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🎁 FREE GIFT: FULL ROSENSHINE CPD PACK! To celebrate 50 consecutive weeks of ⚗️DistillED, I’ve put together something quite cool… Over the past year, Rosenshine’s Principles of Instruction has been one of the most requested topics from teachers and school leaders. So I’ve put together a complete, ready-to-run CPD pack to help schools explore and implement all 10 principles. The download includes: → 10 CPD PowerPoints (ready for 30–45 min sessions) → 10 strategy checklists (practical classroom actions) → 10 planning templates (put principles into action ) → Covers all 10 of Rosenshine’s Principles of Instruction Everything you need to run ten focused CPD sessions — one for each principle. 👉 REPOST and comment ROSENSHINE and I’ll DM you the link. Cheers! ⏰ Available until Sunday 22 March!

🚨 Giveaway! 🎉 5 copies of my new book Questioning for Teaching & Learning. 💡 To enter simply repost this post. 🗓 Winners announced Monday 5th January 2026 6pm UK time. One random winner will be selected from each platform: X, Bluesky, LinkedIn, Instagram & TikTok. Happy new year all. Here's to a healthy & happy 2026!

@PrincipalTASE I would love a copy please thank you

Our new Y11 independent study journal and prom tasks, The Climb has taken off and our amazing cohort are really working hard. Please let me know if you’d like a copy emailing out to you.

📚 GIVEAWAY TIME! 📚 The Scaffolding Effect by @MrsBallAP & @lamb_heart_tea is out now! Full of practical ways to support every student. Want a free copy? All you have to do is: ✅ Follow us 🔁 RT this post The winner will be announced on Friday, 1st August, at 2pm. Good luck!

📚 Last week we asked about your summer reads – and most of you voted: fiction only! But if you fancy stacking your shelves with brilliant CPD books by our expert team, we’ve got a giveaway for you! 1⃣ Follow us 2⃣ Like the giveaway post 3⃣ Share it First book drops tomorrow!

Alex Wheatle MBE (1963-2025) was our charity's patron. Thanks to @HachetteKids & @BarringtonStoke we have 10 sets of seven of Alex's brilliant books to give away to UK school libraries. To enter, follow us and share this post. Closing date: 18 July. #ReadingForPleasure 1/2

I have two copies of The Visualiser Handbook to give away. This is for busy teachers who need concise clarity to make live modelling an effect part of their practice ASAP. To enter, follow, like and retweet this post and I will draw winners at random on the 18th July.

@ottleyoconnor So sorry to hear this news Patrick - my thoughts are with you and your family

My uncle was killed by a ‘hit & run’ driver last week… …now identified & charged, we find out that the driver was an uninsured & banned 20 year old! Our family are devastated Thanks to those who shared my original post in an appeal for witnesses 🙏 facebook.com/share/p/161vBx…

@Headteacherchat We still have one !!!

Remember when every school had one of these?

In the latest edition of his blog, Trust CEO Mike Donoghue considers the value placed on teaching, and how it goes beyond the contractual terms and conditions. For the full blog article, please click here: wp.me/p7bTPv-5gh

Competition time! Win 30 copies of this fabulous 2 in 1 AQA Revision and Study Guide worth £209.70. Simply like and share this post to enter. The winner will be announced on Friday 14th February. mbebooks.com/product/aqa-st… You must work within a school to enter. #Competitiontime

It’s the final day of EduAdvent 2024! I hope you’ve enjoyed the giveaways! We end with one final cracker thanks to @BluecowE (whose market research events are fab by the way!). It’s a £100 Amazon voucher! To enter: 🎁Like 🎁Repost 🎁Drop @BluecowE a follow Merry Christmas 😊

📚 Day 19 of #Eduadvent! Win a £50 Waterstones voucher donated by @ReadSolutionsUK, providers of Reading Plus, improving students’ reading skills. Learn more 👉 readingsolutionsuk.co.uk/reading-plus/ To enter: LIKE & REPOST Good Luck!

A Pencil for EVERY single student. Courtesy of @Compliantschool It’s the usual Summer Term giveaway! Follow, Retweet and Like and one lucky school will win @AmazonUK pencils equal to your school roll. We even pre-sharpen them 🙂 Winner drawn Saturday 30th November at 8pm.

“As subject experts, we can develop ​“expert blindness” which limits our understanding of how a novice responds to the reading and writing demands in our subjects.” Chloe Butlin shows how think alouds can boost pupils’ learning across the curriculum. ow.ly/KVVe50U7LvV

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Mini whiteboards (MWB) are an absolute essential for all classrooms. Here’s why: - All-student responses - Immediate corrective feedback - Gradual release tasks as a whole class - Check for understanding & formative assessment - Student self-editing - Engagement norms

Are you a headteacher considering your Pupil Premium Strategy? Last week, we updated our Pupil Premium resources to help you maximise the impact of your strategy to raise the attainment of pupils from socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds.  👉 ow.ly/gCVf50TrW8w