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A network of leaders and teachers running teaching and leadership courses for school professionals seeking practical solutions to everyday school challenges.

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Claire Harley @claireharley.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Absolutely delighted to have my piece about ‘say it to own it’ in the @knowledge-hub.bsky.social blog!
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Knowledge Hub @knowledge-hub.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The Knowledge Hut is open today and we're busy processing our applications, which means there's still time to get one (or more) in despite us being past the deadline.. Details about us and our courses here: theknowledgehubuk.substack.com/p/introducin... Apply or email to arrange a chat..
A lovely wooden cabin in garden. There is an old fashioned clock above the doors.
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Knowledge Hub @knowledge-hub.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Brilliant response to our last blog post from @didau.bsky.social Is there a case for copying? daviddidau.substack.com/p/is-there-a...
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Is there a case for copying?
Understanding the difference between imitating an expert and copying off the board
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Knowledge Hub @knowledge-hub.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
New Blog Post. On the power of call and response in the classroom. Not the end of the journey, but often a very good start. Reproduced with the permission of @claireharley.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/know...
Whilst history as a discipline has the right to exist purely because it is cool and interesting, it also opens up avenues of understanding the curriculum more widely. The most obvious examples include English, media and citizenship.

For many of us history teachers, the words we are using have been in our vernacular since our own school days. We’ve used them with ease through our degrees, teacher training and subsequent years in the profession. We own those words.

So how do share this ownership of key terminology with our students and how do we replicate the command of these words we use so easily?
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Knowledge Hub @knowledge-hub.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Last week's blog from our Director @bennewmark.bsky.social Stop Making Them Copy. Why we do it, what we could do instead. theknowledgehubuk.substack.com/p/stop-makin...
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Stop Making Them Copy
As a young teacher, I used copying as a classroom management technique.
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Knowledge Hub @knowledge-hub.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
An aim of the Hub is to BRING BACK CLASSROOM BLOGGING. If you have one you'd like us to boost, or even host please do get in touch.
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Knowledge Hub @knowledge-hub.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Everyone Listens to Everyone. Our director @bennewmark.bsky.social blogs on his teaching action step for this year. theknowledgehubuk.substack.com/p/everyone-l... What's yours?
Every year I set myself a teaching target.

I start small – usually just one class, usually in a lower year group.

To add accountability, I tell the group exactly what I’m doing and why and ask them to prompt me if I stop doing it.

Beyond that, I don’t force it – if something works well, I naturally start doing it with my other classes. This is what happened – dramatically quickly, actually – with visualisers.
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Liz Plane @lizplane.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
I like this. Really clearly explains how you could introduce in your classroom and has me thinking about how to adapt this technique for Early Years. Listening is one of the skills we’re really working hard on at the moment.
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Ben Newmark @bennewmark.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Superb. Claire has allowed me to use this on the @knowledge-hub.bsky.social blog too. We're aiming to give blogging a boost and are particularly interested in classroom facing stuff like this. If you've got something you want us to share please let them (me) or me (me) know!
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Knowledge Hub @knowledge-hub.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Everyone Listens to Everyone. Our director @bennewmark.bsky.social blogs on his teaching action step for this year. theknowledgehubuk.substack.com/p/everyone-l... What's yours?
Every year I set myself a teaching target.

I start small – usually just one class, usually in a lower year group.

To add accountability, I tell the group exactly what I’m doing and why and ask them to prompt me if I stop doing it.

Beyond that, I don’t force it – if something works well, I naturally start doing it with my other classes. This is what happened – dramatically quickly, actually – with visualisers.
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Knowledge Hub @knowledge-hub.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
An aim of the Hub is to BRING BACK CLASSROOM BLOGGING. If you have one you'd like us to boost, or even host please do get in touch.
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Ben Newmark @bennewmark.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Everyone Listens to Everyone. My action step for this year, and my latest blog post for @knowledge-hub.bsky.social theknowledgehubuk.substack.com/p/everyone-l...
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Knowledge Hub @knowledge-hub.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
NEW Knowledge Hub Blog Post. Everyone listens to Everyone - from tennis to volleyball and setting yourself a teaching target. theknowledgehubuk.substack.com/p/everyone-l... @counsellc.bsky.social
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Everyone Listens to Everyone – from tennis to volleyball
Every year I set myself a teaching target.
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Ben Newmark @bennewmark.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Stop Making Them Copy. My latest blog for @knowledge-hub.bsky.social theknowledgehubuk.substack.com/p/stop-makin...
Screenshot of text from the linked blog post.
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Knowledge Hub @knowledge-hub.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
NEW Knowledge Hub Blog Post. Everyone listens to Everyone - from tennis to volleyball and setting yourself a teaching target. theknowledgehubuk.substack.com/p/everyone-l... @counsellc.bsky.social
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Everyone Listens to Everyone – from tennis to volleyball
Every year I set myself a teaching target.
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Knowledge Hub @knowledge-hub.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Brilliant response to our last blog post from @didau.bsky.social Is there a case for copying? daviddidau.substack.com/p/is-there-a...
daviddidau.substack.com
Is there a case for copying?
Understanding the difference between imitating an expert and copying off the board
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Ben Newmark @bennewmark.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Brilliant, thoughtful response to my @knowledge-hub.bsky.social blog post on copying. Feels like old style edutwitter at its best. More of this here please!
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Knowledge Hub @knowledge-hub.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Last week's blog from our Director @bennewmark.bsky.social Stop Making Them Copy. Why we do it, what we could do instead. theknowledgehubuk.substack.com/p/stop-makin...
theknowledgehubuk.substack.com
Stop Making Them Copy
As a young teacher, I used copying as a classroom management technique.
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Ben Newmark @bennewmark.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Thank you Simone. Anyone reading this who is into this kind of nerdy might be interested in the work of the @knowledge-hub.bsky.social too. More about us here.. and we've extended the deadline for enrollment on our courses.. theknowledgehubuk.substack.com/p/introducin...
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Introducing the Knowledge Hub
The Knowledge Hub, led by Ben Newmark and based at Saint Martin’s Catholic Academy in Stoke Golding, Leicestershire, is a network of experienced and successful teachers and school leaders.
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Knowledge Hub @knowledge-hub.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The Knowledge Hut is open today and we're busy processing our applications, which means there's still time to get one (or more) in despite us being past the deadline.. Details about us and our courses here: theknowledgehubuk.substack.com/p/introducin... Apply or email to arrange a chat..
A lovely wooden cabin in garden. There is an old fashioned clock above the doors.
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Ben Newmark @bennewmark.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
New blog post from me with my @knowledge-hub.bsky.social hat on. Stop Making Them Copy. What should we do when we just need them to get something down? theknowledgehubuk.substack.com/p/stop-makin...
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Stop Making Them Copy
As a young teacher, I used copying as a classroom management technique.
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Knowledge Hub @knowledge-hub.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Just over 24 hours to enrol on one of our two superb training courses - The Exemplary Leadership and Exemplary Teaching Programmes. Focusing on what works. Behaviour and culture - curriculum - teacher led instruction. Blog on our work. 👇 theknowledgehubuk.substack.com/p/introducin...
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Knowledge Hub @knowledge-hub.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
(Re)introducing the Knowledge Hub. We're a network of successful school leaders and teachers sharing what works to improve pupil experiences and outcomes. We run two courses - the Exemplary Leadership and Exemplary Teaching Programmes. theknowledgehubuk.substack.com/p/introducin...
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Knowledge Hub @knowledge-hub.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Very busy processing applications today and we're filling our courses fast. Still places left on both though, and still time to enrol. Send us a post if you'd like to arrange a conversation about what we do and how we might help your school. www.knowledgehub.org.uk
Flyer for our course. Full details by following the link to the website. The next three photos are the same.
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Knowledge Hub @knowledge-hub.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Still time to sign up for our courses, the Exemplary Leadership and the Exemplary Teaching Programmes. Full details on website (link in bio) and here: theknowledgehubuk.substack.com/p/introducin... If you'd like to arrange a chat please let us know - we can extend the deadline if you're interested.
Knowledge Hub banner text with an icon of a green lightbulb at the end.
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Knowledge Hub @knowledge-hub.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Very busy processing applications today and we're filling our courses fast. Still places left on both though, and still time to enrol. Send us a post if you'd like to arrange a conversation about what we do and how we might help your school. www.knowledgehub.org.uk
Flyer for our course. Full details by following the link to the website. The next three photos are the same.
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Knowledge Hub @knowledge-hub.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
New blog post. Slow now, faster later. theknowledgehubuk.substack.com/p/slow-now-f...
So what if only one child is staring out of the window while you explain the correct way start the sentence? It is only one.

So what if a child’s shirt isn’t tucked in? It’s only a shirt.

So what if one child doesn’t join in with your Turn-and-Talk? Everyone else has.
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Knowledge Hub @knowledge-hub.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Just over 24 hours to enrol on one of our two superb training courses - The Exemplary Leadership and Exemplary Teaching Programmes. Focusing on what works. Behaviour and culture - curriculum - teacher led instruction. Blog on our work. 👇 theknowledgehubuk.substack.com/p/introducin...
The flyer for our exemplary leadership programme. Most details in the blog post. Contact us via email on website if you'd like us to talk you through it.The flyer for our exemplary teaching programme. Most details in the blog post. Contact us via email on website if you'd like us to talk you through it.
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Becky Francis @beckyfrancis.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Congratulations to all our teachers and leaders! We are international top 10 for reading, maths and science, and are bucking global trends of learning decline 👏
bbc.co.uk
UK pupils rank highly in international reading, maths and science tests
But the Pisa test scores vary significantly between England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
New PISA data out England is now top ten in all three areas (reading, maths, science) and the second highest performing country outside of east Asia (after Estonia). This is a huge public policy success.
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Knowledge Hub @knowledge-hub.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
New blog post. Slow now, faster later. theknowledgehubuk.substack.com/p/slow-now-f...
So what if only one child is staring out of the window while you explain the correct way start the sentence? It is only one.

So what if a child’s shirt isn’t tucked in? It’s only a shirt.

So what if one child doesn’t join in with your Turn-and-Talk? Everyone else has.
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Knowledge Hub @knowledge-hub.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
(Re)introducing the Knowledge Hub. We're a network of successful school leaders and teachers sharing what works to improve pupil experiences and outcomes. We run two courses - the Exemplary Leadership and Exemplary Teaching Programmes. theknowledgehubuk.substack.com/p/introducin...
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Ben Newmark @bennewmark.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
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Knowledge Hub @knowledge-hub.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
The Exemplary Teaching Programme. theknowledgehubuk.substack.com/p/introducin... "If as a system we are to continue improving, we need a CPD plan for good and very good teachers with the potential to be exemplary that kicks in before they become distracted by promotions and other responsibilities."
The flyer for our programme. You can find this by following the link in the post where full details of the course are linked to at the end.
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Knowledge Hub @knowledge-hub.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
A week until deadline for our Exemplary Leadership and Exemplary Teaching Programmes. Handful of places left on each. We've written this post to explain how they might help your school. theknowledgehubuk.substack.com/p/introducin... Both courses are such good value! DM to arrange a conversation.
The flyer for our ELP. Full details in the linked blog post.The flyer for our ETP. Full details in the linked blog post.
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Knowledge Hub @knowledge-hub.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Is good enough, good enough? New blog post - why teacher development slows, what to do about it and how our newest course might help theknowledgehubuk.substack.com/p/introducin...
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Knowledge Hub @knowledge-hub.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
The Exemplary Teaching Programme. theknowledgehubuk.substack.com/p/introducin... "If as a system we are to continue improving, we need a CPD plan for good and very good teachers with the potential to be exemplary that kicks in before they become distracted by promotions and other responsibilities."
The flyer for our programme. You can find this by following the link in the post where full details of the course are linked to at the end.
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Knowledge Hub @knowledge-hub.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Introducing the Knowledge Hub. We're back for our seventh year and now have a Substack. We'll be blogging whenever we have something we think useful to say. Subscribe! If you aren't yet sure who we are or what we do, this is a good place to start. theknowledgehubuk.substack.com/p/introducin...
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Knowledge Hub @knowledge-hub.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Introducing the Knowledge Hub. We're back for our seventh year and now have a Substack. We'll be blogging whenever we have something we think useful to say. Subscribe! If you aren't yet sure who we are or what we do, this is a good place to start. theknowledgehubuk.substack.com/p/introducin...
Screenshot of the first two paragraphs from the linked blog post.
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Amir Arezoo @amirarezoo.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
This is amazing news: one, @knowledge-hub.bsky.social are fantastic; two, Ben is an absolute legend; three, ELP is a fantastic opportunity for leaders to learn and network.
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Knowledge Hub @knowledge-hub.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
We'll be growing our BlueSky presence - so please do follow us!
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Simone Beach @simonebeach.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Highly recommend the Exemplary Leadership course ⭐️ Game-changer for me and our little school
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Ben Newmark @bennewmark.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
News! From September I'm going to be the Director of @knowledge-hub.bsky.social, a network of teachers and leaders sharing evidence-informed solutions for persistent problems faced by schools. We run two courses - the Exemplary Leadership and Exemplary Teaching Programmes. www.knowledgehub.org.uk
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The Knowledge Hub
A network of schools and teachers supporting each other to deliver a ​Knowledge-rich curriculum, ensuring that all pupils, whatever background or ability, have access to 'the best that has been though...
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Lee D @leedon1982.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
This is exciting! For Ben, for the Knowledge Hub & for the teachers & schools who will benefit.
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Knowledge Hub @knowledge-hub.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
News! From September @bennewmark.bsky.social will be the Director of the Knowledge Hub, combining the role with being a history teacher and AHT for T and L at Saint Martin's Catholic Academy. We run two courses - the Exemplary Leadership and Exemplary Teaching Programme. www.knowledgehub.org.uk
knowledgehub.org.uk
The Knowledge Hub
A network of schools and teachers supporting each other to deliver a ​Knowledge-rich curriculum, ensuring that all pupils, whatever background or ability, have access to 'the best that has been though...
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Knowledge Hub @knowledge-hub.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
ETP Early enrolment price: There's still time to get your enrolment to us to make the most of the reduced price. You have until 6pm tomorrow, Thurs 2 July to get your enrolment to us at: info@knowledgehub.org.uk We can't wait to hear from you! knowledgehub.org.uk
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Knowledge Hub @knowledge-hub.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Our deadline for early enrolment is this Thursday, 2 July 6pm GMT. Don't miss out on the opportunity to book onto this fantastic programme at the reduced price. Click link below for more information and receive your enrolment pack today: knowledgehub.org.uk
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Knowledge Hub @knowledge-hub.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Whether you are a coastal school or not, this online webinar can not be missed! St George's, Blackpool is one of a few schools challenging the national trend that schools in coastal locations have poorer outcomes. Hear the why, what and how they did it. info@knowledgehub.org.uk
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Knowledge Hub @knowledge-hub.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
We have been busy processing ETP enrolment forms this morning. Make the most of the early enrolment price whilst you can, deadline for this is, 6pm Thursday 2 July 2026. Click link below to request an enrolment pack: knowledgehub.org.uk We look forward to hearing from you!
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Knowledge Hub @knowledge-hub.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Whether you are a coastal school or not, this online webinar can not be missed! St George's, Blackpool is one of a few schools challenging the national trend that schools in coastal locations have poorer outcomes. Hear the why, what and how they did it. info@knowledgehub.org.uk
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