Teachers need to treat cognitive load theory with care - it is at risk of 'becoming like the Very Hungry Caterpillar, growing ever larger by swallowing up everything in its path', says @cbokhove.bsky.social

Why cognitive load may be less important than you think

The idea that our brains can only process so much information at once has become central to evidence-informed teaching, but cognitive load theory should only ever be a ‘rule of thumb’, says Christian…

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New: The EEF Guide to Inclusive Teaching Designed to help you: - build on effective universal teaching - make evidence-informed adaptations - reflect on what helps learning Explore the guide and scenario-based training resources now: tinyurl.com/3ny8hw8y

🎥 New Clips from the Classroom are here! Real classroom practice, evidence-informed teaching, and practical ideas for professional development. The key message? The video isn't the hero–it's how we scaffold the watch. Explore the latest collection: educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/news/more-cl...

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New Clips from the Classroom videos to support professional development in schools

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Delighted to be at my seventh @cogscisci.bsky.social today. Thinking hard about science teaching has become an annual half term tradition.

'The over-explaining trap' The article explains the tricky balancing act of effective teacher talk. "Explicit instruction is necessary, but the most effective explanations act as a springboard to launch students quickly into guided, and then independent, practice" www.edutopia.org/article/how-...

The Overexplaining Trap

Explicit instruction is necessary, but the most effective explanations act as a springboard to launch students quickly into guided, and then independent, practice.

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Responding to checks for understanding is one of the hardest things teachers do but is at the heart of adaptive teaching. @theeef.bsky.social has produced the ‘Check. Adapt’ resource to support teachers to improve their adaptive teaching: educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/news/checkin...

Checking for understanding that leads to action: adaptive teaching

How teachers can use pupil evidence to decide what to do next, with the Check. Adapt. resource

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Interesting blog for anyone supporting trainee teachers: How do we support them to understand the purpose of lessons?

Victoria Crooks@victoriacrooks.bsky.social · 2mo ago

🚨NEW BLOG🚨 A chronic #planning problem many of us involved in #ITT #ECT #TeacherMentoring #TeacherEducation are seeing frequently in our beginning teachers' planning struggles. uonhistoryteachertraining.school.blog/2026/05/23/w... #UKEd #UKTeaching #EduSky #historyteacher

📹 Have you seen Clips from the Classroom? 🗓️ Every week we spotlight a clip of a school putting evidence into practice This week, Great Heights Research School focus on developing fluent transcription skills. 👀 WATCH NOW: buff.ly/axyHKx0

I’m enjoying this thread on the A to Z of research-based strategies!

Marianna Ruggerio@msruggerio.bsky.social · 3mo ago

I recently heard that on avg most Ts can only name and describe three research-based strategies in their classroom. Challenge accepted. I'm going to write about how I used each of 26 strategies in my physics classroom. Here we go! A is for Analogy physicsteachermomma.com/2026/05/02/a...

✍️ Write for SSR ✍️ Are you passionate about secondary and further science education? Ready to share your ideas? 💡 Have an idea? You can submit an article proposal now, and our editors will support you. https://www.ase.org.uk/ssr-article-ideas-form 👉 Find out more https://ow.ly/a3G550YbJG2

❌ Exclusive: More top-up teacher training programmes have been cut at short notice following a ministerial budget squeeze https://schoolsweek.co.uk/anger-as-another-teacher-training-top-up-course-axed/

Anger as ministers axe teacher training top-up course

Experts slam ‘unreasonable’ short-notice cuts to trainee chemistry courses

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I used another #BlankIsBest slide this week to introduce angles on the straight line. The bar model underneath each diagram really helped some of my Y7's make sense of the problems I made up. #MathsToday

Which of our recommended reads will make it onto your list? edu.rsc.org/feature/eics... #GoAllIn #WorldBookDay #nationalyearofreading

Have you considered becoming a Chartered Teacher? 🎓 Achieving Chartered Status helps you to strengthen your expertise and increase your impact within your role. Find out more about becoming a Chartered Teacher or Leader here: https://chartered.pulse.ly/iz0b148xbm

Heard about our teacher training scholarship, but not sure what it's about? We support talented people entering secondary chemistry teacher training with bursaries, coaching & more. Join our upcoming webinar (free for members) to find out how we could help you: https://rsc.li/4rgUwS2 #ChemSky

Interesting study and important to reflect on. Note: participants did their GCSEs before recent curriculum reforms. Also, I’m uncertain of the causal link; seems possible that students who find the pressure of exams affects their mental health would find work pressures similar? Need to read more…

UCL Div. of Psychiatry@uclpsychiatry.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Pressure to achieve at school at age 15 is linked to depressive symptoms and risk of self-harm, and the association appears to persist into adulthood, finds study led by Prof Gemma Lewis, UCL Psychiatry. www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2026/fe...

We're so excited to be bringing researchED to East Anglia! Join us in Mildenhall for a day of sharp thinking, honest conversation and ideas you can take straight back to your school. 🎟️Get tickets: tinyurl.com/3553xs3e Follow #rEDEastAnglia for exciting speaker announcements! #researchED #UKeduchat

Booking now open for this exciting new one-day programme. Join us on 7 March 2026 at @BristolAquarium for a one-day Masterclass on Retrieval Practice and Memory Strategies. In partnership with Educake, supported by AQA. 🎟 Book today! https://ow.ly/bwN650XACnJ

Students Who Believe They Can Succeed Make Two Months More Progress in Reading "These findings add to a growing research base that is demonstrating the link between engagement and academic outcomes." www.impactedgroup.uk/news-and-blo... #NationalYearOfReading2026

📹 Have you seen Clips from the Classroom? 🗓️ Every week we spotlight a clip of a school putting evidence into practice This week Unity Research School, explore the purposeful use of manipulatives to scaffold pupils’ learning. 👀 WATCH NOW: buff.ly/wpzXGGO

Not everything that feels supportive actually helps. Coloured paper and invented retention rates tell a bigger story about why bad ideas persist in schools. open.substack.com/pub/daviddid...

The appeal of nonsense

How pseudoscience, placebo interventions and invented statistics continue to shape classroom practice despite decades of contrary evidence

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New study on cognitive load shows it's not a single, stable thing that students carry through a lesson. It rises, falls, peaks, and interacts with motivation. 1/4 link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Are people doing 'eduthreads' any more? Thought I'd give one a go. Some thoughts on the 'revolution' of whole-class feedback (and a cautionary tale). #EduSky

"Over a decade ago, Rob Coe and other researchers at the Sutton Trust authored What makes great teaching? Review of the underpinning research (2014). In this influential review, the authors identified several ‘poor proxies’ for learning..." Blog by Kate Jones Read it here

Poor Proxies for Effective Feedback - Evidence Based Education

Over a decade ago, Rob Coe and other researchers at the Sutton Trust authored What makes great teaching? Review of the underpinning research (2014). In this influential review, the authors identified…

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Hi #EduSky - it's time for my #Saturday3 in what was a fairly fallow week, possibly due to the teachers having the shock of being back in class! However, I happened to read 3 articles all dealing with the theme of the extent to which we can trust research.

The EEF have created a 'Disciplinary Tree', I think it is like the Whomping Willow but I am not 100% sure. Check it out here - educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/education-ev...

💫NEW BLOG ALERT 🚨Thinking aloud isn’t just narration—it’s a powerful teaching strategy 🗣️🧠 By modelling how we approach GCSE Science exam questions, we help students plan, monitor, and succeed. Read more here 👉 researchschool.org.uk/manchester/b...

Modelling Thinking

Modelling Thinking: How Science Teachers Can Help Students Tackle GCSE Exam Questions

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I'm looking for some examples of whole class feedback as a response to written work in science. Are there any science teachers out there who have some examples that they would be willing to share? @cogscisci.bsky.social @chatbiology.bsky.social @chatchemistry.bsky.social @chatphysics.bsky.social

Are you getting goal setting right in your classroom? Research shows that setting the right kind of goal with students is crucial for motivation and progress, writes @mrenglishteach.bsky.social

How ‘process goals’ can improve student performance

Research shows that some types of goals are much more likely to lead to academic success, writes Mark Roberts, as he explains how teachers can help students to set them

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