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Professional development should make a real difference - to teachers, classrooms and children. That’s why we commissioned @ImpactEd_Group to independently evaluate Steplab’s impact across 2,300 partner schools. We’re delighted by the findings. Read more: bit.ly/Steplab-Impact-Report

An✨epic✨group of voices coming to #rEDEastAnglia in Suffolk on 13 June, including a Keynote from @Counsell_C! ✈️ This amount of INCREDIBLE expertise under one roof... don't miss it! 🤩 📍Book now: tinyurl.com/mryr325c #TransformingPD @tombennett71 @hgaldinoshea @AcademyTrust

@MrsBallAP IS GETTEN' THERSEN DOWN TO #rEDYshire Why does so much CPD fail to translate into lasting classroom change?\n\nRachel Ball looks at the mechanisms behind professional development that genuinely sticks — including deliberate practice, accountability and cognitive load.

New on Steplab ✨ Our Core steps are now phase-specific, with tailored PD content for: 🌱 Early years 📚 Primary 🎓 Secondary 🎥 Watch Abbie explain more 👇 youtu.be/KAZiQ8F_V1I Book a demo today! steplab.co/book-a-demo

🚨New paper released today: 10 Common SEN Mis(Interventions)—An Evidence Summary steplab.co/news/common-sen-m… Supporting students with Special Educational Needs (SEN) is a vital and growing challenge for schools. But it’s not straightforward. Learning is complex, marketing claims are confident, and the evidence is often hard to access. As a result, we can sometimes end up adopting approaches which are less effective than we initially think. For some, this may well be uncomfortable reading. As a profession, many of us have put time, effort and belief into these things, and lots will have seen students who looked like they were getting something from it. However, it’s essential that we temper our intuition with evidence, because ultimately: our most vulnerable students deserve it. This new paper co-authored with @Barker_J is an attempt to raise the visibility of the best available evidence around several commonly used SEN interventions. For each, we provide an overview of what the research says, offer a more informed approach, and provide a suite of rigorous links to help you get started. We hope it will serve as a useful resource and over time: push us to be even more 'evidence demanding' as a profession. As ever, let me know what you think. If you have pushes or suggestions for how this paper could be better, hit reply and give it to me straight. 👊