Evidence-Informed Wisdom
In this webinar, Dr Claire Badger will look at how an understanding of research evidence combined with knowledge of your own context and your personal experience can help you make better decisions. Packed with informative and quirky studies, you will leave inspired to implement evidence-informed practice in your school or college.
Manageable workloads, personalised learning and enrichment: Insights from UNESCO’s Happy Schools Framework
In this session, we will discuss the Process pillar, examining how adapting our learning experiences, interactions and teaching approaches shape wellbeing, motivation and engagement for our students. We will explore the impact of manageable workloads, balanced and holistic learning experiences, and opportunities for play, dialogue and enrichment.
Roundtable: Behaviour and Attendance – Empire Fighting Chance
We are delighted to offer an roundtable with the internationally pioneering charity, “Empire Fighting Chance” (www.empirefightingchance.org).
The charity harnesses the benefits of evidence-led, structured, non-contact boxing for social impact, including: mental health, PTSD and recovery from abuse, community cohesion, confidence-building in girls, youth crime, youth justice, specific learning difficulties and special needs, educational attainment and behaviour.
Leading Professional Learning at Scale: Maximising CPD Spend
Drawing on findings from the 2025 Teacher Development Trust report on CPD, this webinar will explore how school and trust leaders can take a strategic, evidence-informed approach to professional development. School and Trust leaders will themselves share practical strategies.
Unearthing Structures, Amplifying Voices: A Critical Realist Inquiry into the Lives of Autistic Teachers
In this webinar, Helen Bowhay, Director of Initial Teacher Education at the University of Nottingham, will introduce the key findings from her research into the lived experiences of autistic teachers in education.
High-quality assessment in primary schools: improving assessment literacy
Assessment literacy is having the knowledge and skills to design and use effective formative and summative assessments. In this webinar we will explore the principles of good assessment and also the challenges of implementing assessment for different types of learning in primary schools.
What can be done to make school leadership more sustainable across the UK?
The proportion of heads who say they are ‘mostly’ or ‘sometimes sinking’ range from nearly a third in Scotland (30%), to around one in five in England (22%) and Northern Ireland (19%). Common drivers of unsustainability include: poor work-life balance and unreasonable workloads; issues with staff; finance and resource constraints; and SEND, behaviour and inclusion challenges. But not all leaders are in crisis – indeed, several interviewees described headship as “the best job in the world”. The research identifies what sustains leaders and the features of thriving leadership. Paradoxically, for many leaders, the fact that the job is tough is what makes it so rewarding, meaning that leaders can be thriving and sinking at the same time, or, perhaps more accurately, thriving one day or one week, but sinking the next. This webinar explores these findings and the issues they highlight, asking what can be done to make leadership more sustainable across the UK?
Fellow Journal Club Series: Sustainable School Leadership research
We are delighted that the report authors will join us to explore the findings through a series of three Fellow Journal Clubs. Each session will focus on a specific theme from the report, as indicated below. You can choose to attend one or more event. In advance of the event we ask you to read the project Executive Summary – focusing on the theme that relates to the theme of the session you are attending.
How can AI be used safely and effectively to support workload, inclusion and creativity?
Join us to discuss this question with practitioners and authors specialising in the safe and effective use of AI in education. Discussion will centre around using AI to reduce administrative workload, to boost creativity and support all learners.
Inclusive teaching is high-quality teaching: What the research means for schools and professional development
The session will examine how schools can support teachers to develop approaches that reduce barriers to learning and support a wide range of learners to succeed. We will also consider the implications for professional development, including how schools can build shared understanding of inclusive teaching and embed evidence-informed approaches through high-quality PD.