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Adam Robbins
@MrARobbins
Lead Practitioner whole school CPD | Sci teacher | Managing editor @CogSciSci | Author of #MiddleLeadershipMastery and Unlocking Teacher Development
Bognor Regis, West Sussex
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    Adam Robbins
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    Jun 24, 2025
    NEW BLOG Why are teachers so hard to develop? This blog outlines three of the key reasons I explore and offers some solutions link below If you have received bad CPD or find it frustrating when staff revert back to old habits, then share this post to spread the word 🙏
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    Adam Robbins
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    Mar 3, 2022
    Wellbeing in teaching is the ability to accept the fact you will never complete the work. Once you learn to live with that uneasy feeling of there always being something you could be doing and allow yourself to switch off it becomes a lot easier.
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    Adam Robbins
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    Jan 8, 2021
    In case you were wondering year7 are not digital natives 🤦‍♂️
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    Adam Robbins
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    Dec 28, 2021
    I spent some of today building a cpd session on assessment. I'm bored so here is a quick thread on some thoughts about assessment. 1/14
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    Adam Robbins
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    Apr 29, 2022
    A thread on wellbeing just reminded me of a 2007 inset day. We had a wellbeing day where I got taught to make curry in the morning and played 5 a side in the afternoon. Had a blast but then went home and spent the whole weekend marking books 🤦‍♂️point is WELLBEING IS STRUCTURAL 👇
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    Adam Robbins
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    Jul 19, 2022
    Many people use pens in their teaching, but do they get the most out of them? Here's a thread with my top 5 tips for getting the most out of pens 👇
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    Adam Robbins
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    Jun 26, 2023
    Another behaviour thread: Why tactically ignoring is often a bad idea. Scenario: A student is committing a minor infraction in the lesson. Rocking on their chair, chewing gum etc.. Teachers are commonly recommended to tactically ignore small infractions like these..1/13
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    Adam Robbins
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    May 21, 2023
    Another behaviour thread: So you've turned up to a class to remove a student who has disrupted to another room (whatever your system calls it) You get them outside and they refuse to move. Like all students they are protesting their innocence and someone else did X first 1/10
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    Adam Robbins
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    Dec 30, 2021
    NEW BLOG! Making the juice worth the squeeze. A new series looking at why some classroom strategies are better than others. This one is about the way we mess up retrieval practice.
    Making the juice worth the squeeze: Retrieval Practice
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    Adam Robbins
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    May 18, 2023
    So you've got 40 mins of a dept meeting to deliver some training, what do you do? How do you get the most out of the time for your whole team? This is what I do: 1/14
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    Adam Robbins
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    Jul 5, 2022
    You know when a student refuses to leave a classroom so you have to move the class to another room whilst someone comes to deal with them? Just sayin' might need to move the government to No8 or 13 Downing Street soon so the country cannot get too distracted by one bad apple
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    Adam Robbins
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    Apr 17, 2020
    NEW BLOG: I've just uploaded our KS3 Mastery booklets. Hope it helps any remote learning resources you need to plan. Feel free to download and customise. #CogSciSci #ASEChat #SharingIsCaring
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    KS3 Mastery booklets
    Below are links to download the majority of our KS3 booklets we used this year. These were incredibly helpful in supporting non-specialist teachers, disadvantaged students and improving the amount …
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    Adam Robbins
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    Jan 2, 2022
    It is a scientific fact that if a student wears a mask in a class a person with a land rover and no science qualifications will experience a sudden and dangerous increase in blood pressure.
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    Adam Robbins
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    Nov 12, 2021
    Who do I need to talk to to get 'knows when and where to use Reply All in emails' onto the teacher standards? 🤷‍♂️