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Ben Cooper FCCT | WAGOLL Teaching

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Ben Cooper FCCT | WAGOLL Teaching @wagollteaching.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
What does your hidden curriculum look like? buff.ly/nqPK9Bb
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⭐ The Hidden Curriculum We Actually Want
How everyday routines, habits, and teacher interactions build powerful long-term understanding
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Ben Cooper FCCT | WAGOLL Teaching @wagollteaching.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
Not all modelling is best conducted at the front of the classroom... buff.ly/RfP64hW
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⭐ A Gather Around: A Step-By-Step Model Script
A step-by-step guide for WAGOLL+ members on how to use Gather Arounds to demonstrate processes and events for primary children
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Ben Cooper FCCT | WAGOLL Teaching @wagollteaching.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
My latest Substack on rethinking scaffolding in the primary classrooms. buff.ly/8NX0yCk
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Ben Cooper FCCT | WAGOLL Teaching @wagollteaching.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
My latest Substack on rethinking scaffolding in the primary classrooms. buff.ly/8NX0yCk
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Ben Cooper FCCT | WAGOLL Teaching @wagollteaching.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
Not all modelling is best conducted at the front of the classroom... buff.ly/RfP64hW
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⭐ A Gather Around: A Step-By-Step Model Script
A step-by-step guide for WAGOLL+ members on how to use Gather Arounds to demonstrate processes and events for primary children
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Ben Cooper FCCT | WAGOLL Teaching @wagollteaching.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
What does your hidden curriculum look like? buff.ly/nqPK9Bb
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⭐ The Hidden Curriculum We Actually Want
How everyday routines, habits, and teacher interactions build powerful long-term understanding
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Ben Cooper FCCT | WAGOLL Teaching @wagollteaching.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
My first post of the new academic year... buff.ly/OmCV1lr
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Ben Cooper FCCT | WAGOLL Teaching @wagollteaching.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
Thinking Aloud - Children need to know how you became intelligent and the process that that entails buff.ly/OO9kwZQ
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The Art of Modelling: Thinking Aloud
Helping children hear the expert thinking behind knowledge, concepts and processes
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Ben Cooper FCCT | WAGOLL Teaching @wagollteaching.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
A sample 6 week PD cycle buff.ly/ly90puU
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A 6 Week Professional Development Cycle: A Model for Great PD Training
A Practical Framework for Embedding Impactful Teaching Strategies
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Ben Cooper FCCT | WAGOLL Teaching @wagollteaching.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
A summary of my posts in June.
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📼 WAGOLL Rewind: June 2025
A research-informed recap for busy primary educators. Here's what you might have missed in June!
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Ben Cooper FCCT | WAGOLL Teaching @wagollteaching.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
The Art of Introducing a Learning Intention buff.ly/uaZzuaP
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⭐ The Art of Introducing a Learning Outcome
Helping pupils tune into what really matters in the lesson
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Ben Cooper FCCT | WAGOLL Teaching @wagollteaching.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
Modelling is essential for novice learners. It directs attention, encodes key moves, and shows what success can look like. But in practice, we do far more than just model outcomes. buff.ly/U9gUN7J
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The Art of Modelling: Demonstrating Expert Knowledge
Taking a broader view of what modelling means for teaching in the primary classroom
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Ben Cooper FCCT | WAGOLL Teaching @wagollteaching.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
An example of a 6 week cycle of PD open.substack.com/pub/wagollte...
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A 6 Week Professional Development Cycle: A Model for Great PD Training
A Practical Framework for Embedding Impactful Teaching Strategies
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Ben Cooper FCCT | WAGOLL Teaching @wagollteaching.bsky.social · 05/07/2025
To use research-informed strategies effectively, primary teachers must balance the science of learning with how primary school children develop.
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Considering the Primary Child: Teaching with Development in Mind
To use research-informed strategies effectively, primary teachers must balance the science of learning with how children develop.
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Ben Cooper FCCT | WAGOLL Teaching @wagollteaching.bsky.social · 05/07/2025
A learning model that shows how memory and environment work together and reflects how children truly learn in EYFS and Primary.
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A Learning Model with the Environment in Mind
A learning model that shows how memory and environment work together and reflects how children truly learn in EYFS and Primary.
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Ben Cooper FCCT | WAGOLL Teaching @wagollteaching.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
A research-informed recap for busy primary educators. Here's what you might have missed in June!
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📼 WAGOLL Rewind: June 2025
A research-informed recap for busy primary educators. Here's what you might have missed in June!
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Ben Cooper FCCT | WAGOLL Teaching @wagollteaching.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
Using structured discussion to adapt strategies to work in your primary classroom context:
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ADAPT Meetings: A Model for Great PD Training
Using structured discussion to embed strategies that work in your classroom context
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Ben Cooper FCCT | WAGOLL Teaching @wagollteaching.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
One of my go-to book:
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📘 Books That Stick: The Teaching and Learning Playbook
A step-by-step guide to classroom strategies, underpinned by clear principles and a real solid book on how great teaching can be codified, shared, and developed.
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Ben Cooper FCCT | WAGOLL Teaching @wagollteaching.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
Write, Pair, Share scaffolds thinking before it's discussed with a partner. Really important in primary. When discussions are more complex. buff.ly/lRWHMT9
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⭐ Write, Pair, Share – With Planning Script
Helping children shape their thinking before they speak
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Ben Cooper FCCT | WAGOLL Teaching @wagollteaching.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
This week's post! Demonstrating Expert Knowledge: Taking a broader view of what modelling means for teaching in the primary classroom buff.ly/13T11v7
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The Art of Modelling: Demonstrating Expert Knowledge
Taking a broader view of what modelling means for teaching in the primary classroom
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Ben Cooper FCCT | WAGOLL Teaching @wagollteaching.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
Using structured discussion to embed strategies that work in your classroom context
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ADAPT Meetings: A Model for Great PD Training
Using structured discussion to embed strategies that work in your classroom context
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Ben Cooper FCCT | WAGOLL Teaching @wagollteaching.bsky.social · 15/06/2025
Incase you missed my posts in May buff.ly/duIiOXm
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📼 WAGOLL Rewind: May 2025
A research-informed recap for busy primary educators. Here's what you might have missed in May!
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Ben Cooper FCCT | WAGOLL Teaching @wagollteaching.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
My latest Substack on The Art of Modelling is inspired by posts from Rachel, Alex and Emma! buff.ly/Yd39eVV
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Ben Cooper FCCT | WAGOLL Teaching @wagollteaching.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
My latest Substrack for leads looking to run Adapt Meetings to support the contextualisation of teaching strategies into year groups and subjects. buff.ly/9rB3sUA
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Ben Cooper FCCT | WAGOLL Teaching @wagollteaching.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
Discovery learning to drive would be chaotic and dangerous. A maths lesson won't cause a crash, but if we agree that direct instruction reduces mistakes and confusion, that alone justifies its effectiveness for teaching biological secondary knowledge.
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Peter Steidinger @psteidinger.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
"If we don’t take the rich evidence base we have and really consider and evaluate how we can use it in real learning environments, then the broader movement termed the ‘science of learning’ will be seen as a fad like so many other failed initiatives in education" #Unterricht #Didaktik
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Ben Cooper FCCT | WAGOLL Teaching @wagollteaching.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
Lived in Dubai for 11 years. My daughter was born and lived here for a years. This week she has now started referring to dinner as 'tea'. Proudest moment so far 🥲🤣 Proud northern dad!
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Ben Cooper FCCT | WAGOLL Teaching @wagollteaching.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
I really wanted to create a learning model that really focused on the reality of learning, particularly in the Primary and Early Years settings. The interaction with the environment is fundamental to the early learning stage: buff.ly/Aju9Y7C
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A Learning Model with the Environment in Mind
A learning model that shows how memory and environment work together and reflects how children truly learn in EYFS and Primary.
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Ben Cooper FCCT | WAGOLL Teaching @wagollteaching.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
Each week I've been sharing practical teaching strategies, task design research and book recommendations. I've found writing a great way of refining research into digestible content for myself and others. In case you missed my posts over the last month: open.substack.com/pub/wagollte...
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📼 WAGOLL Rewind: May 2025
A research-informed recap for busy primary educators. Here's what you might have missed in May!
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Ben Cooper FCCT | WAGOLL Teaching @wagollteaching.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
This week's Books that Stick: The Teaching and Learning Playbook buff.ly/DOi8Gpb
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Ben Cooper FCCT | WAGOLL Teaching @wagollteaching.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
The Art of Introducing a Learning Outcome....so it means something to Primary kids. buff.ly/3OWLXuk
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Ben Cooper FCCT | WAGOLL Teaching @wagollteaching.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
The Art of Introducing a Learning Outcome....so it means something to Primary kids. buff.ly/3OWLXuk
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Ben Cooper FCCT | WAGOLL Teaching @wagollteaching.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
📘 Books That Stick: NeuroTeach
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📘 Books That Stick: NeuroTeach
A clear, broad, research-informed look at what brain science actually means for classroom teaching and education as a whole.
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Ben Cooper FCCT | WAGOLL Teaching @wagollteaching.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
⭐The Power of Singing: A Primary Classroom Hack
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⭐The Power of Singing: A Primary Classroom Hack
How singing in class boosts memory, language, and connection
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Ben Cooper FCCT | WAGOLL Teaching @wagollteaching.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
My latest Stack: A learning model that shows how memory and environment work together and reflects how children truly learn in EYFS and Primary. Thank you @olicav.bsky.social for the guidance! buff.ly/1xm9DLJ
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Ben Cooper FCCT | WAGOLL Teaching @wagollteaching.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
A model for running a great PD session based on a number of external sources open.substack.com/pub/wagollte...
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Get It, See It, Name It, Do It: A Model for Great PD Training
A simple, sticky model for delivering effective teaching CPD
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Ben Cooper FCCT | WAGOLL Teaching @wagollteaching.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
My latest Books that Stick post! This week is the book that introduced me to the science of learning... buff.ly/oZ6yt9y
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Ben Cooper FCCT | WAGOLL Teaching @wagollteaching.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
Let's get singing again! buff.ly/Xmy3DT8
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Ben Cooper FCCT | WAGOLL Teaching @wagollteaching.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
A research-informed recap for busy primary educators. Here's what you might have missed in May from my Substack. buff.ly/Gbbjd1N
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📼 WAGOLL Rewind: May 2025
A research-informed recap for busy primary educators. Here's what you might have missed in May!
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Ben Cooper FCCT | WAGOLL Teaching @wagollteaching.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
A look at how thinking doesn’t just happen in the brain and why understanding this matters for how we design learning in schools. buff.ly/gYxUmnd
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📘 Books That Stick: The Extended Mind in Action
A look at how thinking doesn’t just happen in the brain and why understanding this matters for how we design learning in schools.
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Ben Cooper FCCT | WAGOLL Teaching @wagollteaching.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
It's been a busy month for my Substack. I've found it so valuable to both externalise and refine my own thinking, but also to share some of this with so many others who are so passionate about Primary! If you missed any posts, here is my Rewind for May!
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📼 WAGOLL Rewind: May 2025
A research-informed recap for busy primary educators. Here's what you might have missed in May!
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Ben Cooper FCCT | WAGOLL Teaching @wagollteaching.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
My latest Stack: A learning model that shows how memory and environment work together and reflects how children truly learn in EYFS and Primary. Thank you @olicav.bsky.social for the guidance! buff.ly/1xm9DLJ
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Ben Cooper FCCT | WAGOLL Teaching @wagollteaching.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
My latest Books that Stick Substack: The Extended Mind buff.ly/rXQ1xdV
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Ben Cooper FCCT | WAGOLL Teaching @wagollteaching.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
🎵 Beat Gestures These are rhythmic hand movements that match the pace of speech, often used to emphasise key words or structure explanations. ✅ E.g. Tapping or chopping hands in rhythm to break words into syllables or highlight rhyme patterns. (Beau-ti-ful) Find out more: buff.ly/WKF3iEW
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Ben Cooper FCCT | WAGOLL Teaching @wagollteaching.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
A WAGOLL+ post on Scaffolded Questioning buff.ly/opzOv23
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Ben Cooper FCCT | WAGOLL Teaching @wagollteaching.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
💭 Metaphoric Gestures Used for abstract ideas, like gesturing “big” to show importance, or a rising hand to signal improvement or progress. ✅ E.g. Using a flat hand to show ‘calm’ and a jagged motion to show ‘chaos’ in story structure. Find out more: buff.ly/7amWlBS
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Ben Cooper FCCT | WAGOLL Teaching @wagollteaching.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
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Ben Cooper FCCT | WAGOLL Teaching @wagollteaching.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
In my latest substack, I start to tie together task design and the SOI model of learning originally developed by Logan Fiorella and Richard Mayer (2015)1, and adapted by Oliver Caviglioli and David Goodwin2 in Organise Ideas. open.substack.com/pub/wagollte...
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The SOI Model and Primary Lesson Design
A practical framework for helping primary pupils organise knowledge, integrate ideas, and perform with understanding.
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Ben Cooper FCCT | WAGOLL Teaching @wagollteaching.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
The power of narrative! buff.ly/KfOiP87
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Narrative: A Primary School Cognitive Load Hack
How storytelling can reduce cognitive load, support memory, and turn everyday instructions into purposeful, playful learning.
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Ben Cooper FCCT | WAGOLL Teaching @wagollteaching.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
Sometimes we make things practical in Primary because it 'feels fun.' But there is a much deeper reasons for why every classroom should be animated - both teachers and students... buff.ly/IxiiyDX
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⭐ Gestures: A Primary Classroom Hack for Organising Knowledge
Exclusive WAGOLL+ Post and One Pager: How simple hand movements can boost memory, support EAL learners, and make thinking visible — without a single worksheet.
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