As a parent (and educator) it forces you to question whether your child’s school is genuinely adding value. We need a robust ‘value add’ accountability metric. In English […]
Is your school ready to prove its real “value-add” in the age of AI? Read More
During training, whenever we introduce teachers to why forgetting is a good thing, there is always a sense of disbelief. That’s despite it also seeming to give great
‘Just Forget About It’ … Why Forgetting Makes Learning Possible Read More
If you are looking for insights and inspiration on the use of Thinking Frames for those with learning challenges, as well as how to use them more widely
Vlog: Enabling SEND learners to thrive Read More
A growing number of these schools have worked with a strategic intent towards becoming recognised Thinking Schools, pursuing the vision for their students to become ‘meta-learners’, i.e. metacognitive,
Looking at Thinking Schools in Northern Ireland – a Review of Impact 2025 Read More
We recently flagged an excellent overview of attention regulation skills, which was great on the principles but whose scope wasn’t to cover practical classroom strategies. So, conveniently those
“Attention Please Class”! Practical ways to get it … Read More
Given what a killer it is for learning, we’ve long thought that there isn’t enough importance placed on how to teach for “The Transient Information Effect” – when
Learning’s Silent Killer: The Transient Information Effect Read More
The team at the Center for Curriculum Redesign have released an excellent read that looks at the complex concept of executive functions (EFs) and their crucial role in
Attention Regulation Skills: Inhibition, Working Memory and Cognitive Flexibility … Read More
There are countless reviews out there about what it offers, but it does genuinely seem like a tool which, at the very least, will do significant damage to
Study Mode – Coming for our Jobs? Read More
Perhaps referring to the full title of ‘metacognition and self-regulated learning’ seems rather too much of a mouthful in discussions, as indeed it is! Alternatively, there may be
Self-Regulated Learning and the Meta-Learner Read More
At Stanley Park Infants, our school’s identity as an Advanced Accredited Thinking School underpins every decision we make, from how we teach phonics to how we scaffold story
The Thinking Triangle: Weaving together Talk for Writing, Oracy and Metacognition Read More