leicestershire are getting ready to go back! The Sunday Reset - tips I've learnt over the years to make term time less chaotic! www.researchtoclassroom.com/post/the-sun...

📢 New Post 📢 Reflecting on the 2023 paper, "Communication miscalibration: The price leaders pay for not sharing enough", read my thoughts here: Too Quiet at the Top? What Happens When School Leaders Don’t Say Enough: researcherteacher.home.blog/2025/08/24/t...

ICYMI: ⚠️New Post: Attention ⚠️ "What we attend to, we amplify." Attention is an element of school leadership. Are we considering the attention of school leaders? How often is this spread across multiple areas? Read by thoughts below: researcherteacher.home.blog/2025/08/17/l...

⚠️New Post: Attention ⚠️ "What we attend to, we amplify." Attention is an element of school leadership. Are we considering the attention of school leaders? How often is this spread across multiple areas? Read by thoughts below: researcherteacher.home.blog/2025/08/17/l...

⚠️New Post: Attention ⚠️ "What we attend to, we amplify." Attention is an element of school leadership. Are we considering the attention of school leaders? How often is this spread across multiple areas? Read by thoughts below: researcherteacher.home.blog/2025/08/17/l...

KS5 results day eve brings many of us back into "the game" after hopefully having a restful break during the summer! The results tomorrow may be fantastic, but they also may not be what was expected. The blog posts may be helpful for leaders when framing results:

New Blog: Sensemaking in Schools. Written whist reflecting on @eleanorbernardes.bsky.social's presentation at @belmasoffice.bsky.social. www.researchtoclassroom.com/post/sensema...

Some thoughts on working online, especially for MAT central teams. Videoconferencing: More Efficient or More Fatigued? researcherteacher.home.blog/2025/08/10/v...

Some thoughts on working online, especially for MAT central teams. Videoconferencing: More Efficient or More Fatigued? researcherteacher.home.blog/2025/08/10/v...

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Some thoughts on why we may have to be wary of "innovation" in education researcherteacher.home.blog/2025/08/07/i...

ICYMI why it's hard to ask for help, and what we can do about it. researcherteacher.home.blog/2025/08/05/s...

🚨New Post Alert🚨 An update of a post from 2021, on why it's hard to ask for help, and what we can do about it. researcherteacher.home.blog/2025/08/05/s...

Right. I've entered a half marathon (for the first time in my life!) on 12th October and am raising money for Cancer UK. If you'd like to donate great, if not, please share the link :) fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/davids-...

🚨New Post Alert🚨 An update of a post from 2021, on why it's hard to ask for help, and what we can do about it. researcherteacher.home.blog/2025/08/05/s...

🚨 New Blog Post🚨 (inspired by a conversation with @adamboxereducation.bsky.social) Video analysis can supercharge our understanding of great teaching and our own practice. Read my reflections on Yang Lin's paper on video analysis and lesson study 👇🏽 researcherteacher.home.blog/2025/08/03/r...

🚨 New Blog Post🚨 (inspired by a conversation with @adamboxereducation.bsky.social) Video analysis can supercharge our understanding of great teaching and our own practice. Read my reflections on Yang Lin's paper on video analysis and lesson study 👇🏽 researcherteacher.home.blog/2025/08/03/r...

🚨New Post🚨 On micromanaging, and sometimes why team leaders seem not to have any interest in your work! researcherteacher.home.blog/2025/08/01/s...

There is a fine balance when managing teams, between being informed and avoiding micromanaging. Digging deeper into this balance can be navigated by considering the depth and frequency of communication Read more here: researcherteacher.home.blog/2025/08/01/s...

📢 New Post 📢 How can we ensure that schools and trusts remain "learning organisations" ? Peter Senge's "The Fifth Discipline" may have something to offer. cc: @olicav.bsky.social What Senge Can Still Teach Schools and Trusts? have a read below. 👇🏽 researcherteacher.home.blog/2025/07/30/l...

📢 New Post 📢 How can we ensure that schools and trusts remain "learning organisations" ? Peter Senge's "The Fifth Discipline" may have something to offer. cc: @olicav.bsky.social What Senge Can Still Teach Schools and Trusts? have a read below. 👇🏽 researcherteacher.home.blog/2025/07/30/l...

🚨New Post🚨 Cohesion has been a common feature of many effective teams I've worked in, however cohesion is dynamic, and not constant. As Grossman et al. (2022) discuss in their paper, cohesion can mean many things. Check out my post in cohesion below: researcherteacher.home.blog/2025/07/28/c...

Really like this! In a world where autonomy is often thought of as the most important driver for success, I think this is very timely… I wrote about this ages ago, but research like this gives a great practical focus for people to use! musingsofadr.wordpress.com/2023/07/28/t...

Live coaching Vs instructional coaching. Interesting discussion over the use of each in improving teaching practice researcherteacher.home.blog/2025/07/08/t...

🚨New Post🚨 Cohesion has been a common feature of many effective teams I've worked in, however cohesion is dynamic, and not constant. As Grossman et al. (2022) discuss in their paper, cohesion can mean many things. Check out my post in cohesion below: researcherteacher.home.blog/2025/07/28/c...

Thoughts on Leadership 14 posts, in one place, written from insights drawn from lived experiences, reading from inside and outside the school sector, reflections on evolving challenges, and the wider educational landscape. researcherteacher.home.blog/wp-content/u...