ImpactWales @impactwales.bsky.social · 11hIn order to retain new information we have to connect it with what we already know. Activating pupils' prior learning helps that connection process, but how do you do it? Try out our 4 ways to build connections from our sketchnote ⬇️✅ 1/2 100
ImpactWales @impactwales.bsky.social · 20hNot all retrieval practice tasks are equal. Some require more expertise than others to be truly effective. Take a look at our sketchnote. If you'd like access to more of our professional learning resources go to www.impact.wales and click ImpactPlus. 010
ImpactWales @impactwales.bsky.social · 22hI'm really looking forward to Research ED Cymru Bach this Thursday with @RhysWilliamsTV @lucycrehan, @KellyBubbins, @garein, @thomasbreeze and me. We will attempt to answer the question post PISA 2025 results - Where do we go now? 000
ImpactWales @impactwales.bsky.social · 01/10/2026How categorising new information aids retention and recall of learning. 1/4 100
ImpactWales @impactwales.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Are you using low stakes testing in your classroom? If not, why not? Here are 10 benefits from research. Contact us for details of our professional learning for teachers and schools informed by research, go to www.impact.wales or contact us enquiries@impact.wales, call us 029 2167 9140. 000
ImpactWales @impactwales.bsky.social · 30/09/2026“Pay attention.” But what does that actually mean? Why does attention wander? Why is refocusing difficult? And what can teachers do to support it? Join my Improving Attention Workshop in North or South Wales. 👉app.smore.comImproving Attention WorkshopImproving Attention Workshop 000
ImpactWales @impactwales.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Build pupils' schema to help them to make connections with new vocabulary, by using these 4 ideas. We think with words, read them, articulate our ideas in speech and writing. Words are who we are. Find out more about our professional learning for teachers www.impact.wales 011
ImpactWales @impactwales.bsky.social · 29/09/2026What do you do when you know you've taught your pupils something, but they just haven't learnt it?? One of the most common complaints we hear from teachers is that pupils haven’t learnt what they’ve been taught. Fin explains why it’s happening and what you can do about it. Impact Insights #27. 000
ImpactWales @impactwales.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Educational disadvantage affects how pupils think, feel about and plan their own learning. It's more than just test scores. Find out more in my new book published on April 9th. Pre-order your copy here: amzn.to/4gome99 010
ImpactWales @impactwales.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Our super popular Self-Evaluation Workshop is back this autumn and places are already going fast. Don't miss out, especially if you're in South Wales. Click the link to find out more about what's included and book your place:app.smore.comSelf-Evaluation WorkshopSelf-Evaluation Workshop 000
ImpactWales @impactwales.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Research ED Cymru Bach. October 8th, 5.30-7.30pm. Come join @RhysWilliamsTV @lucycrehan, @KellyBubbins, @garein, @thomasbreeze and me. Get your tickets here: www.eventbrite.com/e... 000
ImpactWales @impactwales.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Pupils not motivated to learn? Try tasks that boost engagement: ✅Explain ideas in their own words ✅Break learning into meaningful chunks ✅Connect new learning to prior knowledge Use our Rothkopf sketchnote to improve learning. enquiries@impact.wales 010
ImpactWales @impactwales.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Are your pupils struggling to pay attention? Are they too easily distracted? Do they find it difficult to sustain their focus when tasks get tough? Join me on the Impact Wales Improving Focus & Attention Workshop in Conwy or Merthyr this Nov.app.smore.comImproving Attention WorkshopImproving Attention Workshop 000
ImpactWales @impactwales.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Are you reading this post and watching tv? STOP! You can't do two similar tasks at the same time. Nor can pupils. Multi-tasking is a myth. Take a look at the sketchnote below for what is actually happening and share this information with your pupils. 130
ImpactWales @impactwales.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Why teaching practice is so hard to change. It's all about habit formation! We create sketchnotes that summarise key research for teachers and leaders. We also provide professional learning for teachers and schools. Contact us to find out how we can support you enquiries@impact.wales 000
ImpactWales @impactwales.bsky.social · 26/09/2026What are 2 well replicated and robust research-informed "best bets" for improving learning? 1️⃣ Spaced practice 2️⃣ Retrieval practice Include them both when you use the Leitner Flashcard Method with your pupils. Contact us for professional learning enquiries@impact.wales 010
ImpactWales @impactwales.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Where are your pupils on the Dunning-Kruger curve? At the "peak of overconfidence" or the "Valley of Despair"? It's not just for pupils, it can be just as prevalent in professional learning settings too! Contact us for professional learning underpinned by research enquiries@impact.wales 000
ImpactWales @impactwales.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Research ED Cymru Bach. October 8th, 5.30-7.30pm. Come join @RhysWilliamsTV @lucycrehan, @KellyBubbins, @garein, @thomasbreeze and me. Get your tickets here: www.eventbrite.com/e... 000
ImpactWales @impactwales.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Are you using low stakes testing in your classroom? If not, why not? Here are 10 benefits from research. Contact us for details of our professional learning for teachers and schools informed by research, go to www.impact.wales or contact us enquiries@impact.wales, call us 029 2167 9140. 000
ImpactWales @impactwales.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Writing and improving what you have written means understanding that you are writing for an audience and that the process of drafting, evaluation, redrafting and publishing is an involved and iterative process. It's not just: ✏️write 🤔redraft 📖publish 100
ImpactWales @impactwales.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Our super popular Self-Evaluation Workshop is back this autumn and places are already going fast. Don't miss out, especially if you're in South Wales. Click the link to find out more about what's included and book your place:app.smore.comSelf-Evaluation WorkshopSelf-Evaluation Workshop 000
ImpactWales @impactwales.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Are you a teacher or leader currently working in a school in Wales? Do you want to stay up to date with education news, curriculum info & research-informed strategies for Wales? Join our private Facebook group, only for serving teachers in Wales. Scan the QR code to join. 000
ImpactWales @impactwales.bsky.social · 24/09/2026The only way teaching practice changes is through building new habits. Teachers build new habits through deliberate practice. In our professional learning, we use scaffolded tasks to help colleagues make sense of the change that is needed in their own practice. 100
ImpactWales @impactwales.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Looking for research-informed support for your school? At Impact Wales, we work with teachers and leaders to turn research into practical approaches that improve learning. From consultancy and professional learning to bespoke resources, we can help. 📧 fin@impact.wales 000
ImpactWales @impactwales.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Why people are wired to believe what they want. Teach your pupils to challenge their own beliefs by using the Risk Theory strategies on our sketchnote ⬇️ We provide research-informed professional learning for schools. Contact us enquiries@impact.wales to find out more. 000
ImpactWales @impactwales.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Are your pupils struggling to pay attention? Are they too easily distracted? Do they find it difficult to sustain their focus when tasks get tough? Join me on the Impact Wales Improving Focus & Attention Workshop in Conwy or Merthyr this Nov.app.smore.comImproving Attention WorkshopImproving Attention Workshop 000
ImpactWales @impactwales.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Should learning feel easy? Use our quick visual guide to learning and the memory to think about the learning in your classroom. We provide professional learning for teachers informed by research. Go to www.impact.wales to find out more 010
ImpactWales @impactwales.bsky.social · 23/09/2026WG have published their Foundational literacy & numeracy plan. In this week's Impact Podcast... 1. What problem has been identified? 2. What is the suggested solution? 3. How is it proposed this will be done? 4. How will WG measure impact? open.spotify.com/episode/4q45...open.spotify.comEpisode 245: The Foundational Literacy and Numeracy PlanThe Impact Podcast · Episode 000
ImpactWales @impactwales.bsky.social · 22/09/2026The aim of teaching is to help learners make new connections and organise connections into meaningful schema. Share the cue that will help pupils recall and organise the learning. Contact us for bespoke professional learning for teachers enquiries@impact.wales 000
ImpactWales @impactwales.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Research ED Cymru Bach. October 8th, 5pm-7pm. Come join @RhysWilliamsTV @lucycrehan, @KellyBubbins, @garein, @thomasbreeze and me. Get your tickets here: www.eventbrite.com/e... 011
ImpactWales @impactwales.bsky.social · 22/09/20265 steps to better questioning: • Focus on the learning • Plan questions • Model answers • Engage everyone • Adapt teaching Rooted in research. Built for classrooms. Better questions = better thinking. enquiries@impact.wales 000
ImpactWales @impactwales.bsky.social · 21/09/2026What one task, gives pupils 3 sets of connections and improves the depth of learning, whilst also making it easier to recall? Drawing - watch the film to find out more. For bespoke professional learning that brings research inot your classroom enquiries@impact.wales 010
ImpactWales @impactwales.bsky.social · 21/09/2026"Not all learners progress at the same speed." This truism is at the heart of teaching and has driven much of what we know about differentiation. How does this look if you are focused on providing the right level of practice and support? Take a look at our guide ⬇️ 1/2 100
ImpactWales @impactwales.bsky.social · 21/09/2026How are you understanding progress for your learners? Use our research-informed strategy, midpoint monitoring, to break down pupils' progress towards their learning goal. Perfect for CfW 💥✅ Contact us for bespoke professional learning that has impact enquiries@impact.wales 000
ImpactWales @impactwales.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Our super popular Self-Evaluation Workshop is back this autumn and places are already going fast. Don't miss out, especially if you're in South Wales. Click the link to find out more about what's included and book your place:app.smore.comSelf-Evaluation WorkshopSelf-Evaluation Workshop 000
ImpactWales @impactwales.bsky.social · 20/09/2026There are 3 competing demands on our very limited working memory (WM). The WM is where all new information is processed. Check out our sketchnote to see what you need to do to help pupils manage their cognitive load. www.impact.wales 000
ImpactWales @impactwales.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Are you using low stakes testing in your classroom? If not, why not? Here are 10 benefits from research. Contact us for details of our professional learning for teachers and schools informed by research, go to www.impact.wales or contact us enquiries@impact.wales, call us 029 2167 9140. 000
ImpactWales @impactwales.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Helping pupils to transfer their understanding into novel context is a notoriously difficult thing to do, but there are some strategies that you can try out. Take a look at our sketchnote to get started. www.impact.wales 000
ImpactWales @impactwales.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Setting a long term plan for improvement that you continue with no matter what occurs, is 'plan continuation bias'. Do things better use: ✅REALISTIC pre-planning ✅OBJECTIVE mid-plan reviews ✅RESPONSIVE problem solving We are Impact Wales your school improvement partner www.impact.wales 000
ImpactWales @impactwales.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Are your pupils struggling to pay attention? Are they too easily distracted? Do they find it difficult to sustain their focus when tasks get tough? Join me on the Impact Wales Improving Focus & Attention Workshop in Conwy or Merthyr this Nov.app.smore.comImproving Attention WorkshopImproving Attention Workshop 000
ImpactWales @impactwales.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Would you like to know more about the science of learning, the research base that underpins teaching, or how to improve your own teaching practice? Follow me on LinkedIn: Follow me on LinkedIn:linkedin.comLinkedIn Login, Sign in | LinkedInLogin to LinkedIn to keep in touch with people you know, share ideas, and build your career. 000
ImpactWales @impactwales.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Not all retrieval practice tasks are equal. Some require more expertise than others to be truly effective. Take a look at our sketchnote. If you'd like access to more of our professional learning resources go to www.impact.wales and click ImpactPlus. 000
ImpactWales @impactwales.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Are you teaching pupils tier 2 words? Find out more about the research-informed literacy support that we provide to schools www.impact.wales 010
ImpactWales @impactwales.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Feedback is like gardening 🌱 Good feedback helps pupils’ expertise and understanding grow. It nurtures what’s working and prunes away unhelpful habits and misunderstandings — at a time when pupils are ready to act on it. Download our resources free www.impact.wales 000
ImpactWales @impactwales.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Change is hard, which makes improving your teaching practice even harder. What can you do to reduce the effort and still have lasting effects? Watch Impact Insights and find out 🎞️👀⬇️ Research in your classroom - contact enquiries@impact.wales 000
ImpactWales @impactwales.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Build pupils' schema to help them to make connections with new vocabulary, by using these 4 ideas. We think with words, read them, articulate our ideas in speech and writing. Words are who we are. Find out more about our professional learning for teachers www.impact.wales 000
ImpactWales @impactwales.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Want to know more about pedagogy, the research base that underpins teaching, or how to improve your own teaching practice? Follow me on LinkedIn: Follow me on LinkedIn:linkedin.comLinkedIn Login, Sign in | LinkedInLogin to LinkedIn to keep in touch with people you know, share ideas, and build your career. 000
ImpactWales @impactwales.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Our super popular Self-Evaluation Workshop is back this autumn and places are already going fast. Don't miss out, especially if you're in South Wales. Click the link to find out more about what's included and book your place:app.smore.comSelf-Evaluation WorkshopSelf-Evaluation Workshop 000
ImpactWales @impactwales.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Looking for research-informed support for your school? At Impact Wales, we work with teachers and leaders to turn research into practical approaches that improve learning. From consultancy and professional learning to bespoke resources, we can help. 📧 fin@impact.wales 000
ImpactWales @impactwales.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Episode 244 - PISA 2025 What next? I look at what two of our closest neighbours have done to raise standards and ehat schools can do now to buck the downward trend in Wales. Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/4oIo...open.spotify.comEpisode 244: PISA - What next?The Impact Podcast · Episode 000