Welcome to our training module about metacognition
In this training module, you’ll explore your own metacognitive skills before applying the same principles to primary-aged pupils. We’ll unpack why strong subject knowledge underpins effective metacognition and introduce practical, ready‑to‑use classroom strategies that build pupils’ metacognitive and self‑regulation habits.
The session draws on the EEF’s updated 2025 guidance on metacognition and self‑regulated learning. It is designed for teachers, teaching assistants and SENCOs.
The video lasts 40 minutes, but completing all activities extends the session to around 1 hour and 10 minutes.
Metacognition matters
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Welcome to our mini training module about elaboration
Our mini modules are short videos, based on a single idea or concept relating to education. During this video, we explain what elaboration is, why it is important to educators, and how elaboration can clarify concepts for pupils and deepen their understanding.
This training module is suitable for all teaching staff because it explains how to use elaboration to guide pupils to provide more detail in their explanations. The video lasts about nine minutes and there are two activities you can carry out. Altogether it could take up to 20 minutes to watch the video and complete the tasks.
Elaboration
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Welcome to our mini training module about worked examples
Our mini modules are short videos, based on a single idea or concept relating to education. During this video, we explain what worked examples are, why they are important to educators, and how to use worked examples to support pupils in learning new concepts.
This training module is suitable for all teaching staff because it explains how to use worked examples and worked non-examples to help pupils learn by reducing the cognitive load and making the learning process more explicit. The video lasts about 12 minutes and there are two activities you can carry out. Altogether it could take up to 30 minutes to watch the video and complete the tasks.
Worked examples
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Welcome to our mini training module about hinge questions
Our mini modules are short videos, based on a single idea or concept relating to education. During this video, we explain what hinge questions are, why they are important to educators, and how to use hinge questions to check pupils’ understanding at a key point in the lesson.
This training module is suitable for all teaching staff because it explains how to use hinge questions, carefully planning the distractors so that the teacher can understand why a pupil is struggling, not just that they’re wrong. The video lasts just under 13 minutes and there are three activities you can carry out. They are best completed with another colleague so you can benefit from the professional dialogue. Altogether it could take up to 40 minutes to watch the video and complete the tasks.
Hinge questions
Please download the document about types of distractors so you can refer to this when creating your own hinge questions during the activities.
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Welcome to our mini training module about the ‘I do, We do, You do’ model
Our mini modules are short videos, based on a single idea or concept relating to education. During this video, we explain what the ‘I do, We do, You do’ model is, why it is important to educators, and how to use this instruction strategy effectively as part of your teaching strategy.
This training module is suitable for all teaching staff because it explains how to use the model to deliver clear, effective instruction then gradually hand over responsibility to the pupils. The video lasts just under 10 minutes and there are two activities you can carry out. Both are best completed with another colleague so you can benefit from some feedback! Altogether it could take up to 30 minutes to watch the video and complete the tasks.
I do, You do, We do model
Before you watch this video, please download the ‘I do, We do, You do planning template so you can refer to it during the activities.
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Welcome to our training module about using oracy in the classroom
This training module is suitable for school leaders and teaching staff. It is likely to take 60 – 75 minutes to complete, depending upon the time you allocate for the discussions and activities. Please download the associated reflection sheet from this page so you can note down your thoughts as you carry out the reflections and tasks. At the top of this page you will also find some useful checklists for the different types of talk which should support self, peer, and teacher assessment.
Using oracy in the classroom
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Welcome to our mini training module about teacher rehearsal
Our mini modules are short videos, based on a single idea or concept relating to education. During this video, we explain what teacher rehearsal is, why it is important to educators, and how to use teacher rehearsal to make effective changes to your teaching process.
This training module is suitable for all teaching staff because it explains how to use rehearsal and practice to adapt and refine teaching techniques, which should improve the learning experience for pupils. The video lasts about 13 minutes and there are two activities you can carry out. Both are best completed with another colleague so you can benefit from some feedback! Altogether it could take up to 30 minutes to watch the video and complete the tasks.
Teacher rehearsal
Before you watch the video, please download the ‘teacher rehearsal strategies’ document so you can refer to it when engaging with the activities.
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Welcome to our training module, how to review provision for children in care
The focus of this training module is how to conduct an internal review of the provision for children in care and those previously looked after in your own setting. During the video, we set out the scope of the review and share a nine-step process for evaluating the provision for learners who are in care or have been looked after. We also consider the role of the designated teacher and how case studies can be used to deep dive into the school’s provision to check that children in care are well supported and succeeding academically and personally.
This training module has been designed for staff with an interest in or responsibility for children in care or those who were previously looked after.
Please download the reflection sheet so you can refer to it when watching the video. You may also want to have achievement data available for children in care/previously looked after children, e.g. phonics data or end of KS2 data, so you can refer to this during one of the activities.
How to review EAL provision
Remember, you can use the video chapters document to quickly find specific sections in the video.
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Welcome to our training module, how to review EAL provision
The focus of this training module is how to conduct an internal review of the provision for learners with English as an additional language in your own setting. During the video, we set out the scope of the review and share a seven-step process for evaluating the provision for learners with EAL. We also consider why it is important to be aware of any cognitive biases the reviewer or staff may have towards children with EAL and how this might affect the provision in school.
This training module has been designed for staff with an interest in or responsibility for learners in a primary school who have English as an additional language.
Please download the reflection sheet so you can refer to it when watching the video. You may also want to have achievement data available for pupils with EAL over the past 3 years, e.g. phonics data or end of KS2 data, so you can refer to this during one of the activities.
How to review EAL provision
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Welcome to our training module, how to review pupil premium provision
The focus of this training module is how to conduct an internal review of pupil premium provision in your own setting. During the video, we set out the scope of the review and share a seven-step process for evaluating the provision for disadvantaged pupils. We explain how to use data to inform areas to investigate and how the funnel approach can be used to identify pupils to sample. We consider what is important when reviewing the school’s pupil premium strategy and how to share the findings and recommendations from the review.
This training module has been designed for staff with responsibility for disadvantaged pupils in school, or any members of staff interested in reviewing the school’s pupil premium provision.
Please download the ‘How to review pupil premium provision guide’ before watching this video, so you can refer to it when watching the video. You might find it useful to have a notepad available to jot down your thoughts before you prepare to carry out a review of pupil premium provision.
How to review pupil premium provision
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