A 5-Minute Guide to: Cognitive Load Theory

Thinking takes place in working memory. However, our working memory is limited both in terms of the space it has to … More

The Importance of A Knowledge-Based Curriculum

How important is your school’s curriculum in determining student outcomes? Does it matter if students who go to different schools … More

The relationship between knowledge and skills Any debate about whether skills are more important than knowledge – or vice versa … More

Establishing a Professional Reading Group in your school can be one of the best things you can do to develop … More

Asking questions is one of the most important things a teacher can do to help students learn and to check … More

What is learning and how does it happen? These are key questions for anyone involved in education. In The Teaching Delusion, … More

Most of the schools I work with identify ‘feedback’ as something they want to improve. However, there are two common … More

Think about the last lesson you taught. Was it a successful lesson? Why do think that? Ask a random room … More

Education is full of ‘gaps’. People often talk about the ‘attainment gap’ or the ‘achievement gap’. However, the most important … More

Teachers across the country are tying themselves in knots with learning intentions and success criteria. Some are using them well; … More