Evidence Based Education @EvidenceInEdu

"The Great Teaching Toolkit: A Catalyst for Coaching" Parkside Academy has been using the Great Teaching Toolkit for almost 2 years. In this blog they offer a valuable insight into how the Toolkit has supported the development of high-quality coaching across the school. First published in Issue 17/March 2026 of the Advancing Teaching & Learning journal by Advance Learning Partnership. Read their full story here hubs.la/Q04j8vJ40

What's first on thi list then? 👀 The full #rEDYshire timetable is now available. Bringing colleagues? We're also offering: ✅ 5 tickets for the price of 4 ✅ 10 tickets for the price of 8 🎟 Tickets 'ere: buff.ly/GGLIpXH

4 in 10 students feel their teacher knows when something is upsetting them. A sense of belonging underpins almost every aspect of wellbeing and learning. It’s not a school-specific construct; it’s part of being human. We all need to feel connected to people, to places, to something bigger than ourselves. Based on 120,000 learner surveys completed on the Great Teaching Toolkit platform, only around four in ten students feel their teacher knows when something is upsetting them. These findings should give every leader pause for thought. @ProfKime explains why belonging matters and isn't a "nice-to have" in this blog hubs.la/Q04j8tjh0

✍️ Friday 3 July sessions: 1. Leading a Metacognitive Setting with Nathan Burns @MrMetacognition 2. Confidence in the Classroom: Adaptive Teaching Essentials with Linzi Smithies and Judith Copeland 3. Less is more: designing classrooms that think clearly with Joe Stammers @Mr_Stammers 4. Formative Action: From Assessment to Action with Valentina Devid and Rene Kneyber 5. Examples & non-examples: Tools for student and professional learning with CJ Rauch

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✍️ Thursday 2 July sessions: 1. Creating Inclusive Schools: How Staff Culture Shapes SEND Success with Ed Wright and Emily Guest 2. Supercharge Your Questioning with @adamboxer1 3. Beyond teaching moves – Developing teacher decision making with @mradamkohlbeck 4. Why are students so bad at learning? Amarbeer Singh Gill 5. Professional development revolution (not evolution) with Professor Rob Coe

Introducing the Great Teaching Strand at @EducationFest Join us at @WellingtonUK as we explore what makes great teaching. This strand features a brilliant line-up of speakers who will challenge assumptions, spark ideas, and inspire classroom practice. Get your tickets here and use code EBE20 for 20% off web.cvent.com/event/1840c899… This offer is limited to the first 40 people! Are you attending? Come say hi 👋 #EducationFest @EducationScape

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The Great Teaching Toolkit was designed to help schools create meaningful, evidence-informed professional learning that fits into the realities of school life. hubs.la/Q04j9cJ20

Flashcards eBook by @KateJones_teach ✍️ "The benefits of retrieval practice for long-term learning are among the most secure findings in educational psychology (Brown, Roediger, & McDaniel, 2014) and flashcards are a student friendly method of providing regular retrieval practice opportunities for learners." Learn how to use flashcards to boost long-term learning. This practical guide explores why, when, and how to use flashcards to support retrieval practice Now you can find ALL our eBooks in one place on our website here hubs.la/Q04gYTR60

"Sometimes it feels like my teacher spends a lot of time managing behaviour" How do you think your students would respond? Generate insights into behaviour and the classroom environment in under 10 minutes with student surveys. Find out more here 👉 hubs.la/Q04g35Hn0

Delighted to be supported by @EvidenceInEdu for researchED Yorkshire. A conference built around serious discussion, evidence-informed practice and improving teaching through better understanding. 📍27 June | Doncaster 🎟 Tickets 'ere: buff.ly/GGLIpXH

What does great teaching look like in practice? This is what our Great Teaching Toolkit member schools have been doing this month: • 698 self-reflections shaping practice • 229 development cycles driving improvement • 2,994 evidence-informed techniques adopted • 5,661 resources accessed • 189 courses started • 35 feedback videos uploaded by educators • 614 participants in the Great Teaching Questioning Challenge Find out more about the Toolkit and what it can do for you. hubs.la/Q04j8Gvw0

How do you deliver personalised professional learning at scale? Many schools want CPD that genuinely responds to individual teachers’ needs, while still being coherent, sustainable, and evidence-informed across the whole organisation. We’re excited to be delivering Science of Learning for Classroom Excellence to 240 primary schools across Northern Ireland, as part of an online professional learning programme launched by the Department of Education. This project is a great example of something we care deeply about: showing that large-scale professional learning can be bespoke, flexible and genuinely useful for teachers as individuals – not generic or one-size-fits-all. If you would like to speak with us about a bespoke project for your school or organisation, we’d love to hear from you! Read more about the project here hubs.la/Q04fYH8s0

Ditching Differentiation? "It’s fair to say that the term ‘differentiation’ has had its day in education (or at least in England). At one point, it was considered to be an integral element of lesson planning, design and delivery to ensure all learners were involved and could succeed. Adaptive teaching has gained interest and attention within the profession, but with some teachers understandably asking: is this the new differentiation? Is adaptive teaching simply a new label for an old approach?" Blog by @KateJones_teach hubs.la/Q04fYKrl0

We will be attending and proudly sponsoring the @gatewayteach Senior Leaders’ Conference. We’re looking forward to joining school leaders from across the sector at the British Motor Museum in Gaydon, Warks on Friday 19th June. If you’re attending, come and say hello 👋 Find out more about the event here hubs.la/Q04h61Yv0

"Where should I focus my professional development to optimise student learning?” The Great Teaching Toolkit helps to answer this question. Receive feedback on the classroom environment in each dimension of the Model for Great Teaching. Want access to tools that give you feedback like this ?👇 Speak to us to see the platform and what it can do for you hubs.la/Q04fQltz0

Whole-class feedback: when and why to use this technique? "Whole-class feedback has been very well received, especially across schools in England in the last decade. It’s no surprise that teachers have embraced this approach to feedback. It is a time-efficient and workload-friendly method of providing feedback to multiple learners, either in groups or as a whole class. The teacher reviews a class set of work, such as written tasks, assessments or practice exercises, and provides actionable feedback to everyone rather than writing individual comments on every piece." NEW blog by @KateJones_teach hubs.la/Q04gYZ990

Do you use video as a professional learning tool? "Videos of classroom practice offer a few practical advantages as a professional learning tool. Namely, it’s easy to pause, rewind, and revisit as many times as you’d like! Say you’re watching videos of classroom practice to see some more examples of cold calling. Maybe you thought you noticed the teacher make a particular gesture or signal as they ask a question. Rewind a take a closer look! Then go back again, paying particular attention to how the students react. Through video, it becomes so much easier to consider much more than we would with a live, in-person observation." Blog by CJ Rauch hubs.la/Q04g371r0

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School improvement is complex. Professional learning shouldn’t add to that complexity, it should bring clarity. But too often, even the most well-intentioned professional learning can leave teachers asking: “Where do I even start?” “How will I know it’s working?” “What’s the best focus for me?” That uncertainty costs time and impact. That's why we made a major update to the Great Teaching Toolkit learning platform to include: 🗣️ 360° feedback: student, self-reflection and peer surveys, all providing feedback aligned to the Model for Great Teaching ✍️ Recommended techniques based on your chosen goal. 🏫 Step-by-step guides to implementation. 📝 Guides for adapting techniques to develop adaptive expertise. Speak to one of the team for a demo hubs.la/Q04fQ0z_0

Feedback can be one of the most powerful ways to improve goal-directed performance. Identify personalised professional learning goals to deepen expertise in targeted areas by using self-reflection, student and peer feedback tools. 👤 Self-reflection: reflect on your practice using surveys focused on specific Dimensions and Elements of the Model for Great Teaching. 👥 Peer feedback: invite a trusted colleague, coach or line manager to provide feedback on specific Dimensions and Elements. Compare their insights with your ow reflections. 🏫 Student surveys: generate insights across the Dimensions and Elements of the Model for Great Teaching by giving every student in your class a voice. By bringing these perspectives together, teachers can set personalised goals and turn insight into action with 360° feedback, all within a supportive, evidence-informed Toolkit. Find out more here hubs.la/Q04fQ2S90