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Professor Robert A Bjork

A beginner’s guide to: Professor Robert A Bjork

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What is he best known for: Being an internationally renowned expert on learning, memory and forgetting – his research focuses on the implications the science of learning has for education. Quick facts:Born: 1939Nationality: AmericanProfessional bio: Professor Robert A BjorkWhere does he work:Bjork is Distinguished Professor of Psych...

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Class size ... does it matter?

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Intuitively, it seems obvious that reducing the number of pupils in a class will improve the quality of teaching and learning, for example, by increasing the amount of high quality feedback or one-to...

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A beginner’s guide to Tony Wagner

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Where does he work?Tony Wagner is a Senior Research Fellow at the Learning Policy Institute, an American think-tank that researches educational policy and practices, and advocates ...

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Six behaviours teachers should praise to help pupils build a growth mindset

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Byline: Bradley BuschAsk someone about growth mindset, and the majority of people will be able to tell you that it is different from a fixed mindset. We've blogged previously about the best way to cap...

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A beginner's guide to Professor John Jerrim

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Where does he work?John Jerrim is a Professor of Education and Social Statistics at the University College London Institute of Education. He is a significant contributor to the OECD Programme for...

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Time out on classroom behaviour

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Tom Bennett (the Behaviour Tsar) recently stated that, "behaviour problems crush learning." Few would disagree. Yet many teachers see managing and controlling behaviour in the classroom as their great...

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Dr Gary Jones

Can school leaders rely on Kotter's change management model?

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A few weeks ago I wrote about the need for school leaders to be appropriately critical of educational and management gurus.One such guru is John Kotter, whose name is often found on lists of the world...

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A beginner’s guide to: Professor Barak Rosenshine

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Best known for: Rosenshine's research has contributed significantly to understanding the effectiveness of various instructional methods, which culminated in his iden...

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The pride, the workload and toilet breaks: my life after teaching

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It feels like barely a month goes by without seeing another blog or report about teachers are walking away from the profession and the recruitment and retention crisis. I'm not judging: I was one of ...

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