https://mylearninglens.app/blog Articles on classroom observation, HGIOS4 self-evaluation, school improvement, Scottish education policy, and using data teachers already hold. en-gb Fri, 01 May 2026 11:00:00 GMT https://mylearninglens.app/blog/what-i-left-out-relationships-regulation https://mylearninglens.app/blog/what-i-left-out-relationships-regulation The Learning Lens taxonomy was built on Rosenshine, Hattie and Wiliam, and left out the relational layer. Why I built it that way, and why I changed my mind. Fri, 01 May 2026 11:00:00 GMT https://mylearninglens.app/blog/one-taxonomy-many-frameworks-observation-across-borders https://mylearninglens.app/blog/one-taxonomy-many-frameworks-observation-across-borders Inspection frameworks differ by country. The teaching practices they evaluate don't. What building for HGIOS4 and Ofsted taught me about the rest. Thu, 30 Apr 2026 11:00:00 GMT https://mylearninglens.app/blog/two-countries-two-frameworks-one-problem https://mylearninglens.app/blog/two-countries-two-frameworks-one-problem Scotland and England are both reshaping inspection. Building for HGIOS4 and Ofsted surfaces shared problems and sharply different assumptions about evidence. Tue, 28 Apr 2026 11:00:00 GMT https://mylearninglens.app/blog/what-learning-lens-doesnt-do-and-why-it-matters https://mylearninglens.app/blog/what-learning-lens-doesnt-do-and-why-it-matters Learning Lens omits by design: no graded lessons, no teacher rankings, no AI feedback to individuals, no surveillance. Why that fits professional trust. Sun, 19 Apr 2026 11:00:00 GMT https://mylearninglens.app/blog/scottish-education-the-story-we-tell-ourselves https://mylearninglens.app/blog/scottish-education-the-story-we-tell-ourselves Scotland tells itself a powerful story about education. The story is partly true and increasingly at odds with the evidence. Where Scottish education stands. Wed, 08 Apr 2026 11:00:00 GMT https://mylearninglens.app/blog/what-evidence-based-actually-means https://mylearninglens.app/blog/what-evidence-based-actually-means Every school claims to be evidence-based. Few can point to the evidence. The three kinds that matter, and what it takes to close the rhetoric gap. Tue, 07 Apr 2026 11:00:00 GMT https://mylearninglens.app/blog/what-pupil-support-actually-looks-like https://mylearninglens.app/blog/what-pupil-support-actually-looks-like Pupil support holds more information about young people than anywhere else in school. Almost none of it reaches the classrooms where it would matter. Mon, 06 Apr 2026 11:00:00 GMT https://mylearninglens.app/blog/the-middle-leaders-observation-problem https://mylearninglens.app/blog/the-middle-leaders-observation-problem Most lesson observations are run by middle leaders with no training in how to do it. The training gap, the relationship problem, and what would help. Sun, 05 Apr 2026 11:00:00 GMT https://mylearninglens.app/blog/what-your-observer-is-actually-looking-for https://mylearninglens.app/blog/what-your-observer-is-actually-looking-for Lesson observation doesn't have to feel like judgement. What a good observer captures, and what you're entitled to as the teacher being observed. Sat, 04 Apr 2026 11:00:00 GMT https://mylearninglens.app/blog/the-research-that-changed-how-we-teach https://mylearninglens.app/blog/the-research-that-changed-how-we-teach Black and Wiliam, Hattie's Visible Learning, Rosenshine's Principles. Why these reshaped teaching, and what got lost when the research hit the staffroom. Fri, 03 Apr 2026 11:00:00 GMT https://mylearninglens.app/blog/why-teachers-should-build-things https://mylearninglens.app/blog/why-teachers-should-build-things Most edtech is built by people who have never taught. What changes when a classroom observation tool is built by a teacher, and why domain expertise matters. Thu, 02 Apr 2026 11:00:00 GMT https://mylearninglens.app/blog/the-observation-problem https://mylearninglens.app/blog/the-observation-problem Most lesson observation systems measure the wrong things. What goes wrong with classroom observation, from both sides of the clipboard, and what fixes it. Wed, 01 Apr 2026 11:00:00 GMT https://mylearninglens.app/blog/ai-in-schools-what-the-new-guidance-actually-says https://mylearninglens.app/blog/ai-in-schools-what-the-new-guidance-actually-says The UK is shaping formal AI guidance for schools. The five principles, what they mean in practice, and how Scotland's framework differs from England's. Fri, 27 Mar 2026 11:00:00 GMT https://mylearninglens.app/blog/do-we-have-a-shared-language-for-teaching-yet https://mylearninglens.app/blog/do-we-have-a-shared-language-for-teaching-yet Kirsti Klette asks whether classroom observation can give teaching a common vocabulary. A practitioner taxonomy suggests the answer is closer than it looks. Mon, 16 Mar 2026 11:00:00 GMT https://mylearninglens.app/blog/qualifications-scotland-reform-or-rebrand https://mylearninglens.app/blog/qualifications-scotland-reform-or-rebrand Qualifications Scotland replaced the SQA in February 2026. Hayward, the 2025 Act, and whether Scottish qualifications reform reaches classrooms. Thu, 12 Mar 2026 11:00:00 GMT https://mylearninglens.app/blog/measuring-the-attainment-gap-with-broken-instruments https://mylearninglens.app/blog/measuring-the-attainment-gap-with-broken-instruments Attainment gap metrics lean on imperfect proxies: SIMD in Scotland, Pupil Premium in England. How far we can trust them, and what better ones look like. Tue, 17 Feb 2026 11:00:00 GMT https://mylearninglens.app/blog/school-improvement-planning-that-isnt-just-a-document https://mylearninglens.app/blog/school-improvement-planning-that-isnt-just-a-document School improvement plans are filed in August and forgotten by October. How to build an improvement process that lives in practice, not in a drawer. Tue, 27 Jan 2026 11:00:00 GMT https://mylearninglens.app/blog/the-behaviour-conversation-schools-arent-having https://mylearninglens.app/blog/the-behaviour-conversation-schools-arent-having The behaviour debate is stuck between discipline and trauma-informed practice. What behaviour management is missing is evidence from real classrooms. Tue, 13 Jan 2026 11:00:00 GMT https://mylearninglens.app/blog/professional-learning-vs-cpd-compliance https://mylearninglens.app/blog/professional-learning-vs-cpd-compliance The evidence on effective teacher professional learning is clear, and most school CPD ignores it. What would work instead, and why the gap persists. Tue, 09 Dec 2025 11:00:00 GMT https://mylearninglens.app/blog/when-every-other-pupil-has-additional-needs https://mylearninglens.app/blog/when-every-other-pupil-has-additional-needs Schools record more additional support needs than ever. What the rising ASN and SEND numbers measure, why they keep growing, and what they conceal. Mon, 24 Nov 2025 11:00:00 GMT https://mylearninglens.app/blog/why-the-pastoral-academic-divide-doesnt-exist https://mylearninglens.app/blog/why-the-pastoral-academic-divide-doesnt-exist Schools split pastoral care from academic progress, but the evidence says they overlap. Why school structures lag, and what a joined-up model looks like. Tue, 11 Nov 2025 11:00:00 GMT https://mylearninglens.app/blog/the-data-schools-already-have https://mylearninglens.app/blog/the-data-schools-already-have Schools drown in data they never use and chase data they don't need. How to find the school data already in the building, and start acting on it. Tue, 28 Oct 2025 11:00:00 GMT https://mylearninglens.app/blog/what-classroom-observation-is-actually-for https://mylearninglens.app/blog/what-classroom-observation-is-actually-for Most lesson observation measures the wrong things. What the research says classroom observation is for, and how to design it for improvement not performance. Tue, 14 Oct 2025 11:00:00 GMT