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Dr Haili Hughes

@hugheshaili.bsky.social

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Professor of mentoring and coaching at Academica Uoas. Director of PD at All Saints MAT, English teacher for 15+ years. Speaker. Author. CCT Council. ECF & NPQ facilitator. DfE Associate. UCL Associate. English Lead at Embrace SCITT

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Dr Haili Hughes @hugheshaili.bsky.social · Jun 12

A personal one for me: On school culture and toxic leadership

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GEC (Global Equality Collective) @geccollect.bsky.social · Jun 9

We asked 26,000+ UK students and staff about what inclusion REALLY looks like.

Get your hands on the FIRST report of its kind: www.thegec.education/the-research

#EduSky #Belonging #Wellbeing

@nicoleponsford.bsky.social @inclusionht.bsky.social @hugheshaili.bsky.social @pennyrabiger.bsky.social

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José Picardo @josepicardo.bsky.social · Jun 9

“Teachers need to be done with, not done to.”
Reflections from @hugheshaili.bsky.social's brilliant talk on instructional coaching at #BryanstonSummit.
🔗 Link in the comments.
#InstructionalCoaching #EdLeadership #CPD

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Evidence Based Education @evidencebased.education · Jun 10

The second speaker at the Great Teaching Strand at @educationfest.bsky.social is @hugheshaili.bsky.social

The session will explore how teachers and leaders can plan and engage in professional development.

Join us at Festival of Education: buff.ly/pngkxwD

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Alex (Lamb_Heart_Tea) @lambhearttea.bsky.social · May 29

Lovely evening with @hugheshaili.bsky.social @mrlordscience.bsky.social before CogSciSci tomorrow!

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Dr Haili Hughes @hugheshaili.bsky.social · May 23

That's a wrap! Back to school I go after half term

Dr Haili Hughes @hugheshaili.bsky.social · May 23

Yep! Very common

Dr Haili Hughes @hugheshaili.bsky.social · May 23

That makes sense with the quote marks - cheers John. Will email

Dr Haili Hughes @hugheshaili.bsky.social · May 23

Yeah didn't even notice it till you said tbf...the point really is that we shouldn't have to think it's teaching or stuff. There should be the opportunity to do both as lots of people like me feel they have no other option but to leave. I'm back next week though!

Dr Haili Hughes @hugheshaili.bsky.social · May 23

Yeah not meant like that at all. I do loads of work for TF every year and am a huge supporter. It's a play on words.

Dr Haili Hughes @hugheshaili.bsky.social · May 23

Very proud of this piece in @schoolsweek.bsky.social
@nansiellis.bsky.social
Giving teachers the opportunity to be intellectually curious and have agency over their development is key! "Teach And" for the win!

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Dr Haili Hughes @hugheshaili.bsky.social · May 21

Only just over a week till @cogscisci.bsky.social and I enjoyed taking part in this episode of PodSciSci talking about what @carlhendrick.substack.com and I will be speaking about - Checking for Understanding. Episode here: open.spotify.com/episode/2tzD...

CogSciSci Surrey 2025 - Speaker interviews: Episode 2

PodSciSci · Episode

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Dr Haili Hughes @hugheshaili.bsky.social · May 15

Off the back of my webinar with @andynewellpd.bsky.social for @iris-connect.bsky.social and @collegeofteaching.bsky.social this evening, here is a blog on instructional coaching and AI. Inspired by a paper I was signposted to via @pepsmccrea.bsky.social

open.substack.com/pub/hailihug...

Coaching with Care: Applying lessons from generative AI research to teacher coaching

The use of generative AI in education has grown exponentially, including early exploration into AI-powered instructional coaching for teachers.

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scottinghatt.bsky.social @scottinghatt.bsky.social · May 10

Talking about *mental models*? Make sure you know what you mean.

It’s a popular term often used loosely.

They aren’t just bits of knowledge. They’re situation-sensitive tools for thinking.

This post took 2yrs to write!

☕️Grab a coffee and have a read bit.ly/3EXhJWs

5 things to know about mental models

Why do some teachers instinctively know which student to redirect with a glance and which one needs a quiet word at the door?

bit.ly

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Nathan Walker @nwalkerpe.bsky.social · May 10

I’d appreciate a share/repost 🙏🏼

Episode 60 of the PE Insights Podcast is now available wherever you get your podcasts 🫶🏼🎧

🔗⬇️

open.spotify.com/episode/7lOv...

#PEInsightsPodcast #EduPE

Episode 60 - Tom Manley - Team games in PE, still the favourite?

PE Insights Podcast - PE Scholar · Episode

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Dr Haili Hughes @hugheshaili.bsky.social · May 7

What an amazing opportunity to learn from @andrewwatsonttb.bsky.social

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Chris Baker @drchriswb.bsky.social · May 1

The slides are finalised, just need an audience now!! Get your FREE ticket for London or Online - www.tickettailor.com/events/irisc... @iris-connect.bsky.social @hugheshaili.bsky.social @andynewellpd.bsky.social

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Dr Haili Hughes @hugheshaili.bsky.social · May 1

Hope so as that horrifies me

Dr Haili Hughes @hugheshaili.bsky.social · May 1

I'll be using the definition from the original research. I don't like the implication on another post that I'm implying it's teacher's fault tbh.

Dr Haili Hughes @hugheshaili.bsky.social · May 1

Interesting timing after my post. My book won't be blaming teachers at all.

Dr Haili Hughes @hugheshaili.bsky.social · May 1

Retrieval, what/how/why in English...pretty much anything that's been implemented with a surface understanding of research. Dual coding.

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Dr Haili Hughes @hugheshaili.bsky.social · May 1

Excited to announce I am writing a book on lethal mutations of research we commonly find in schools. I have a list of what I think are the most pervasive ones but would love to see if I have thought of them all...what do you think are the most common ones?

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Dr Haili Hughes @hugheshaili.bsky.social · May 1

Thank you!

Dr Haili Hughes @hugheshaili.bsky.social · May 1

Can we have a chat about this?

Dr Haili Hughes @hugheshaili.bsky.social · May 1

Be interested to unpick this more with you and hear your experiences

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