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Town End Research School @townendresearch.bsky.social · 14d

Interested in adaptive & responsive teaching? Metacognition? The science of learning? This online conference is for you!

Newcastle Research School @nclrs.bsky.social · 17d

🔬 The North East's biggest evidence-informed T&L conference is here!
🗓️3 Research Schools are joining forces on 26 Nov 2025.
💬Key notes from: Prof Rob Coe, Prof Stuart Kime and Alex Fairlamb
#Memory #Metacognition #AdaptiveTeaching
Book now: t.co/g9hq4zxPiq

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Bradford Research School @bradresearchsch.bsky.social · Sep 16

Tackling disadvantage takes everyone - leaders, teachers, parents & governors.

In this @theeef.bsky.social blog, Stella Jones from @townendresearch.bsky.social shares the UNITE framework, to turn equity from policy into practice.

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Town End Research School @townendresearch.bsky.social · Jun 9

Writing is language written down.
If pupils have nothing to say, they’ll have nothing to write. Read our blog here:
researchschool.org.uk/news/the-fou...

The Four Rs - Reason, Routines, Resources and Reflection

Embedding structured talk

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Town End Research School @townendresearch.bsky.social · May 21

⭐️Check out our blog and free download⭐️

🧠 To foster meaningful talk, we first need to equip pupils with relevant knowledge and useful tools! ⚒️
researchschool.org.uk/news/the-fou...

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Town End Research School @townendresearch.bsky.social · May 21

The North East Research Schools have teamed up to explore the Simple View of Writing – unpacking how transcription, executive function and composition work together.

Read the full series here: researchschool.org.uk/town-end/new...

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Town End Research School @townendresearch.bsky.social · May 9

🧠Do you know how these terms fit together?
✨ Executive Function
✨ Metacognition
✨ Self-Regulation
✨ Self-Regulated Learning
Join us for this FREE WEBINAR to connect the dots. forms.gle/BWMQJPgA3PHE...
#teacherCPD #cognitivescience

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Education Endowment Foundation @theeef.bsky.social · Apr 22

📣 Calling all educators!

We’re looking for passionate people like you to share your insights and experiences as part of our community of educators, the EEF Exchange.

Help make sure our work stays relevant and grounded in the real world. 

Apply: ow.ly/UtL450VCmn5

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Town End Research School @townendresearch.bsky.social · Apr 23

FREE webinar! Join us to explore the updated @theeef.bsky.social guidance on deploying teaching assistants (TAs).
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Cornwall Research School @rsncornwall.bsky.social · Apr 22

📢 Join Us for 'Literacy at the Transition'!

Gain insights from top experts on evidence-informed approaches to literacy at the transition. The day features keynote addresses, workshops, and discussions aimed at improving literacy outcomes.

Book here 👉 buff.ly/iCwpvjK

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Town End Research School @townendresearch.bsky.social · Apr 4

Don't miss out!

Cornwall Research School @rsncornwall.bsky.social · Apr 4

Book your space now!

An online literacy conference with presenters from the Research School Network.
Covering Literacy topics and workshops such as:

Reading fluency
Sentence construction
Talk Moves
And much more

Register for just £25pp at buff.ly/Qf2LiU3

Town End Research School @townendresearch.bsky.social · Apr 4

📢 Sign up here: forms.zohopublic.eu/greatnorthsp...

8/7/25 Strive-for-Five: Enhancing Language Through Conversation

Fill out this form.

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Town End Research School @townendresearch.bsky.social · Apr 4

🔊 Boost early language through conversation!
Join our FREE Strive-for-Five webinar on Tuesday 8th July, 3:45 - 4:45pm and explore simple strategies to enhance back-and-forth interactions.
📖 Plus, get a FREE guide to help embed this approach!

#EarlyYears #StriveForFive

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Three Rivers Professional Development Institute @threeriverspdi.bsky.social · Mar 31

Building on the huge success of our SEND Conference 2024, please come along to our Community of Practice - an online collaborative discussion around SEND priorities. Free to attend, via Zoom, sign up here: zoom.us/meeting/regi... @cheviotlt.bsky.social

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Town End Research School @townendresearch.bsky.social · Apr 1

Join Shotton Hall Research School, Newcastle Research School and us for a FREE webinar introducing the updated guidance from @theeef.bsky.social around effective deployment of teaching assistants. Sign up via the link 👇
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Town End Research School @townendresearch.bsky.social · Mar 20

Don't miss out our FREE twilight webinar exploring how self-regulation supports learning. This session will equip you with knowledge and tools to support pupils in the classroom, playground and for life. forms.gle/ovMRiXc3gtjp...

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Manchester Communication Research School @mancomrs.bsky.social · Mar 17

Exploring what it takes to become a great teacher. @EducEndowFoundn senior content manager, introduces our podcast series that explores how to become a great teacher, and what we can do to support others on that journey. See more here: educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/news/is-teac...

Is teaching an art or a science?

Exploring what it takes to become a great teacher

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Town End Research School @townendresearch.bsky.social · Mar 14

Have you unleashed the power of READERS THEATRE?
Integrating performance into reading, provides a meaningful reason for rereading texts and nurtures essential literacy skills!
Read our blog and find our FREE GUIDE here: researchschool.org.uk/town-end/news

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Town End Research School @townendresearch.bsky.social · Mar 7

Explore @EducEndowFoundn’s new guide to the Early Years Pupil Premium!
To support @educationgovuk’s increase to EYPP funding, the EEF has launched a brand-new resource to help early years settings support their socio-economically disadvantaged children.
tinyurl.com/mwn9edn2

Early Years Pupil Premium

The EEF is an independent charity dedicated to breaking the link between family income and educational achievement.

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Town End Research School @townendresearch.bsky.social · Mar 4

Have your pupils completed the phonics programme but find the leap to reading non-decodable texts challenging? Our Phonics to Fluency programme could be the solution you need! forms.gle/vJoBBHjZz7m3...

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Town End Research School @townendresearch.bsky.social · Feb 14

📚🎭Bring reading to life. Discover the power of READERS THEATRE.🎭📚

Read our new blog and download our FREE guide to help you get started. researchschool.org.uk/town-end/new...

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Town End Research School @townendresearch.bsky.social · Feb 25

This is fabulous!

Bradford Research School @bradresearchsch.bsky.social · Feb 25

Attendance: Three Relationships to Restore

Restoring relationships with self, others and curriculum

researchschool.org.uk/bradford/new...

Attendance: Three Relationships to Restore

Attendance: restoring relationships with self, others and curriculum

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Alex Quigley @alexjquigley.bsky.social · Feb 20

‘Why should we read aloud in class?’

“The teacher reading aloud and expertly modelling fluency (pace, expression, volume etc.) is likely a better bet than selecting underpractised pupils to read.”

alexquigley.co.uk/who-should-r...

Who should read aloud in class?

There are fewer more important acts in all of education than reading in the classroom. From what is read, to the specifics of when, why, and by whom, the how of reading in the classroom can prove a vi...

alexquigley.co.uk

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Town End Research School @townendresearch.bsky.social · Feb 14

📚🎭Bring reading to life. Discover the power of READERS THEATRE.🎭📚

Read our new blog and download our FREE guide to help you get started. researchschool.org.uk/town-end/new...

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Stella Jones @stelljo.bsky.social · Feb 10

🎭Readers theatre 🎭
New blog and FREE guide!
Bringing reading to life: The power of readers theatre 🔦
researchschool.org.uk/town-end

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Bradford Research School @bradresearchsch.bsky.social · Feb 4

Structured reflection: Modelling Independence

What does 'structured reflection' look like in the classroom?
Watch this video from @townendresearch.bsky.social to see it in practice:
researchschool.org.uk/clips-from-t...

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