An interesting open letter to the Guardian has reignited the discussion about the use of learning styles in the classroom. My experience of learning styles when delivering CPD or ITT is to emphasize that it should be used a prompt to ensure that your lesson has a range of activities for the students. Many years ago, we conducted a survey to assess learning styles and could not find a correlation between the use of material and retention of facts. It follows that engagement

Blueprint Alliance has rolled out its team of TEEP level 2 teaching coaches to further develop the strength of teaching and learning in partner schools. This allows continual development of teaching within the TEEP framework, and increased confidence in using TEEP. Current recipients of TEEP coaching have remarked that TEEP allows a “clear structure to the lesson” with the underpinning elements of collaborative learning, accelerated learning, thinking for learning, assessmen

Blueprint have successfully trained another cohort of Lead Practitioners. The six staff members from Sirius Academy have produced evidence against six standards and completed action research projects to further the pedagogical knowledge of the academy. The projects were very diverse, covering topics such as flipped learning and student led learning. There are many benefits to Lead Practitioner accreditation, such as staff retention and development, team building and recogniti