: Series of twilight webinars on cognitive science This six-part series explores the evidence on how pupils learn and how teachers can adapt their practice accordingly.

Approaches to teaching and learning inspired by cognitive science are becoming increasingly common. In these sessions, led by John Holmes, we will support teachers and school leaders in understanding this evidence, and working out how it can be applied to their contexts and adapted to meet the needs of their pupils.

Each session will run from 3.30pm – 4.30pm and provide opportunities for discussion with fellow participants.

1. What does cognitive science us tell about how pupils learn? (29 February)
2. Minimising extraneous cognitive load and dual coding: implications for lesson resources (15 March)
3. Managing cognitive load I: the role of prior knowledge (22 April)
4. Managing cognitive load II: chunking (07 May)
5. Managing cognitive load III: worked examples and scaffolding (20 May)
6. Working with schemas (12 June)