Having spent my Friday night googling and asking Chat GPT how to fix my washing machine, that actually, 'knowing stuff' is quite helpful and maybe being taught stuff is a rather novel, but important thing to do?

I'm fortunate to do a huge amount of training and facilitation work, but one thing I've been doing recently has been a whole new ballgame... Leading an Alpha course! It's been a brilliant last couple of months (with a few weeks still to come), but one of the best experiences

When the President plays fast and loose with “emergency powers,” it’s small businesses like Learning Resources and @hand2mind that pay the price. As the Supreme Court heard oral arguments today in Learning Resources v. Trump, Chairman and CEO Rich Woldenberg sat down with NCLA’s

👋 Join @MrMetacognition who is running our Work Group on L2 Qualifications again this year! This fully funded CPD starts on Tuesday 25th November at UTC Aylesbury. Book your place online:

🚨Supporting SEN students webinar🚨 On Dec 1st, I'll be hosting a live webinar exploring how metacognition can support our SEN students. Considering historical myths, you'll leave with an understanding of high quality approaches and suitable scaffolds and building blocks in

It was so valuable. Thank you for coming!

The end of a tiring, but superb day in Northern Ireland! A 2.53am start (ouch), but an energising day at St Dominic's in Belfast, where I spoke for a couple of hours on oracy (leaning on @voice21oracy of course) and metacognition. These really are 'two birds one stone'

Just finalising my @researchEDSW application and channeling my inner Miranda Priestly. 'The Devil Wears Prada'. Coming to Gloucester in 2026?! @tombennett71 @researchED1 @hgaldinoshea

I'm delighted to be running the @BBOMathsHub WG on L2 Qualifications again this year! Jammed full of insight on curriculum, Maths anxiety/confidence, lesson design, language and more, with a brilliant opportunity to network, this fully funded opportunity is not to be missed!

A 3am start this morning to head over to Northern Ireland for a day of oracy and metacognition PD, as well as exploring metacognitive approaches in Mathematics. A full day, and plenty of coffee will be needed ☕

Last week I had the joy of working with dozens of headteachers and leaders, from numerous schools across a brilliant Trust, for a whole day of metacognitive training. To kick off the holidays with this feedback is just amazing! Absolutely buzzing!! 😁😁

This afternoon I had the pleasure of delivering an online webinar, exploring metacognition in the Early Years, as well as when supporting EAL students. Our recent house move has gone well, but my desk hasn't yet arrived, so a temporary solution was found (made?)!

An exciting night as I get to go through the final drafts for book number 4, exploring how we can embed metacognition in the curriculum! A sneaky peak here on why knowing strategies isn't always the most important thing for a teacher ⬇️⬇️⬇️

Those are some significantly sized flats they're building... One way to sort the housing crisis! 😅

Last week, I had the opportunity to lead a twilight for the fantastic Bishop Perowne CofE college, exploring how to make feedback more effective, and improve teacher modelling. I'm still delighted at the feedback I got through this morning... > Such a valuable session >

I don't think it is controversial to argue that we ought to spend more time thinking about tone and volume. How we say things to students is just as, or arguably more important, in many situations, than what we say. But after ITT, how much time is given to considering how we

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@MrMetacognition Coaching can be incredibly powerful, if done right. It worries me that schools are investing huge amounts of money into training people to be coaches within their organisations and thinking that is going to solve all the retention and performance issues. This isn't the answer 👇

I haven't read this yet, but I can already guarantee this is going to be a cracker!

In an ideal world, I'd argue that all secondary teachers should spend at least one week per year in a primary setting. Are there any schools or Trusts out there who get close to this? Does anyone have a strong argument against it?