Edu’Flections Resource Library
Professional Learning – Less Faff
This is where I’ll keep all the practical bits in one place: frameworks, guides, templates and resources you can pick up and use straight away, whether that’s in your classroom, a department meeting or your next bit of CPD. Have a mooch, take what’s useful and adapt it to suit your setting.
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Teaching and Learning Wheel
Most departments already want teaching and learning to be part of the conversation during meetings, but when there’s a lot going on, finding a…
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Adaptive Teaching Framework
Adaptive teaching, and rightly so, seems to be everywhere in education right now. Much of the research that informs it has been around for…
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MYP Curriculum Playbook/Guide
I reckon curriculum design is one of the most consequential things a school does. Not because it satisfies a framework or specification and certainly…
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Menstrual Cycle
I put this together after a student asked me to, and I thought it might be useful to share more widely for schools to…
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Trainee Teacher Success Guide
Training is hard. Everyone knows it. Everyone forgets it the moment they’re through it. If you’re looking for a sensible place to start, this…
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Why Sleep Matters
Anyone who knows me knows that I absolutely love sleep. In fact, it was a bit of a family joke when I was growing…
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Behaviour for Learning (BfL)
Learning behaviours are not an optional extra. They are the core of every successful lesson and must be present if students are to get…
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Rosenshine’s Principles: Easy Tools for Great Teaching
Barak Rosenshine’s Principles of Instruction are widely recognised as clear, research-informed strategies that help improve teaching and learning. Their strength lies in how straightforward…
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Visible Learning: The Sequel – What Actually Works
We all want to make a difference but not every teaching strategy has the same impact. Based on John Hattie’s research involving millions of…
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The Science of Learning: Studies
The Science of Learning by Bradley Busch and Edward Watson. As teachers, we are constantly making decisions. What to teach. How to teach it.…
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Navigating Menopause
I recently had the chance to work collaboratively with a wonderful group of women from WISE; a network founded by friends Katie and Thea…
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Assessment for Learning (AfL) Strategies
Assessment for Learning (AfL) is an approach integrated into teaching and learning that focuses on creating meaningful feedback for both students and teachers. By…
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Metacognition: Creating Reflective Learners
Metacognition. It’s a concept that’s been around for years, and chances are, you’re already doing much of it (even without all the signposting we…
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Effective Do Now Tasks
Engaging students from the moment they enter the classroom is essential for creating a productive and focusesd learning environment. Do Now tasks are a…
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Writing Lesson Objectives
Every successful lesson begins with one crucial element: clear lesson objectives. Objectives are the starting point for planning, shaping the direction of the entire…
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Feedback Literacy
Feedback literacy is a vital skill for both students and teachers. It focuses on the ability to understand, interpret, and use feedback effectively. For…
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Dual Coding
What is Dual Coding? Dual coding is a learning theory that suggests students can better understand and retain information when it’s presented using both…
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Personal User Guides
When we start at a new school, we’re an unknown entity, people don’t know why we are making decisions the way we are or…
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IBDP Biology: Revision Using PowerTools
One of the most useful books that I’ve read in the last few years for enhancing the instruction in my classroom is Powerful Teaching…
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