Colette Catherine

Always learning in teaching. History Teacher

[Bruce Robertson @BruceNextLevel]

This week marks the 1st anniversary of Power Up Your Questioning: https://t.co/C1BXSTIhvq

To celebrate, Grace Hudson (@MissH_biology) has been working with me to produce a collection of superb sketchnotes, summarising each of the six themes from the book. This is the first one👇

The full collection is available to download for Teaching PowerUps member schools: https://t.co/BULbUGpTOW

[Colette Catherine @colette95465]

@amymayforrester @adamboxer1 I’m sure you two equally important individuals are sick of the fan comments but I love your podcast. I learn so much

[Kate Jones @KateJones_teach]

🚨 Giveaway! 🎉 5 copies of my new book Questioning for Teaching & Learning. 💡

To enter simply repost this post.

🗓 Winners announced Monday 5th January 2026 6pm UK time.

One random winner will be selected from each platform: X, Bluesky, LinkedIn, Instagram & TikTok.

Happy new year all. Here's to a healthy & happy 2026!

[Colette Catherine @colette95465]

@primaryteachew This is completely true Emily. Did two solid days of work and I could relax after knowing I don’t have a skyscraper to go back to!

[Mary Myatt @MaryMyatt]

Children’s views on ability groups: breaks your heart

In 'Assessment for Learning without Limits' Alison Peacock found this

'When pupils going into Year 6 were asked what they thought about ability tables, their responses related to the level of work they were given:

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[Colette Catherine @colette95465]

https://t.co/Q11rIleiBV watched the first one and it’s brilliant! Working on imbedding choral responses, variety of whiteboard techniques shown and economy of language before I watch episode 2 @Steplab_co

[Colette Catherine @colette95465]

Excited to start reading this

[Tom Sherrington @teacherhead]

10 things: Establishing expectations with a new class. https://t.co/yH35NqHCx1 via @teacherhead

[Colette Catherine @colette95465]

@adamboxer1 Can individual teachers do it?

[Tom Loveless @tomloveless99]

Generally speaking, older students score higher on achievement tests than younger students in the same grade level. First study finding this was over a century ago. https://t.co/npWAvdRtyr

[History Resource @HistoryResource]

Bored of setting work that ends up in an extended piece of writing? An essay? An exam answer? Hopefully this short piece on 20 Engaging End Products for the History Classroom will offer you some inspiration & new ideas https://t.co/12aOQ4NTFv

[Carl Hendrick @C_Hendrick]

*New post* Link below ⬇️

[Adam Boxer @adamboxer1]

We know retrieval practice boosts memory.

We know it does this in a wide range of contexts, and to a greater extent than other memory methods.

The biggest blocker to better long term memory in schools is therefore not giving students enough retrieval opportunities.

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[Alex Quigley @AlexJQuigley]

‘Supporting exam preparation: the final mile’

6 strategies to ‘improve the learner, not the work’, including self-regulating timing, key wording, and more.

https://t.co/flgfWI39yT

[Colette Catherine @colette95465]

Best Medicine with Kirri Pritchard-McLean is so good for history of medicine #historyteacher

[𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐝 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧 @DrBradJohnson]

If you don't enjoy spending time around children, education may not be the right path. Teaching is as much about relationships as it is about content.

[Today In History @URDailyHistory]

20 Jan 1942: The #Wannsee Conference takes place among Nazi officials to discuss the details of the “Final Solution” of the “#Jewish question.” The conference took place in the #Berlin suburb of Wannsee.  #WW2 #History #HistoryMatters #Holocaust #OTD #ad https://t.co/i3mAmUsfb6

[The National Archives Education Service @UKNatArcEdu]

The Boston Tea Party took place #OnThisDay in 1773, when American colonists boarded British ships in Boston Harbour and threw 340 chests of tea owned by the East India Company into the water.

Explore our Boston Tea Party lesson (KS4-5) here: https://t.co/Zbsn1C33zH

[Colette Catherine @colette95465]

Probably very late to the party, but the Educational Recording Agency https://t.co/jvm1Irhsx4 and Into Film https://t.co/xzhoowO3FE are fantastic resources for teachers. @intofilm_north #teacher

[Colette Catherine @colette95465]

@MissCGough protein yoghurts are a total revelation…I don’t feel the need to snack when I get home!!!!