Newcastle Research School

How can we refine our approach to problem-solving in Maths? 🤔 Join us & @GNMathsHub Lead @Linz_Fagan for a FREE webinar on Wednesday 25th March! 📊 KS1–KS4 focus 🕒 4:00 - 4:45 PM ✅ Top tips & Q&A Register now via the QR code or the link: forms.gle/PikF5Cr6KHYbGp…

📢 We are thrilled to be presenting at the @3rpdi 2026 EYFS Conference: Wired to Learn at St James’ Park! Join us and keynote @ProfSamWass to explore early years neuroscience. 📅 Thursday 11 June 2026 🎟️ FREE tickets!

How often do pupils think about how they are learning - not just what they are learning? Join us to explore how purposeful classroom talk can develop metacognition, helping pupils reflect on, regulate and direct their own learning. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

6/6 Ultimately, when we break down writing, we are providing the scaffolding necessary for all students to articulate their expert disciplinary knowledge with precision. #DisciplinaryLiteracy #EEFGuidance #SecondaryLiteracy d2tic4wvo1iusb.cloudfront.net/production/eef…

5/6 Fluency is vital. For students who struggle to get started, consider: Collaborative writing: Paired work can lower the stakes and generate better ideas. Scaffolded planning: Use graphic organisers / sentence stems to help remove barriers.

1/6 🧵 This week we turn our attention to the writer’s block often faced by students in the secondary classroom. Rec 4 of the @EducEndowFoundn Improving Literacy in Secondary Schools Guidance Report focuses on breaking down complex writing tasks.

In this blog, we explore why "the skill" must precede "the thrill." We aren't just teaching pupils to pass a test; we are building the competence that leads to confidence. 🔗 researchschool.org.uk/town-end/news/…

It’s been a powerhouse week at Newcastle Research School! From robust Pupil Premium evaluation to exploring effective Professional Learning. We’re proud to be driving evidence-informed practice & collaboration across the NE to raise standards for our most disadvantaged learners.

Join us & @Linz_Fagan from @GNMH_MathsHub for our FREE Maths Problem Solving webinar (KS1–KS4) Rooted in @EducEndowFoundn guidance, we’ll dive into evidence-informed strategies for every classroom. 📅25.03.26 🕐4.00-4.45 🔗 forms.gle/t9yBcwpLnsrkzA…

7/7 The Takeaway: We don’t want to simplify the curriculum; we want to scaffold the reading. By teaching these strategies explicitly, we give students the keys to unlock the most challenging academic content. Next week, we move to Recommendation 4. See you then! ✍️

6/7 Strategy 3: Prediction, Questioning, and Summarising. Teach students to: Predict: What comes next? Question: Does this contradict what I thought? Summarise: Can I explain this paragraph in exactly 10 words? These are tools for survival in every subject. Not just English.

1/7 Welcome back to our 6-week series on the @EducEndowFoundn Literacy in Secondary Schools guidance. Last week, we talked about the word gap. Today, we’re tackling the text gap. Recommendation 3: Develop students' ability to read complex academic texts. 📚 #EduTwitter #Literacy

Calling all Year 2 teachers in the North East! 📢 Sign up for Stepping Stones, a new EEF-funded 15-week pilot program focusing on metacognitive strategies. ⏳ Deadline: 30 April 2026 📍 Region: North East England 🔗educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/projects-and-e…