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Helen Skelton

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Head of Science. T&L Lead Practitioner. Curriculum. CogSci. CogSciSci. Assessment. Evidence informed edu. Chemistry. MA Expert Teaching. #UKTeaching Blog: elementsoflearning.home.blog

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An illustration showing a hand holding pink flashcards, with explanation and example written on them

Flashcards are a tried-and-tested revision strategy – discover how @drhskelton.bsky.social helps her post-16 learners get the most out of them 🎴 πŸƒ πŸ‘‡
edu.rsc.org/ideas/how-to...
#iteachchem

25.02.2026 12:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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CogSciSci London 2026 CogSciSci is taking its talents to Hammersmith this year. That’s right – the world’s greatest CogSciSci conference is back for its characteristic mix of Cognitive Science and science ed…

Hey #Edusky
COGSCISCI 2026 is coming back to London!

Join us for a day of talking all about 'Implementing CogSci in the classroom'

(That's sure to spark some online discussion 🀣)

Fri 29/5/26

Call for speakers: cogscisci.wordpress.com/2026/02/18/c...
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18.02.2026 07:35 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Do not always send suspended students home, government tells schools Changes to England's school system say on-site suspensions should be used for non-violent behaviour.

Thoughts on this mess.
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www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

29.01.2026 15:48 πŸ‘ 45 πŸ” 28 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 13
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Modelling Thinking Modelling Thinking: How Science Teachers Can Help Students Tackle GCSE Exam Questions

πŸ’«NEW BLOG ALERT 🚨Thinking aloud isn’t just narrationβ€”it’s a powerful teaching strategy πŸ—£οΈπŸ§ 
By modelling how we approach GCSE Science exam questions, we help students plan, monitor, and succeed.
Read more here πŸ‘‰ researchschool.org.uk/manchester/b...

08.01.2026 06:50 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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04.01.2026 18:00 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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27.12.2025 18:00 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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15.12.2025 18:01 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Metacognition and Self-Regulated Learning Apply metacognitive strategies in the classroom.

The @theeef.bsky.social has released updated guidance on Metacognition & self-regulated learning - one of its most widely used evidence resources.

Explore the update here: educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/education-ev...

13.11.2025 09:48 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Leadership as an Attentional Practice Attention as a Leadership Act in School Improvement School improvement is often framed around structures: improvement plans, strategic goals, and systems of accountability. However, beneath these f…

ICYMI:

⚠️New Post: Attention ⚠️

"What we attend to, we amplify."

Attention is an element of school leadership.

Are we considering the attention of school leaders?

How often is this spread across multiple areas?

Read by thoughts below:

researcherteacher.home.blog/2025/08/17/l...

22.08.2025 06:05 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Physics PGCE Useful Links.docx Physics PGCE Useful Links [If viewing in Word Online, use the to switch to for the best experience] Contents Resources sorted by topic Learning resources General collections of resources Simulati...

If you or anyone you know is new to teaching Physics, I highly recommend this amazing resource from Richard Brock. Links to hundreds of super useful stuff πŸ™‚
#PhysicsEd
#iTeachPhysics
#Science

docs.google.com/document/d/1...

09.08.2025 17:12 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2

Take care you don't fall in and drown trying to drink that wine!

29.07.2025 18:27 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Heidelberg's a lovely city, I'm sure it won't disappoint.

26.07.2025 13:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

That the figures in your photo were Lego. I was genuinely sceptical for quite some time. But I have learned the error of my ways, if grudgingly.

24.07.2025 20:24 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

These are worthy of the Lego name.

24.07.2025 20:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Good knowledge. I'm relieved that old-school square leg figures still dominate a Google search. To such an extent that I almost accused @mrmountstevens.bsky.social of telling fibs.

24.07.2025 20:16 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

It doesn't look like my definition of Lego.

24.07.2025 19:50 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I want it to look like Lego!

24.07.2025 19:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

It was a tense few seconds πŸ˜‚

24.07.2025 19:31 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The old is clearly better.

24.07.2025 19:31 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

At least it didn't tell us the 'estimated age'!

24.07.2025 19:30 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

They need square legs.

24.07.2025 19:28 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Since when did Lego figures look like this?!

24.07.2025 19:26 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Let's Tapp it Forward.

Refer a friend on Teacher Tapp and we’ll donate Β£5 to @edsupportuk.bsky.social!

Tap the β€˜Raise Β£5k for Teacher Mental Health’ box in the app to get started πŸ’š

13.07.2025 05:05 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Teacher Tapp

refer.teachertapp.com/c/6a6a775bcf...

If you're not already on @teachertapp.bsky.social use this link to sign up and they'll donate Β£5 to @edsupportuk.bsky.social who do great work to support teachers' mental health and which I found really helpful a few years back.

11.07.2025 17:05 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A model of the human information processing stream from the environment through attention and working memory to long-term memory, with annotations of teaching activities that can be done to mitigate against capacity and processing limitations at each stage

A model of the human information processing stream from the environment through attention and working memory to long-term memory, with annotations of teaching activities that can be done to mitigate against capacity and processing limitations at each stage

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Teaching the limited capacity brain. A visual guide and model

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06.07.2025 19:30 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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New research from MIT found that those who used ChatGPT can’t remember any of the content of their essays.

Key takeaway: the product doesn’t suffer, but the process does. And when it comes to essays, the process *is* how they learn.

arxiv.org/pdf/2506.088...

18.06.2025 07:32 πŸ‘ 3720 πŸ” 1520 πŸ’¬ 192 πŸ“Œ 372

This, surely, is the definition of the word holiday.

18.06.2025 09:37 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

a) Books I want to keep. Sometimes buy copies of ones I've already read/listened to.
b) Easy reads that I'm unlikely to want to read again.
c) Mostly non-fictiin that I probably wouldn't find time or energy to sit down and read.

17.06.2025 17:09 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0