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Read Tom's inspiring story 👇 https://t.co/6NHPSxfD4e

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After years in sales, a global pandemic, and a growing desire for something more meaningful, Tom decided to swap sales targets for textbooks, and he’s never looked back.

Today, he’s helping students see the world in a whole new way by teaching Geography. 🌍

💬 ‘When I’m passionate about a topic, that energy becomes contagious.’

With hands-on classroom experience, supportive mentors, and a subject he loves, Tom is building a career that makes a real impact, one lesson at a time.

#CareerChange #InspiringEducators #CareerSwitch #TeacherLife

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Feedback is one of the most powerful tools to help teachers grow, refine their practice, and reflect on their teaching.

But here’s the challenge: if teachers struggle to interpret feedback, how can they act on it? 🤷

Inspired by this question, we conducted a study to explore feedback literacy behaviours among teacher trainees, early career teachers (ECTs), and their mentors.

👉 Discover what we found: https://t.co/B8xbm4Tak1

#EdChat #Teaching #TeacherDevelopment #FeedbackLiteracy

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What proportion of teachers reported that they did not understand how to act on the feedback they received about their teaching?

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🎊Happy New Year from the National Institute of Teaching.🎊

As we enter 2026, our CEO, Melanie Renowden, shares her top three New Year's resolutions for the national institute.

#NewYear #Resolutions #Teaching #Education #NIoT #UKEdChat

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🎄One final thank you to all the amazing teachers this festive season. 🎄

Without you, children like Eva wouldn’t have such a wonderful learning experience. We hope you have a fantastic break and look forward to seeing you in 2026 ✨

#ThankYou #Teachers #Education

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We'll be taking some time over the holiday period to rest and recharge. From 25 December 2025 to 1 January 2026, we'll be closed. You’re welcome to contact us during this time, and we look forward to responding upon our return.

Wishing you all a joyful festive season and a brilliant start to 2026! 🎄 ❄️ 🎁

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Share in the comments what the gift of teaching means to you, and help spread joy this festive season. 🎄

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‘[The gift] reminds me that the things that I've taught people about the world stay with them...and I think that's a great legacy to have as a teacher.’ 🎁

From powerful lessons to heartfelt gestures, the gift of teaching shows itself in many ways. Teaching isn’t just about what teachers give; it’s also about what they receive in return from students.

This festive season, @Mrs_KPotts , one of our Initial Teacher Education (ITE) tutors, shares the best gift a student has given her.

#Teaching #Gift #Student #Education #ChristmasGift

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More from @MelanieRenowden on the importance of mentors in teacher recruitment and retention in @SchoolsWeek: https://t.co/oOx909fdqU

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'[The NIoT is] able to bring together the data that already exists in schools, connecting up workforce data with pupil attainment data - and that gives us a powerful research engine...'

Earlier this week our CEO, Melanie Renowden, answered questions from MPs on the Commons Education Select Committee on teacher recruitment, retention, and training.🎙️

Melanie used the opportunity to explain how our Teacher Education Dataset (TED) is generating new insights about teachers' impact on pupil outcomes. 📈

Watch the video clip below. 👇

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Whether you’re a teacher, student, parent, or teacher educator, we’d love to hear what gift teaching has given you this year?

✨ Share your reflection and help us celebrate the gift of teaching this festive season. ✨

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The gift of teaching 🎁

In the rush of daily lessons, deadlines, and duties, it’s easy to forget just how powerful teaching can be, not only for students, but for teachers too.

This festive season, we’re sharing what teachers consider to be 'the gift of teaching' to remind ourselves, at the close of a busy 2025, why this profession matters so deeply.

#Teaching #Reflection #Gift #Education #TeacherTrainee

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You voted, and the results are in! 🎉 A solid 83% said the learning-styles claim is false. If this was your vote, you nailed it. 👏

This myth sticks around because it sounds logical, but studies show there is little to no evidence that teaching to a preferred learning style improves learning outcomes.

#Neuromyths #EdChat #Education #Teaching #TeacherTrainee

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“Individuals learn better when they receive information in their preferred learning style.”

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🧠 Neuromyths – common misconceptions about how the brain works and the ways people learn – are widely held across education. But how do we educate teachers in a way that ensures they think critically and avoid wasting time and resources on ideas that aren’t supported by science?

Our research team set out to test teacher trainees’ beliefs in neuromyths and whether prompting teachers to think critically can help in a meaningful way.

Learn more about our neuromyths research - https://t.co/F9zucHGPiX

By the way, if you guessed 'False', then you were correct! ✅

#Neuromyths #EdChat #Education #Teaching #TeacherTrainee

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“Individuals learn better when they receive information in their preferred learning style.”