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What happens when teachers focus deliberately on improvement? This summer, we set out to explore what might happen if teachers were given the opportunity to focus on just one aspect of great teaching. Read about the findings from the Summer ’26 Great Teaching Questioning Challenge

What happens when teachers focus deliberately on improvement? - Evidence Based Education

Professional learning matters, few school leaders would disagree. Yet one of the biggest challenges facing schools today is finding professional development that is genuinely relevant, fits alongside…

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"What is ‘Backwards Curriculum Planning and Design’? ...Backwards design provides clarity and coherence. When intended outcomes are identified first, teaching becomes purposeful and curriculum-driven rather than activity-led... Blog by Kate Jones

Backwards Curriculum Planning and Design - Evidence Based Education

What is ‘Backwards Curriculum Planning and Design’? The term ‘Backward design’ was introduced to curriculum design by Jay McTighe and Grant Wiggins in their book Understanding by Design (1998, 2005).…

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Written feedback can be valuable. But its impact is not measured by how much we write, it is measured by what students do next. Blog by Kate Jones exploring when written feedback is worth the investment and shares two practical, workload-conscious approaches. Read it here

Written Feedback - When is it worth it? - Evidence Based Education

I trained to become a teacher in 2009. At this point, written comments (or marking) were regarded as the sacred evidence of meaningful feedback. I have written previously about poor proxies for…

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Every school wants to improve outcomes for their students But professional learning is often the first thing to be squeezed when time is short. It's expected to drive lasting improvement, yet it's rarely given the time, design or evaluation that meaningful learning requires.

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Day 1 of the Festival of Education at Wellington College is underway! We are excited to be hosting a dedicated Great Teaching Strand, bringing together a brilliant line-up of speakers who will challenge assumptions, spark ideas, and inspire classroom practice.

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Retrieval and spaced practice are two study strategies that must be combined "Retrieval and spaced practice should therefore be seen as two sides of the same coin. Teachers and students need to know, understand and implement both strategies." Blog by Kate Jones

Retrieval and Spaced Practice: Study Strategies That Must Be Combined - Evidence Based Education

Retrieval practice refers to the process of recalling learned information from long-term memory, with little or no support. Each time a memory is recalled, it is altered and strengthened (Bjork and…

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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." NEW blog by Kate Jones

Whole-Class Feedback: When and why to use this technique? - Evidence Based Education

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…

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Our Great Teaching Questioning Challenge is underway! Over 400 teachers from 72 schools are all focussing on improving their questioning practice. This week is all about goal-setting and already, more than 180 teachers have completed their first self-reflection to identify an area to focus on.

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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!" Blog by CJ Rauch buff.ly/emzMbLv #EduSky #UKEd

New perspectives for professional learning - Evidence Based Education

As teachers, we know that just because we’ve said something once in a lesson does not mean that our students have learned it. Instead, great teachers employ a range of strategies to embed knowledge:…

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Thinking of applying for the challenge? Applications close this Friday We know questioning is one of the most powerful ways to activate student thinking but it’s not always easy to improve it in a busy school week. That’s why we’re running the Great Teaching Questioning Challenge buff.ly/K9rpFG1

The Great Teaching Toolkit - Evidence Based Education

Great Teaching Questioning Challenge Start date: April 27th, 2026. Apply Download Handbook Great Teaching Questioning Challenge Start date: April 27th, 2026. Apply Download Handbook Are you…

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