2024 in Evaluation: Insights from 20 Million Readers!

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Ross Morrison McGill based @TeacherToolkit in 2007, and at present, he is without doubt one of the ‘most adopted educators’on social media on this planet. In 2015, he was nominated as one of many ‘500 Most Influential Folks in Britain’ by The Sunday Instances because of…
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What are your educating highlights from the 12 months?

Many devoted readers will know that I’m a stickler for knowledge! Here’s a abstract of the final 12 months on this planet of TT.

Trainer coaching highlights

I’ve travelled from Oman to Northern Eire this 12 months! I’ve continued to take pleasure in main keynote speeches at conferences for college leaders and early profession lecturers to bespoke workshops on cognition, questioning and suggestions. Listed here are some statistics:

1. I’ve travelled no less than 20,000 miles!
2. From September to December 2024, I’ve accomplished 55 CPD occasions, supporting ~4,885 lecturers in faculties.
3. Standard CPD themes proceed to be on lowering workload, evidence-informed follow, and above all, cognitive science proceed to high the listing for CPD in faculties throughout the globe.
4. Areas hardest to succeed in proceed to be the South West, Cumbria, Norfolk and Mid-Wales.
5. Faculty highlights embrace Ampleforth School within the serene North Yorkshire and the (precise) Royal Faculty within the Berkshire countryside, to bustling settings like Croydon School in London or Trafford School in Manchester – far too many to say!

Faculties are reserving CPD 12 months upfront; get in contact early to safe your date!

⌛️  Web site headlines

Past my travels, the information behind TT stays astounding! This 12 months, this web site has welcomed nearly a million readers — a real indication to what resonates with lecturers. Listed here are some key figures:

1. The web site, first printed in 2007 as a humble weblog; it ought to surpass 20 million views by Easter 2025.
2. There have been nearly 6,000,000 occasions on the web site; this implies interactions throughout the location.
3. Lecturers learn the web site for 72 seconds per go to (your consideration span is spectacular in such busy occasions!)
4. I’ve written 101 weblog posts, this 12 months averaging two per week, and printed 44 assets, protecting lecturers and faculties outfitted and impressed all year long.
5. In whole, there are actually 319 assets accessible to obtain, plus (nearly) 3,000,000 phrases throughout the complete website! The YouTube channel is rising quickly …
6. Each customer views 3+ pages every, and most proceed to search out the weblog organically. (This implies TT typically seems on the primary web page of Google!) This is the reason so many organisations use TT for advertising and marketing.

High weblog posts and assets

Sharing concepts publicly, I’ve in all probability discovered this facet of my life as a blogger probably the most fascinating. It continues to information me when it comes to what content material lecturers want probably the most, and what assets proceed to make a distinction.

1. Versatile working for lecturers and college leaders is the most well-liked weblog of the 12 months!!
2. A sensible information to adaptive educating is the most well-liked useful resource obtain of the 12 months!

The above content material was printed in 2024, and running a blog habits and consumption has undoubtedly shifted. Under is the most well-liked content material on the location – printed pre-2024 – which continues to be standard:

1. The 5 minute lesson plan (7,758 guests)
2. The 5 minute lesson plan collection  (6,857 guests)
3. Books and college management, educating and studying (5,095 guests)
4. Rosenshine’s 17 ideas of efficient instruction (5,095 guests)
5. The query matrix (6,203 guests)

This knowledge reveals what you worth most, and I’ll hold working to fulfill your wants with sensible and well timed concepts.

One draw back of the web site’s success is its long-term sustainability. I’m already enthusiastic about what subsequent, when it comes to a digital legacy, a succession plan and what occurs after me? These sorts of issues… I’ve turned down 4 potential traders in the previous few years or so. One technical headache: Beginning 1st January 2025, we’ve needed to pause abroad transactions for any useful resource downloads. Sadly, the monetary admin behind the scenes has exceeded our small group’s capability. It’s one thing I hope to resolve after a break, however for now, thanks for understanding.

Because the 12 months involves an finish; it has been one other unimaginable 12 months of trainer coaching. All through 2024, I’ve had the privilege of working with hundreds of lecturers, from metropolis academies to beautiful rural faculties, every dedicated to enhancing outcomes for college students. The work our lecturers do is phenomenal!

Wishing you a superb begin to the brand new 12 months. Right here’s to upgrading your pedagogy for 2025!

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