Hubs Lead @steplab_co Former Ass. Principal i/c T&L, SLE, FCCT, History teacher, Author and Consultant. All views my own.
North West, England
Joined July 2017
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Updated google drive with any resources I've tweeted about or shared.
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🌟New blogpost - Making ‘Book looks’ work for Pupils with SEND
It’s right that leaders look in books, but what are we looking for? And might we promote the wrong practices for pupils if we get this wrong?
Reposts, comments and likes welcome
sendmatters.co.uk/2026/10/22…
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⏰ Early bird tickets end Friday, 23 October
Save across all three Steplab Conference Series 2026-27 events:
🔹 SEND & inclusion - Birmingham, 1 Dec
🎟️ institute.steplab.co/Inclusi…
🔹 Trust leaders - Birmingham, 11 Mar
🎟️ institute.steplab.co/Trust-C…
🔹 PD for impact - London, 2 Jul
🎟️ institute.steplab.co/Confere…
£180 users | £210 non-users
Book your place today!
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Agreed!! Fabulous read.
And a summary here, with a CPD version with a blank column for your use.
itsalearningcurve.education/…
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Late to the party 🥳 But this is a brilliant read full of research and practical ideas! A great book to get my brain working ahead of my first KIT day on Friday. Smashed it @MrsBallAP and @lamb_heart_tea 👏👏👏
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Visiting a Steplab Hub School is one of the best ways to see great PD in action. @WilliamPerkin is opening its doors to visitors on 13 November. For more details and the booking link, see the post below 👇
🚀Join us @WilliamPerkin for our @Steplab_co Open Day. A chance for school leaders and teachers to explore professional development, coaching and deliberate practice.
📅 Date: Friday 13 Nov
⏰10:00am - 4:00pm
Register: hubs.steplab.co/hubs/William…
#CPD #InstructionalCoaching
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🚀 Join us for our @Steplab_co Hub Open Day.
A chance for school leaders and teachers to explore professional development, coaching and deliberate practice supported by Steplab.
📅 Fri 13 Nov
⏰ 8:50am-12:00pm
📍 Durrington High School👉 Register:
hubs.steplab.co/DurringtonHi…
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👋 Meet Scott Wells, one of our Professional Development Specialists!
A former trust PD leader and Steplab Hub Lead, Scott has led instructional coaching and PD across schools in the UK and Australia.
At Steplab, he supports schools, delivers intensives, Masterclasses and demos, and helps leaders build impactful PD.
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There’s a lot of synergy between my book, What Are They Thinking?, and @lamb_heart_tea and @MrsBallAP’s The Scaffolding Effect.
Amazon knows it too! Buy them together. The perfect duo.
What Are They Thinking? amzn.eu/d/03e4jEIr
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🏫 See great PD in action this October with a Steplab Hub visit.
📍 5 Oct - Ribbon Academy
📍 6 Oct - @stlukescofe
📍 12 Oct - @goldsmithwalsal
📍 15 Oct - @LeesBrookSchool
📍 19 Oct - @MarineAcademy
📍 21 Oct - @RHSWirral
See what works, learn from other leaders and take practical ideas back to your school.
👉 hubs.steplab.co/events
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📢 New post! Much has been written about inclusive teaching but are we overlooking aspects of inclusion beyond lessons? What can we can do as leaders to take a genuinely whole-school approach? Please retweet if you find it helpful. Link in 1st reply.
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📣 Steplab Conference Series 2026-27
Three events on SEND & inclusion, teaching at scale and effective PD.
First up: Great teaching for every student with @MargaretMulhol2, @SENDMattersUK & @MrsBallAP, Abbie Williams and Krissy Yates.
📍 Birmingham | 1 Dec
🎟️ Super early bird to 9 Oct
👉 resources.steplab.co/news/co…
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Breaking down barriers (academic and societal with the topic!) as part of our 19th Century study with 'The Yellow Wallpaper'🟡 Students seeing a challenging text and relishing the step up rather than crumbling is testament to our systems and their resilience 💪 Good start!
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Reminder: our @Steplab_co Hub Open Day is coming up.
Explore PD, coaching and deliberate practice and how Steplab supports teacher development in our school.
📅 Date: Monday 18 May
⏰ Time: 9:30am - 2:30pm
📍 Location: Ribbon Academy, Seaham
Register: hubs.steplab.co/RibbonAcadem…
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🇶🇦 Steplab intensives are coming to Qatar!
Join us for two days of practical, evidence-informed training:
📅 15 Nov - PD Leadership Intensive
📅 16 Nov - Instructional Coaching Intensive
Attend one or both - completely free.
👉 institute.steplab.co/events