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Illuminating cognitive science research through evidence-informed CPD & student workshops. "Teaching & Learning Illuminated" out now 📚

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Planning CPD can feel like:
Where do we start?
What do we focus on?
What comes next?

This toolkit gives you a clear starting point and structure 🗂️ https://t.co/W5Dc5SDGLI

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Teachers explain things every day.

The question is: what makes an explanation memorable, clear and easy to understand?

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Vocabulary.
Reading.
Writing.
Background knowledge.

Strong literacy skills unlock all four 🧠
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The Science of Learning has transformed education over the last decade.

The challenge isn't finding the research.

It's turning it into practical classroom strategies.

That's exactly what our CPD workshop helps schools do.
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Imagine an AI system that could improve student learning... but only by invading their privacy.

Would you use it?

This blog explores the "Goldman Dilemma" and some fascinating questions around AI, ethics and education 🤖
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Adaptive Teaching is one of the biggest priorities in education right now.

This book helps cut through the confusion, exploring what adaptive teaching actually is and how teachers can implement it effectively in the classroom.

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Poor spelling doesn't always reflect poor understanding.

Sometimes students know exactly what they want to say, they just struggle to get it onto the page ✍️

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Adaptive Teaching is one of the biggest conversations in education right now 👀

But what does it actually look like in practice?

This free guide breaks down the research, the misconceptions and the classroom strategies.

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One of the biggest myths about creativity?

That it's something students either have or don't have 👀

This CPD course explores the research behind creativity and what schools can do to nurture it.
https://t.co/YUYWlkULIb

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How did Paul Givan take inspiration from high performance countries?

The full episode of The Science of Learning with Paul Givan is out now! 🎧 Watch/listen on all major platforms!

Click here: https://t.co/7UZQMqWmOO

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Retrieval Practice is one of the most powerful learning strategies we have 🧠

The challenge is making sure it’s used effectively.

This workshop helps teachers turn the research into practical classroom strategies.

Autumn dates are already being taken up, so book now! 📅
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Students often think high performers are simply more motivated.

The reality is usually a bit more complicated 👀
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Handwriting still matters more than many people realise ✍️

From writing fluency to working memory, this course explores the role handwriting plays in learning and classroom performance.
https://t.co/khMhD8PHGC

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Every lesson is, in part, a battle for attention 🧠

Our course looks at what captures students' attention, what distracts them and what the research suggests teachers can do about it. https://t.co/zORvOky6FO

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Why do students forget so much of what they've been taught?

And more importantly, what can teachers do about it?

This workshop turns memory research into practical classroom strategies 🎯
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We talk a lot about avoiding cognitive overload…

But how do we know when students are actually overloaded?

That's the question explored in our blog 👇
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If you’re trying to work out why some pupils aren’t making progress with reading, this gives a much clearer way of thinking about it.

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University isn’t just “school but harder”

It’s a completely different system - less structure, more responsibility, more independence

This helps students adjust to that properly 🧠
https://t.co/cOCoHJJlU2

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Students don’t just need knowledge

They need:
the drive to start 🚀
the resilience to keep going 💪
and the skills to do it well 📚

That combination is what our workshops help to develop:
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Teaching Unpacked now contains dozens of videos across:
🗣️ Cold-Calling & Wait Times
💭 Questions, Discussion and Feedback
🛠️ Behaviour Management
🧠 Cognitive Science

Start your free trial here 👇
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What does great teaching actually look like in practice?

Teaching Unpacked on the Teacher CPD Academy combines real classroom footage, Doug Lemov's analysis and Cognitive Science to explore expert teaching.

We've recently added new videos across the platform 👇

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Want to see a full Teaching Unpacked episode for free?

Watch Doug Lemov analyse how expert teachers use whisper correction to bring students back on task without disrupting the lesson: https://t.co/pPsMHZ3L6x