It’s been another really busy week of professional development: Shetland, Glasgow, Lockerbie, Dumfries, Edinburgh and Belfast. It was great to be back working with staff at Breda Academy today, exploring pedagogical principles and trusted techniques to power up our pedagogy 🚀

A really great morning working with primary and secondary teachers at George Watson’s College, Edinburgh. We were focusing on the science of learning, along with principles and techniques to power up our pedagogy, focusing on questioning. A wonderful group to work with 😊

Having spent the morning working with teachers and support staff in Lockerbie, it was great to work with primary and secondary teachers at the Dumfries North West Campus this afternoon. 🚀 Differentiation 🚀 Adaptive teaching 🚀 Pedagogy Development Plans A super group 😊

I really enjoyed working with primary and secondary staff at the Lockerbie Campus this morning. We were exploring principles and techniques to power up our pedagogy, focusing on: 🚀 Being busy vs learning 🚀 The importance of thinking 🚀 Questioning Brilliant discussion 😊

Today I was working with primary and secondary teachers and support staff at Kelvinside Academy, Glasgow, for a full day of Teaching PowerUps training. We focused on questioning, unpacking over 30 Trusted Techniques together. Brilliant discussion 😊 teachingpowerups.com

A tremendous day exploring how we can power up our curriculum with teachers and leaders from across Shetland. Brilliant discussion and contributions from everyone 😊

Great to be in Shetland and working with every teacher in the local authority on principles and practical approaches to power up our curriculum 😊 Around 400 delegates - super discussion!

Great to be back working at Boclair Academy for our sixth session together. This afternoon, we were focusing on principles and practical approaches to power up everyone’s professional development. As ever, a brilliant group of staff to work with 😊

A super morning working with teachers in Renfrew High School. We were focusing on principles and practical approaches to power up our pedagogy and leadership of teaching & learning. 🚀 Active learning 🚀 Adaptive teaching 🚀 Retrieval Great discussion from everyone 😊

Great to work with teachers in Gore Glen Primary School, Midlothian, this afternoon. We were focusing on principles and techniques to power up our feedback 🚀 A really lovely group of staff, and excellent discussion 😊

A great morning working with primary and secondary teachers in the Chryston Cluster today. Our session focused on: 🚀 Questioning 🚀 Cognitive load 🚀 Pace and challenge 🚀 Feedback Brilliant discussion and participation from everyone 😊

⭐️ Jones & Robertson Conference ⭐️ Kate Jones and I are teaming up to deliver a packed day of professional development in Edinburgh 😊 ⭐ Friday 18th September ⭐ Primary and secondary teachers & leaders ⭐ Early bird and group booking discounts. Find out more: nextleveleducational.com/events

Power Up Your Curriculum is complete! I’m delighted with how this new book has turned out 😊 ‘If your school is embarking on a curriculum review, read this first!’ - @daisychristo.bsky.social Available for pre-order here: amzn.eu/d/059uuIIO

Next Level Educational is showcasing at the @educationfest.bsky.social. Come along, have a chat and find out more about: 🚀 Professional development for teachers, leaders and schools 🚀 Teaching PowerUps: the new online membership platform PowerUp bears also available 😊 #Educationfest

A superb day showcasing at the @educationfest.bsky.social. We met and chatted with so many great people. If you’re attending tomorrow and are interested in finding out more about how Next Level Educational can support professional development for your team, school or trust, come and chat 😊

I’m really looking forward to presenting at the Festival of Education on Friday 😊 🚀 Power Up Your Adaptive Teaching 🚀 It would be great to see you there!

If you’re going to be at the Festival of Education this week, please come and say hi 😊 Next Level Educational are exhibiting and I’ll be leading a session on adaptive teaching on Friday. @educationfest.bsky.social

I’m excited that Next Level Educational will exhibiting at the 16th Festival of Education, Wellington College, July 2nd and 3rd. Come along to meet the team and chat 😊 On Friday 3rd, I’ll be leading a Power Up Your Adaptive Teaching session. See you there! @EducationFest

I was delighted to be shown the strategic plan Grange Academy have created on the back of recent ‘power up your leadership of teaching and learning’ input👇 🚀 Power-up prompts guiding the focus 🚀 Trusted Techniques to support teachers 🚀 Coaching approaches Great stuff! nextleveleducational.com

Great to be working with teachers and support staff at the Harmeny Education Trust, Edinburgh, today. We were exploring how we can power up our teaching using Rosenshine’s principles, with a focus on over 30 Trusted Techniques. Brilliant discussion from everyone 😊

A really super day working with middle leaders from across East Ayrshire. Copies of Power Up Your Pedagogy and Power Up Your Questioning aplenty across the room 😊

Great to be working with over 100 middle leaders in East Ayrshire today 😊 We’re focusing on principles and techniques to power up our leadership of teaching and learning, supported by the book, Power Up Your Pedagogy, and the Teaching PowerUps online platform. teachingpowerups.com

The Power Up Your Use of Rosenshine’s Principles Conference was a roaring success! Thank you to everyone who came along and made it such a brilliant day of professional development 😊 Interested in something similar for your school? Get in touch here: nextleveleducational.com

A great morning with everyone at the Power Up Your Use of Rosenshine’s Principles conference! Looking forward to our afternoon session 😊

All set for today’s Power Up Your Use of Rosenshine’s Principles Conference in Edinburgh 😊

An exciting development: the TEACHING POWERUPS professional development platform now includes videos of Trusted Techniques in practice. This includes for the questioning techniques: 🚀 Pause 🚀 Cold Call 🚀 Bounce 🚀 Coral Response Interested in membership? Find out more: teachingpowerups.com

Great to be back working with staff at Arbroath High School this afternoon. With middle leaders, our focus was on: 🚀 Coaching approaches to lesson observations 🚀 Difficult conversations With teachers, we focused on: 🚀 Pedagogical principles 🚀 Trusted techniques

Lovely feedback sent to me today from Upton Hall School, Birkenhead, about the professional development I led yesterday: “The best speaker we have had in our school.” If you’re interested in working with me, get in touch here: nextleveleducational.com

A super day working with staff in Upton Hall School, Birkenhead. We focused on principles and techniques that can help power up everyone’s: 🚀 Questioning 🚀 Checking for understanding 🚀 Adaptive teaching 🚀 Scaffolding 🚀 Retrieval practice 🚀 Leadership of teaching & learning

One of the most popular features of the new TEACHING POWERUPS membership platform are the Reflective Frameworks👇 These are designed to support CPD planning and coaching conversations, for example, after an observed lesson. Interested in membership? Find out more here: teachingpowerups.com