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Mark Miller

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Director of Bradford Research School Dixons Centre for Growth

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Bradford Research School @bradresearchsch.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
NEW BLOG from Bradford. Simone McLindon, SENDCo at Bowling Park Primary Academy and BRS Evidence Advocate, shares how her school is making inclusion part of everyday work. Practical ideas for teachers, leaders and SENDCos. researchschool.org.uk/bradford/new...
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Inclusion as everyday practice
How Bowling Park Primary School has developed an inclusive approach for all pupils
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Bradford Research School @bradresearchsch.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
September is full of new things. But what about what’s already in place? Our latest blog shares some simple activities for school leaders to revisit existing practice and give implementation a reset for the new school year. researchschool.org.uk/bradford/new...
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The new school year reset
Three practical ways for school leaders to strengthen implementation and build shared understanding this September.
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Bradford Research School @bradresearchsch.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
What needs to be in place before you launch a whole-school reading initiative? The latest blog in our Building a Reading Culture series explores the Prepare stage of implementation, with practical ideas for building readiness across your school. Read more: researchschool.org.uk/bradford/new...
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Building a reading culture: getting ready for change
Before launching a reading initiative, build the conditions that help it succeed and endure.
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Bradford Research School @bradresearchsch.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Feedback is the focus of the latest Bradford Research School blog series. In this post, we explore the role of self-efficacy and how pupils' beliefs about improvement can shape their response to feedback. researchschool.org.uk/bradford/new...
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Building a feedback culture: self-efficacy
How self-efficacy shapes pupils' responses to feedback and their willingness to improve.
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greathresearch.bsky.social @greathresearch.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Throwback Thursday Every Thursday we throw it back to a blog from across the Research School Network. Today we are featuring a blog from @elresearchsch.bsky.social, unlocking children’s literacy potential through home languages. Read the blog here: researchschool.org.uk/eastlondon/n...
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Greenshaw Research School @greenshawrs.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Previously we looked at the concept of fingertip words - those that unlock meaning in that specific moment, but don’t warrant in-depth, explicit vocabulary instruction.⬇️
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Bradford Research School @bradresearchsch.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Improving Education Outcomes for Romani, Irish Traveller and Roma Children Join this DfE funded conference in Leeds on March 24 to share ideas, learn from community members and school staff, and take away resources to support effective implementation. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/improving-...
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Improving Education Outcomes for Romani, Irish Traveller and Roma Children.
Supporting Romani, Irish Traveller and Roma children to feel safe, valued, known, and educators to feel confident, informed and connected.
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Bradford Research School @bradresearchsch.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Recruiting and Retaining Teachers: Four Evidence-Informed Priorities for School Leaders In the first of a new series, we summarise key messages for leaders from the @theeef.bsky.social Recruiting, Retaining, and Supporting Teachers evidence summary. researchschool.org.uk/bradford/new...
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Recruiting and Retaining Teachers: Four Evidence-Informed Priorities…
Evidence-informed insights on teacher recruitment and retention, looking at workload, flexibility, culture and benefits.
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Bradford Research School @bradresearchsch.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
Help strengthen evidence-informed practice across our region. Become a Bradford Research School Evidence Advocate. Applications open until 30 Jan: researchschool.org.uk/bradford/abo...
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Evidence Advocates
Join our network of Evidence Advocates
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Bradford Research School @bradresearchsch.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
Help strengthen evidence-informed practice across our region. Become a Bradford Research School Evidence Advocate. Applications open until 30 Jan: researchschool.org.uk/bradford/abo...
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Evidence Advocates
Join our network of Evidence Advocates
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Bradford Research School @bradresearchsch.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
The What and Why of Routines in School Culture Much of what occurs in successful school cultures and classrooms is invisible. James Dyke explores the importance of being conscious about our routines: researchschool.org.uk/bradford/new...
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Zoe Enser @greeborunner.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
It's been really exciting leading on this project 🙂
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Bradford Research School @bradresearchsch.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
1/6 - @theeef.bsky.social has released updated guidance on metacognition & self-regulated learning - one of its most widely used evidence resources. Explore the update here: 🔗 educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/education-ev...
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Metacognition and Self-Regulated Learning
Apply metacognitive strategies in the classroom.
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Bradford Research School @bradresearchsch.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
NEW: Disciplinary literacy - what's in it for me? Is disciplinary literacy just the latest fad, pushed on teachers as part of the endless churn of literacy initiatives? We think not: researchschool.org.uk/bradford/new...
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Disciplinary literacy - what's in it for me?
Disciplinary literacy - what's in it for me? Why disciplinary literacy is not just another initiative
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Bradford Research School @bradresearchsch.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
Where did it all go wrong? Why implementation fails and what you can do about it Using implementation evidence to reflect on implementation failure Catch up on our latest blog. researchschool.org.uk/bradford/new...
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Where did it all go wrong? Why implementation fails and what you can…
Where did it all go wrong? Why implementation fails and what you can do about it
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Bradford Research School @bradresearchsch.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Family Dining: Community, Belonging and Connection Why lunchtime at Dixons Music Primary is not just about eating
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Family Dining: Community, Belonging and Connection
The role of Family Dining at Dixons Music Primary to build belonging, community and relationships
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Bradford Research School @bradresearchsch.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
The EEF’s updated guide to the Pupil Premium helps schools to: 1️⃣ Diagnose needs 2️⃣ Use reliable evidence 3️⃣ Develop strategy 4️⃣ Deliver & monitor 5️⃣ Evaluate & sustain Read it now: educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/using-pupil-...
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The EEF Guide to the Pupil Premium
The EEF is an independent charity dedicated to breaking the link between family income and educational achievement.
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Bradford Research School @bradresearchsch.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
NEW: Start strong with UNITE Building shared understanding for new staff
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Start strong with UNITE: building shared understanding for new staff
Ensuring new starters are united in understanding for effective implementation
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Bradford Research School @bradresearchsch.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
Using research evidence: A concise guide This @theeef.bsky.social resource provides useful tools for accessing, critiquing, and applying evidence from research to practice. educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/education-ev...
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Bradford Research School @bradresearchsch.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
NEW: Start strong with UNITE We’re looking at how the implementation behaviours outlined in @theeef.bsky.social A School’s Guide to Implementation might help leaders to make the transition for new staff easier. researchschool.org.uk/bradford/new...
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Bradford Research School @bradresearchsch.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
NEW: Integrating reading comprehension strategies in KS2 We're excited to publish our latest Clip from the Classroom, showcasing excellent classroom practice from East Morton CE Primary. researchschool.org.uk/clips-from-t...
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Bradford Research School @bradresearchsch.bsky.social · 15/06/2025
NEW: Improving maths teaching with cognitive load theory Zain Mahmood, teacher of mathematics at Jebel Ali school, shares a scenario to prompt reflection and discussion. researchschool.org.uk/bradford/new...
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Bradford Research School @bradresearchsch.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
Retrieve...and? Retrieve...then? How can we ensure retrieval practice moves beyond factual recall?
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Retrieval Practice: Higher-order Thinking
How can we ensure retrieval practice moves beyond factual recall?
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Bradford Research School @bradresearchsch.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
NEW: Making the most of the EEF Teaching and Learning Toolkit What you need to know to get the best out of this valuable resource. researchschool.org.uk/bradford/new...
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Making the most of the EEF Teaching and Learning Toolkit
Getting beyond the surface of the Education Endowment Foundation Teaching and Learning Toolkit
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Bradford Research School @bradresearchsch.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
Our summer series of webinars kicks off next week. 'Memorable Explanations' will explore some of the research evidence that will help our explanations to be more effective. Tuesday 10 June 4-5.15 researchschool.org.uk/bradford/eve...
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Bradford Research School @bradresearchsch.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
🧵1/6 @theeef.bsky.social has launched major updates to its Teaching and Learning Toolkit – a go-to resource for school leaders and teachers, accessed over 240,000 times in the past year. Explore the updates here: educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/education-ev...
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Teaching and Learning Toolkit
The EEF is an independent charity dedicated to breaking the link between family income and educational achievement.
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Sean Harris FCCT @thatpovertyguy.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
🎬 Take 2… How do we craft a curriculum with poverty in mind? The next instalment in my equitable curriculum series has landed. The finale is scheduled for Tuesday next week. Subscribers (also FREE) get early access to this direct to inboxes 📥 🔗 thatpovertyguy.substack.com/p/the-c-word...
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The 'C' Word (Part 2)
Crafting curriculum with poverty and inequality in mind
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Mark Miller @markmillerteach.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
NEW: Getting beyond the surface of @theeef.bsky.social guidance reports How can you build a richer evidence picture? researchschool.org.uk/bradford/new...
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Getting beyond the surface of Education Endowment Foundation guidance…
Getting beyond the surface of Education Endowment Foundation guidance reports
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Bradford Research School @bradresearchsch.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
NEW: Implementation at Pace How can we implement things well when we do not have the luxury of time? researchschool.org.uk/bradford/new...
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Implementation at Pace
Implementation at Pace
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Bradford Research School @bradresearchsch.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Join our Director @markmillerteach.bsky.social for this free webinar exploring disciplinary literacy. Thursday 1 May 4-5.15 researchschool.org.uk/bradford/eve...
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Bradford Research School @bradresearchsch.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Join our Director @markmillerteach.bsky.social for this free webinar exploring disciplinary literacy. Thursday 1 May 4-5.15 researchschool.org.uk/bradford/eve...
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Bradford Research School @bradresearchsch.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
You can find the @theeef.bsky.social Think Aloud tool, along with a huge range of mathematics resources here: 3/3 educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/education-ev...
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Bradford Research School @bradresearchsch.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
🧵A 'Think Aloud' makes invisible thought processes visible and understandable. In mathematics, it can demonstrate how to approach problems strategically and highlight misconceptions. Our blog sets out one approach to planning a Think Aloud in Maths. 1/3 researchschool.org.uk/bradford/new...
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How to Plan a Think Aloud
How to plan a think aloud: showing students how to think, step-by-step
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Bradford Research School @bradresearchsch.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
NEW: Planning a Think Aloud in Maths Jennifer Green brings the process to life, with examples and reflection questions. researchschool.org.uk/bradford/new...
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How to Plan a Think Aloud in Maths: Worked Examples
ow to Plan a Think Aloud in Maths: Worked Examples
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Bradford Research School @bradresearchsch.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
"No matter how effective an individual leader you are, implementation can only work as a collaborative endeavour, where we engage people in the process." Read the blog from @markmillerteach.bsky.social: Implementation is a Team Sport researchschool.org.uk/bradford/new...
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Implementation is a Team Sport
The role of implementation teams in effective implementation
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Nicole Dempsey @ndempseyinco14.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
Solving the SEND crisis - let's not throw the baby out with the bathwater. NEW BLOG - part 4, conclusions #education #sen #send #inclusion inco14.wordpress.com/2025/03/01/t...
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The baby and the bathwater: part 4
This is part four of a four part post. You can read part 1 here tbatb1, part 2 here tbatb2, and part 3 here tbatb3. Part 4: conclusions The importance of relationships and belonging.      I think i…
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Bradford Research School @bradresearchsch.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
NEW POST: Joy in the Classroom - Difficulty and Failure How do we keep classrooms joyful while still encountering difficulty, and sometimes failure? researchschool.org.uk/bradford/new...
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Joy in the Classroom: Difficulty and Failure
A new series of blogs focuses on the role of 'joy' in the classroom. First: difficulty and failure.
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Bradford Research School @bradresearchsch.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
We have over 200 blogs on our website, covering topics such as memory, implementation, literacy and metacognition. Here is the list of our blogs on the @theeef.bsky.social Effective Professional Development guidance report. Browse the blog archive: buff.ly/3DbsSC2
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Bradford Research School @bradresearchsch.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
Effective implementation relies on getting key decisions right, and a large number of these happen at the explore stage. This tool from @theeef.bsky.social can help frame these decisions. Our blog series unpacks each section. 🧵
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Bradford Research School @bradresearchsch.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
NEW: Opening the Hinges Katie Waring, Director of Professional and Career Development at Bradford Diocesan Academies Trust, explores alternatives to multiple choice hinge-point questions. researchschool.org.uk/bradford/new...
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Opening the Hinges
We explore ways to ask more open hinge-point questions
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Bradford Research School @bradresearchsch.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
NEW POST: Implementation Decisions: How can we manage the challenges? Make things: Simple Well-specified Well-resourced Measurable Informed by known implementation ​‘pinch points’ researchschool.org.uk/bradford/new...
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Implementation Decisions: How can we manage the challenges?
How challenging is the approach to implement?
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Ben Newmark @bennewmark.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
New education post. Is it useful? bennewmark.wordpress.com/2025/01/31/i...
Medieval image of Joan of Arc.
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Bradford Research School @bradresearchsch.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
Retrieval Practice: How Hard Should it be? Finding the optimal level of challenge for retrieval practice researchschool.org.uk/bradford/new...
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Retrieval Practice: How Hard Should it be?
How hard should retrieval practice be?
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Mark Miller @markmillerteach.bsky.social · 12/01/2025
My latest post for @bradresearchsch.bsky.social on implementation decisions.
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Bradford Research School @bradresearchsch.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
NEW POST: 🤖History with HAL 9000: Should we use AI to plan our lessons? Reflections on a new evaluation of ChatGPT and teacher workload researchschool.org.uk/bradford/new...
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History with HAL 9000: Should we use AI to plan our lessons?
Reflections on the latest EEF Teacher Choices evaluation looking at ChatGPT
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Bradford Research School @bradresearchsch.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
NEW POST: 🤖History with HAL 9000: Should we use AI to plan our lessons? Reflections on the latest @theeef.bsky.social Teacher Choices evaluation researchschool.org.uk/bradford/new...
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History with HAL 9000: Should we use AI to plan our lessons?
Reflections on the latest EEF Teacher Choices evaluation looking at ChatGPT
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Bradford Research School @bradresearchsch.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
Counting down our most-read posts of the year Number 5: The Relationship Between Working Memory and Long-term Memory researchschool.org.uk/bradford/new...
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The Relationship Between Working Memory and Long-term Memory
Our long-term memory has potentially infinite capacity - so how can we use it to support working memory?
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Bradford Research School @bradresearchsch.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
Counting down our most-read posts of the year Number 8: Implementation: Every Stage at Every Stage Thinking of implementation as a flexible process, not a linear one researchschool.org.uk/bradford/new...
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Implementation: Every Stage at Every Stage
Explore, prepare, deliver, sustain as a flexible process, not a linear one
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Bradford Research School @bradresearchsch.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
Counting down our most-read posts of the year Number 10: How Reading Enhances Writing Using reading as a tool to improve writing researchschool.org.uk/bradford/new...
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How Reading Enhances Writing
Using reading as a tool to improve writing
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