Evidence Based Education

The Model for Great Teaching offers a curriculum for teachers’ professional learning. It provides a common professional language and a shared structure for enabling Great Teaching. Which Element are you currently focusing on first? Let us know in the comments below! 👇 #EduSky #UKEd

We Need a Revolution in Professional Learning   In this new paper by Professors Stuart Kime and Rob Coe they make the case for a different approach: one that protects time, builds expertise and looks carefully at whether professional learning is improving practice. Download here 👇 buff.ly/PI6sE1W

Inclusive teaching is great teaching "Teachers want every learner – not just some – to succeed. But learners don’t all experience the same lesson in the same way...." Blog by @profkime.bsky.social evidencebased.education/resource/inc...

What do we mean by inclusive teaching? @profkime.bsky.social explains in this short video, taken from the first Chapter of our new Inclusive Education course: Same ambition, better access. Explore the course, feedback tools and practical support for inclusive teaching 👇 hubs.la/Q04z70jr0

We are building a classroom observation tool "Have you sat at the back of a colleague’s lesson and formed a judgement about how good it was? It feels valid. Experienced teachers surely know good teaching when they see it. The evidence says otherwise, and it is worth exploring..." buff.ly/f4DNn8K

We Need a Revolution in Professional Learning   In this new paper by Professors Stuart Kime and Rob Coe they make the case for a different approach: one that protects time, builds expertise and looks carefully at whether professional learning is improving practice. Download here 👇 buff.ly/PI6sE1W

Professors @profcoe.bsky.social and @profkime.bsky.social joined The Community Connection podcast with Eric Worcester, Nathaniel Provencio and guest co-host @sarahoberle.bsky.social to discuss why we need a revolution in professional learning. Watch it here www.youtube.com/watch?v=prM0...

What does inclusion in a classroom really look like? In our recent webinar on inclusion in education @hugheshaili.bsky.social joined @profkime.bsky.social to discuss what inclusion can look like in everyday classroom practice. Catch the full webinar here hubs.la/Q04wQTMt0

💻 Webinar: Making your Inclusion Strategy count Joining @profkime.bsky.social is the team from Newcastle Research School for a practical one-hour webinar exploring this new strategy requirement. The webinar will run twice. Choose whichever session suits you: hubs.la/Q04v9bRt0 #EduSky #UKEd

We Need a Revolution in Professional Learning. In this short preview, @profcoe.bsky.social and @profkime.bsky.social explore why that matters, what the revolution could look like, and how schools, colleges and educators can get involved. The paper will be published on 5 September 2026. Stay tuned

"Let's talk about motivation In the Great Teaching Toolkit: Evidence Review Element 2.3 suggests that students who feel motivated to study, learn, engage and succeed are more likely to do so. " Blog by Faye Morris

A new academic year brings new classrooms, new relationships and new routines to establish. In this blog Kate Jones shares four transition tasks. Read it here:

Back to school: Six ways to learn students’ names! Blog by Kate Jones

High-quality teaching is for everyone. But what does it look like in the context of SEND? We've published a SEND guide for teachers looking to use the Great Teaching Toolkit (GTT) to improve inclusive practice and provision. Download here buff.ly/ffLuJAF

What happens when teachers focus deliberately on improvement? This summer, we set out to explore what might happen if teachers were given the opportunity to focus on just one aspect of great teaching. Read about the findings from the Summer ’26 Great Teaching Questioning Challenge

Fully resourced INSET session based on the ‘Great Teaching Toolkit: Evidence Review’ and ‘Model for Great Teaching’. 💻PowerPoint slides 🛣️Structured activities 🗒️Digital materials 👩‍💻Delivery notes Free access 👇

"What is ‘Backwards Curriculum Planning and Design’? ...Backwards design provides clarity and coherence. When intended outcomes are identified first, teaching becomes purposeful and curriculum-driven rather than activity-led... Blog by Kate Jones

Finding the right resource to support your teaching or school improvement shouldn’t mean hours of searching. You can filter our resources by blog, eBook, podcast and video and even search for a topic of interest, helping you find exactly what you need. 👉 Explore the resources:

Written feedback can be valuable. But its impact is not measured by how much we write, it is measured by what students do next. Blog by Kate Jones exploring when written feedback is worth the investment and shares two practical, workload-conscious approaches. Read it here

👀 My reflections on @mradamkohlbeck.bsky.social session at the Festival of Education; how simple mental models can turn inspiration into better decisions, coaching and practice. mrstammers.wordpress.com/2026/07/07/f... @educationscape.bsky.social @evidencebased.education @aqaeducation.bsky.social

"Exit tickets are often seen as a standard end-of-lesson routine, but are they actually effective?" Blog by Kate Jones on effective and efficient exit tickets buff.ly/KUODkSR #UKEd #EduSky

Introducing the Great Teaching Strand at @educationfest.bsky.social Get your tickets here and use code EBE20 for 20% off web.cvent.com/event/1840c8... This offer is limited to the first 40 people! #EducationFest @educationscape.bsky.social

"Exit tickets are often seen as a standard end-of-lesson routine, but are they actually effective?" Blog by Kate Jones buff.ly/gRN5Qt6 #EduSky #UKEd

Retrieval and spaced practice are two study strategies that must be combined "Retrieval and spaced practice should therefore be seen as two sides of the same coin. Teachers and students need to know, understand and implement both strategies." Blog by Kate Jones

Whole-class feedback: when and why to use this technique? "Whole-class feedback has been very well received, especially across schools in England in the last decade. It’s no surprise that teachers have embraced this approach to feedback." NEW blog by Kate Jones

Join us at the Festival of Education UK on 2–3 July, where we’ll be hosting a dedicated Great Teaching strand. More details about the strand coming soon! Get your tickets here and use code EBE20 for 20% off. This offer is limited to the first 40 people web.cvent.com/event/1840c8... #UKEd

What does great teaching look like in practice? This is what our Great Teaching Toolkit member schools have been doing this month. Focused, sustained professional learning leads to meaningful classroom change. See how this could look in your school by booking a call with us buff.ly/NX1xUI2

Do you use video as a professional learning tool? "Videos of classroom practice offer a few practical advantages as a professional learning tool. Namely, it’s easy to pause, rewind, and revisit as many times as you’d like!" Blog by CJ Rauch buff.ly/emzMbLv #EduSky #UKEd

Applications for the Great Teaching Questioning Challenge are now closed! If you’ve applied, your next steps are already in your inbox, please check your emails. Missed this round? Sign up to the waitlist to be the first to hear when applications open for the next challenge buff.ly/FBzp6AK

Thinking of applying for the challenge? Applications close this Friday We know questioning is one of the most powerful ways to activate student thinking but it’s not always easy to improve it in a busy school week. That’s why we’re running the Great Teaching Questioning Challenge buff.ly/K9rpFG1

When tests hit the ceiling: Why ‘ceiling effects’ matter In this blog, @profcoe.bsky.social explores the concept through the lens of a real research project using schools' internal assessments. Read it here: buff.ly/IRNIDLA

Huge interest in the challenge so far, we’re already oversubscribed! There’s still time, but not much. Submit your application before the deadline to secure your spot get your application in before April 17th. Thank you to everyone that have applied to join the challenge so far.

Huge interest in the challenge so far, we’re already oversubscribed! There’s still time, but not much. Submit your application before the deadline to secure your spot get your application in before April 17th. Thank you to everyone that have applied to join the challenge so far.

We know questioning is one of the most powerful ways to activate student thinking but it’s not always easy to improve it in a busy school week. That’s why we’re running the Great Teaching Questioning Challenge. It’s free to participate and applications close on 17th April buff.ly/K9rpFG1 #EduSky

More info here buff.ly/XZxShUA Apply here buff.ly/4kEkdBb

You are invited to join us for a Great Teaching Challenge. A small group of teachers from each school will focus on improving their questioning, trial techniques in their classroom, and see what impact it has, all in around 15 minutes a week. Deadline to apply is April 17th. More info in comments