Nimish Lad
@nimishlad.bsky.social
Director of Partnerships and Development | Assessment | Physics | Author: MARGE model of learning in Action | UCL grad | Primary school governor | Views are my own | All typos owned and apologised for in advance https://researcherteacher.home.blog/
An ✨epic✨ group of voices coming to #rEDEastAnglia in Suffolk on 13 June! ✈️ This amount of INCREDIBLE expertise under one roof... don't miss it! 🤩 📍 Book now: tinyurl.com/mryr325c #UKEduChat #EduSky #EducationConference @tombennett71.bsky.social @hgaldinoshea.bsky.social @academytrust.bsky.social
Sensible advice as always from @nimishlad.bsky.social
Nimish Lad@nimishlad.bsky.social · 3mo agoA new blog post inspired by some recent shares by @helenbevan.bsky.social and aspects of school and trust leadership that I have been thinking about. You don't need to convince everyone when leading change. researcherteacher.home.blog/2026/05/23/y...
A new blog post inspired by some recent shares by @helenbevan.bsky.social and aspects of school and trust leadership that I have been thinking about. You don't need to convince everyone when leading change. researcherteacher.home.blog/2026/05/23/y...
You Don’t Need to Convince Everyone: Leading Change in and Across Schools
There is a familiar pattern in school improvement. A new initiative is identified, a curriculum overhaul, a school approach to feedback, a trust-wide approach to behaviour. Leaders respond by going…
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A new blog post inspired by some recent shares by @helenbevan.bsky.social and aspects of school and trust leadership that I have been thinking about. You don't need to convince everyone when leading change. researcherteacher.home.blog/2026/05/23/y...
You Don’t Need to Convince Everyone: Leading Change in and Across Schools
There is a familiar pattern in school improvement. A new initiative is identified, a curriculum overhaul, a school approach to feedback, a trust-wide approach to behaviour. Leaders respond by going…
researcherteacher.home.blog
Our incredible lineup for #rEDEastAnglia continues with @nimishlad.bsky.social! Nimish leads a deep dive into how students learn, drawing on #neuroscience & #cognition to develop connections and strengthen focus. 🎟️ Get tickets now: tinyurl.com/57e67vsm #education #researchED #ScienceOfLearning
👀 Sneak peek at some of our #rEDEastAnglia sessions—expert teaching practice designed to make a real difference! ✈️ @catscutt.bsky.social • @nimishlad.bsky.social • Arthur Moore • Caroline Spencer • @clairebadger.bsky.social • @mrcarnaby.bsky.social 🎟️ Book now: tinyurl.com/mryr325c #TransformingPD
📢 #rEDEastAnglia speaker news! We're thrilled to be welcoming @nimishlad.bsky.social, @steplab.bsky.social's Rachel Ball & @mrmetacognition.bsky.social to @academytrust.bsky.social's Mildenhall College Academy in June–a day of practical strategy & rich PD! Book now: tinyurl.com/mryr325c #EduSky
Delighted to announce ResearchEd East Anglia. Join us at our lovely Mildenhall campus in June for a day of deep thought. Tickets now available!
ATT Institute@attinstitute.bsky.social · 6mo agoWe'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
@nimishlad.bsky.social book about Shimamura’s MARGE model of learning is perfect for busy teachers. It explains the key ideas, illustrates how to apply them practically in the classroom and it’s short enough to read on a rainy day in October. What’s not to love
Really needed this handbook in my life! Read it, then read it again to really give myself time to think about the reflective questions. It has been so helpful in thinking about where we are and how we move forwards @lekhasharma.bsky.social Thanks for the recommendation @nimishlad.bsky.social
📫 New Post Recently, I've been posting about attention and decision-making as key aspects of leadership development. In this post, I discuss the role of institutional and interpersonal holding, and expertise in helping schools grow. researcherteacher.home.blog/2025/09/14/l...
Holding, Trust, and Expertise
In schools, leadership isn’t just about making the right decisions, it’s about creating the right environment for others to thrive. We’ve all heard the phrase “set people up for success,” but…
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📫 New Post Recently, I've been posting about attention and decision-making as key aspects of leadership development. In this post, I discuss the role of institutional and interpersonal holding, and expertise in helping schools grow. researcherteacher.home.blog/2025/09/14/l...
Holding, Trust, and Expertise
In schools, leadership isn’t just about making the right decisions, it’s about creating the right environment for others to thrive. We’ve all heard the phrase “set people up for success,” but…
researcherteacher.home.blog
Academic papers ask "Does X improve learning?" but schools need to know "Does X improve learning enough to justify its implementation costs compared to alternative Y?"
📫 New Blog Post On the role of setting the context as well as clarifying content in leadership decision-making. researcherteacher.home.blog/2025/09/07/m...
Managing the Room
Leadership as the Art of Setting the Stage We tend to think of leadership as a matter of content; what choices are made, what strategies are set. Yet leadership is equally about context; the condit…
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📫 New Blog Post On the role of setting the context as well as clarifying content in leadership decision-making. researcherteacher.home.blog/2025/09/07/m...
Managing the Room
Leadership as the Art of Setting the Stage We tend to think of leadership as a matter of content; what choices are made, what strategies are set. Yet leadership is equally about context; the condit…
researcherteacher.home.blog
The third in the 'Back to School' series on Inclusion. This one is about High Quality Teaching and my reflections on why we're not getting it right yet.. streamlinedsendco.com/2025/09/01/n...
Not another blog on high quality teaching
As a leader of SEND there are some phrases that trip off my tongue very readily, ‘every teacher a teacher of SEND, every leader a leader of SEND’ ‘you’re a SENDCo not a SEND- do’, ‘my aim is always…
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*NEW* 1️⃣ Curriculum: Does the AI understand your subject the way your best teachers do? 2️⃣ Instruction: Is “adaptivity” just pacing tweaks, or does it genuinely address misconceptions? 3️⃣ Assessment: Does AI support teacher judgment, not replace it? carlhendrick.substack.com/p/ai-in-scho...
AI in Schools: Three Things to Get Right
Making AI Work for Learning, Not Just for Efficiency
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Absolutely delighted to be chosen as the Teacher Tapp blog of the day! This blog is about how I make working, studying and parenting manageable during term time. www.researchtoclassroom.com/post/the-sun...
The Sunday Reset; Tips I've learnt to rise above the chaos during term time
A summary of tips I've learnt about balancing working, studying and being a mum during term time.
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📢 New Post 📢 A blog post on who's in the decision-making room, considering the architecture of our decisions and discussions around them. researcherteacher.home.blog/2025/08/31/d...
Decision Architecture
Building the Invisible Framework of Leadership We often imagine leadership in visible terms: strategy defined, vision articulated, implementation monitored. These are the pieces we can point to, wr…
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A major UNSW Sydney study found teachers suffer depression, anxiety, and stress at rates three to four times higher than the national average, largely driven by excessive administrative tasks. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Teachers’ workload, turnover intentions, and mental health: perspectives of Australian teachers - Social Psychology of Education
Teaching has long been recognised as a demanding profession. Despite growing acknowledgement of the stress and emotional exhaustion experienced by teachers, limited research has considered how these e...
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📢 New Post 📢 A blog post on who's in the decision-making room, considering the architecture of our decisions and discussions around them. researcherteacher.home.blog/2025/08/31/d...
Decision Architecture
Building the Invisible Framework of Leadership We often imagine leadership in visible terms: strategy defined, vision articulated, implementation monitored. These are the pieces we can point to, wr…
researcherteacher.home.blog
ICYMI: New Post 🗣 Too Quiet at the Top? 👇🏽
Nimish Lad@nimishlad.bsky.social · 12mo ago📢 New Post 📢 Reflecting on the 2023 paper, "Communication miscalibration: The price leaders pay for not sharing enough", read my thoughts here: Too Quiet at the Top? What Happens When School Leaders Don’t Say Enough: researcherteacher.home.blog/2025/08/24/t...
In the hindu calendar, today is Ganesh Chaturthi, the birthday of Ganesh, god of wisdom, prosperity, new beginnings, and remover of obstacles. Wishing the best of new years to all colleagues, whether you're starting new roles or not! Go out there and smash it!
a poster that says happy ganesh chaturthi with a golden elephant
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🎉New Blog Post 🎉 Creating a culture of curiosity in schools. Practical ideas to build a curious culture in schools. Reflected on this after going through my EdD work and came up with these ideas as I went. researchtoclassroom.com/so/98PZggWwE... #EduSky #EduBlogUK #teacher #academicsky
New Blog Post
Creating a Culture of Curiosity
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