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Why Teacher Decision-Making Is Essential, Not Optional

Over the past few years, conversations about improving teaching have increasingly focused on one idea: helping teachers make better decisions in the classroom. When this topic comes up in professional discussions, the response is often something along the lines of, “That sounds like something our strongest teachers would really benefit from.” That reaction is understandable—but it misses something important. Developing decision-making isn’t just valuable for the best teachers

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Stop. Collaborate and Listen. PD lessons from Vanilla Ice

Introduction Teacher quality is consistently the strongest in-school predictor of the quality of student learning relative to other levers such as class sizes and technology use. This is an assertion supported by a wide body of research including, EEF, (2025) and Hanushek, et al, (1998). With this in mind, it makes sense that we should invest heavily in understanding what effective teaching is and happily, the research base around effective teaching has become increasingly ac

Adam Kohlbeck

Feb 16

Are we still using comprehension frameworks to teach primary reading?

Having recently joined a new school, I have been given the opportunity to step back and re-imagine the reading curriculum. I was already aware that assessment-driven approaches to reading existed, however what has surprised me through this process is just how widespread this way of thinking still is. Through reviewing curriculum structures, attending conferences and speaking with teachers, leaders and literacy leads across different schools, it has become clear that many scho

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