Literally doing just that today with my new book "The Illustrated Pocket Guide to Teaching & Learning". Two thirds of the first draft done before Christmas 😁 #winning #bookwriting #author #EduSky

The Christmas holidays are here! We'd like to wish you all, our followers, colleagues, teachers, leaders and everyone working in or with schools in Wales Nadolig Llawen a Blwyddyn Newydd Dda. We'll be around over the break, but back in the office on January 2nd. Enjoy your rest, you deserve it!

Is there a reason to keep practicing even after reaching 100% accuracy? Absolutely! Discover the benefits of 'overlearning' by Robert & Elizabeth Bjork. Enhance how well you retain information beyond just retrieval strength. Learn more at www.impact.wales.

The aim of teaching is to help learners make new connections and organise connections into meaningful schema. Share the cue that will help pupils recall and organise the learning. Check out our sketchnote ⬇️Contact us for bespoke professional learning for teachers [email protected]

Pedagogy is at the heart of Curriculum for Wales. "Teachers should have a deep and thorough understanding of the 12 Pedagogical Principles and the research that sits behind them." Get your copy of our 12 Pedagogical Principles Learning Pack, in English or yn Gymraeg here:

Asking questions about a topic BEFORE you introduce pupils to it, works. Help pupils find the connections they already have to link with the new content, by asking pre-questions. We provide professional learning for schools http://impact.wales

Are you a teacher or leader currently working in a school in Wales? Do you want to stay up to date with education news, curriculum info & research-informed strategies for Wales? Join our private Facebook group, only for serving teachers in Wales. Scan the QR code to join.

Every Weds during term time we publish a podcast episode on a range of current educational topics. You can listen to the latest and all of our previous episodes here: impact.wales/podcasts or just search 'The Impact Podcast' on whichever podcast platform you use. Simples!

All of our professional learning that we provide for schools is entirely bespoke to the school, the teachers, and the context. Here are the 6 steps to success that we use to ensure that our professional learning has the impact that the school needs. 1/2

Did you know retrieval practice, or trying to recall previously taught material, is the single most robust learning strategy supported by research? Just thinking about the previous content can aid long term retention Take a look at our Covert Retrieval guide ⬇️ Contact us [email protected]

The aim of teaching is to help learners make new connections and organise connections into meaningful schema. Share the cue that will help pupils recall and organise the learning. Check out our sketchnote ⬇️Contact us for bespoke professional learning for teachers [email protected]

From Our Schools A brilliant session last week supporting middle leaders to develop their teams. The key? A clear mental model. Once everyone shared the same picture of effective practice, self-evaluation became focused, supportive, and genuinely developmental. Small shift. Big impact.

There's been so much disagreement between which is best, direct instruction or project based learning. This is a false argument. Both approaches have value, but WHEN you use them is crucial. This is in part dependent on the expertise of the pupil. 1/3

Build pupils' schema to help them to make connections with new vocabulary, by using these 4 ideas. We think with words, read them, articulate our ideas in speech and writing. Words are who we are. Find out more about our professional learning for teachers www.impact.wales

School improvement is driven by change, but for change in teaching practice to happen habits must be identified, evaluated and replaced. What is a habit? How does it work? How do you build a new habit? How long does that take?

Helping pupils to transfer their understanding into novel context is a notoriously difficult thing to do, but there are some strategies that you can try out. Take a look at our sketchnote to get started.

From Our Schools A brilliant session last week supporting middle leaders to develop their teams. The key? A clear mental model. Once everyone shared the same picture of effective practice, self-evaluation became focused, supportive, and genuinely developmental. Small shift. Big impact.

With the Senedd elections just round the corner, we believe education in Wales should be an election issue. That's why we are launching the Impact Wales Education Manifesto today. We call on decision-makers to: Fund schools properly: School budgets are at an all time low.

To truly enjoy reading, students must have the independence to read proficiently. 📚 Reading involves decoding words and grasping their meaning. Discover how our research-based professional development empowers schools to enhance learning at www.impact.wales!

Should learning feel easy? Use our quick visual guide to learning and the memory to think about the learning in your classroom. We provide professional learning for teachers informed by research. Go to www.impact.wales to find out more

Helping your pupils to manage their cognitive load is one of the most important things you can do as a teacher. Take a look at our short guide below to see 7 different ways you can help pupils. Download this amazing free guide from NSW: education.nsw.gov.au... 1/2

We create resources and professional learning for teachers using "best bets" from research, like the Bjorks' Desirable Difficulties research. Support your pupils to build deep, resilient learning, that is impossible for them to forget. Find out what we do www.impact.wales.

Did you know retrieval practice, or trying to recall previously taught material, is the single most robust learning strategy supported by research? Just thinking about the previous content can aid long term retention Take a look at our Covert Retrieval guide ⬇️ Contact us [email protected]

The aim of teaching is to help learners make new connections and organise connections into meaningful schema. Share the cue that will help pupils recall and organise the learning. Check out our sketchnote ⬇️Contact us for bespoke professional learning for teachers [email protected]

From Our Schools A brilliant session last week supporting middle leaders to develop their teams. The key? A clear mental model. Once everyone shared the same picture of effective practice, self-evaluation became focused, supportive, and genuinely developmental. Small shift. Big impact.

7 ways to check for understanding. Teaching is an interaction between you and the pupil. Check what they have understood then re-teach or move on. To find out more about our professional learning support go to www.impac.wales

School improvement is driven by change, but for change in teaching practice to happen habits must be identified, evaluated and replaced. What is a habit? How does it work? How do you build a new habit? How long does that take?

With the Senedd elections just round the corner, we believe education in Wales should be an election issue. That's why we are launching the Impact Wales Education Manifesto today. We call on decision-makers to: Fund schools properly: School budgets are at an all time low.

Do you want your teachers to have clear, evidence-informed guidance on what good teaching & learning looks like at your school? Why not commission us to create a bespoke T&L Handbook, like the one we created for Neyland Community School. To find out more contact [email protected]

Should learning feel easy? Use our quick visual guide to learning and the memory to think about the learning in your classroom. We provide professional learning for teachers informed by research. Go to www.impact.wales to find out more

All of our professional learning that we provide for schools is entirely bespoke to the school, the teachers, and the context. Here are the 6 steps to success that we use to ensure that our professional learning has the impact that the school needs. 1/2

The aim of teaching is to help learners make new connections and organise connections into meaningful schema. Share the cue that will help pupils recall and organise the learning. Check out our sketchnote ⬇️Contact us for bespoke professional learning for teachers [email protected]

How are you understanding progress for your learners? Use our new research-informed strategy, midpoint monitoring, to break down pupils' progress towards their learning goal. Perfect for CfW 💥✅ Contact us for bespoke professional learning that has impact [email protected]

With the Senedd elections just round the corner, we believe education in Wales should be an election issue. That's why we are launching the Impact Wales Education Manifesto today. We call on decision-makers to: Fund schools properly: School budgets are at an all time low.

Which of these strategies are you using with your pupils? You can find further information about them on our website www.impact.wales or from the @EducEndowFoundn teaching & learning toolkit.

Helping pupils to transfer their understanding into novel context is a notoriously difficult thing to do, but there are some strategies that you can try out. Take a look at our sketchnote to get started.

Every Weds during term time we publish a podcast episode on a range of current educational topics. You can listen to the latest and all of our previous episodes here: impact.wales/podcasts or just search 'The Impact Podcast' on whichever podcast platform you use. Simples!

It's always fabulous to see my books "out in the wild". We were in a primary school in Swansea today to discuss our professional learning support for the new year, and there it was a copy of "Closing the Disadvantage Gap in Schools" on the Headteachers table 📚😁👌

Helping your pupils to manage their cognitive load is one of the most important things you can do as a teacher. Take a look at our short guide below to see 7 different ways you can help pupils. Download this amazing free guide from NSW: education.nsw.gov.au... 1/2

Helping pupils to transfer their understanding into novel context is a notoriously difficult thing to do, but there are some strategies that you can try out. Take a look at our sketchnote to get started. www.impact.wales

Should learning feel easy? Use our quick visual guide to learning and the memory to think about the learning in your classroom. We provide professional learning for teachers informed by research. Go to www.impact.wales to find out more

There's been so much disagreement between which is best, direct instruction or project based learning. This is a false argument. Both approaches have value, but WHEN you use them is crucial. This is in part dependent on the expertise of the pupil. 1/3

With the Senedd elections just round the corner, we believe education in Wales should be an election issue. That's why we are launching the Impact Wales Education Manifesto today. We call on decision-makers to: Fund schools properly: School budgets are at an all time low.

We've been busy in the office today sending out copies of "The Illustrated Guide to Pedagogy: A Toolkit for Research-Informed Teaching" to all our workshop participants from November. That pile was heavy! 📚📚📚 For more info [email protected] Get your copy here: amzn.to/4oAxseX

School improvement is driven by change, but for change in teaching practice to happen habits must be identified, evaluated and replaced. What is a habit? How does it work? How do you build a new habit? How long does that take?

📦 "The Illustrated Guide to Pedagogy" ships tomorrow!! 📦

What are the 3 most effective & useful learning strategies supported by research? 🧠Retrieval practice or quizzing 📅Spaced practice ✏️Combining visuals & language Get in touch if you would like to know more about professional learning informed by research [email protected]

The aim of teaching is to help learners make new connections and organise connections into meaningful schema. Share the cue that will help pupils recall and organise the learning. Check out our sketchnote ⬇️Contact us for bespoke professional learning for teachers [email protected]

Did you know retrieval practice, or trying to recall previously taught material, is the single most robust learning strategy supported by research? Just thinking about the previous content can aid long term retention Take a look at our Covert Retrieval guide ⬇️ Contact us [email protected]

Should learning feel easy? Use our quick visual guide to learning and the memory to think about the learning in your classroom. We provide professional learning for teachers informed by research. Go to www.impact.wales to find out more