Dr Paddy Shevlin

“This is too hard” ❌ “I can improve” ✅ That shift can reduce overwhelm and support learning. See how: innerdrive.co.uk/blog/growth-mi…

📚 Rereading and highlighting can feel effective, but often fail to support long-term memory. Our latest #WakeUpWednesday guide shares simple, evidence-informed strategies to help pupils revise with confidence. Read more: vist.ly/4v2qg

Just updating last year's revision pack with papers... I put in two potential papers, just things that haven't come up in a while. I'm not telling students IT WILL BE THIS, but, also, what's the point in them writing an essay on last year's paper? Anyway... last year's were...

Listening is a foundational skill that transforms classroom discussions from simple talk into rich, meaningful exchanges. These 10 strategies by Dianne Schilling help students move beyond just hearing to truly understanding and responding to their peers. You can learn more about these strategies here: ditch.link/24discussionst… #ActiveListening #CommunicationSkills #TeacherTips

Epilepsy Awareness in the School Setting 📅Thursday, 26 March ⏰7:00 pm 💻Zoom For teachers & SNAs supporting students with epilepsy. Learn about seizure types, triggers, safety, first aid, treatment and how to support students in school. 🔗: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Following direct intervention from NAHT, a revised timetable for implementing both the new curriculum framework and qualifications reform has been issued today, providing an additional year to allow the system to stabilise.

Recommended reading on #oracy …

🔄 In the next edition of ⚗️DistillED, I’m excited to share a guest post written by @teacherhead and @ValentinaDevid exploring formative action loops and how they help teachers move from simply gathering evidence of student learning to making purposeful instructional decisions. Coming this Friday — along with a FREE one-page guide. Subscribe so you don’t miss this special edition: newsletter.jamieleeclark.com In the meantime, if you’re keen to learn more about formative action, follow @toetsrevolutie and check out: formative-action.com

Checklist for Retrieval Practice... are you switching up the phrasing? Otherwise they can just learn it without knowing what it means... 10 Principles for Designing Effective Learning with @C_Hendrick @researchEDBrum #rEDBrum

#DYK: Working memory is not a storage system. It is a delicate, short-term workspace used to coordinate thinking in the moment. It has limits, is easily overloaded, and fluctuates with stress, novelty, and task complexity. When those limits are exceeded, performance drops — not because understanding is absent, but because the system is overwhelmed. This matters because many classroom tasks quietly demand far more working memory than we realize. Consider a typical assignment: listen to multi-step verbal instructions, remember constraints, keep track of materials, plan an approach, and produce an answer — all while filtering distractions. For students with learning difficulties like dyslexia, these demands are often compounded by the effort required for decoding text, translating ideas onto writing on a page and organizing it all. Trouble is not due to a lack of reasoning, but rather a bottleneck. Decades of research on working memory, beginning with Alan Baddeley, show that this bottleneck is universal. **No one's working memory is large enough to hold complex information for long**. The difference is not whether students need support - it's whether the environment provides it and, unfortunately, many public school environments do NOT provide it.

Huge steps taken these past two years to upskill teaching in an already fantastic school district Evergreen School Division 🇨🇦 embraces the science of learning

🎯 Time is tight during a school day and your team meetings need to be purposeful. This Huddle Protocol Form organizes learning, fosters collaboration and drives continuous improvement. (Via @ImprvCollective): improvementcollective.com/resource-colle…

Great teachers don’t just teach subjects — they inspire confidence and curiosity. They build relationships that make students feel seen, valued, and capable. Every lesson is an opportunity to encourage growth, resilience, and kindness. Here’s to teachers!

3/3 🎧Listen on any podcast platform: Rosenshine's Principles of Instruction with Tom Sherrington podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/cha…

2/3 Rosenshine's principles of instruction 📺 Watch the full episode with Tom Sherrington here youtu.be/GXWSvJ_B_gQ

Very worth reading! Rosenshine et al. Thanks to Jamie Clarke @XpatEducator for generous share from @PaddyShevlin

Excellent for questioning stems (which is everything!) Thanks to @ImtaBrendan from @PaddyShevlin . My various clusters to note please

📢 New Resources Alert! Our Taking Boys Seriously supporting materials are now live! Access evidence‑informed guidance, webinar recordings and practical tools to help schools and youth services improve outcomes for boys and young men. 👉 Explore the resources: ow.ly/2ssU50YbCyy #TPLThursdays | #ProfessionalLearning