What are Great Teaching Techniques?

Great Teaching Techniques are evidence-informed strategies and approaches that you can use and adapt in your own classroom practice. They help you turn the principles and evidence behind great teaching into practical action.

Each technique includes:

• An introduction to the technique, including when it might be useful and what the key research suggests about its use
• Guidance to support planning and implementation
• Videos examples of the technique in a real classroom setting
• Examples of how you can adapt the technique for different contexts, classroom challenges, subjects and phases

Where can I find Great Teaching Techniques?

There are several ways to find techniques that are relevant to your professional learning goal. 

You can find them on the Explore phase of your development cycle, where techniques are curated to support you in achieving your specific goal.

You can also search for them in the Resources section of the Great Teaching Toolkit. Search by title or keyword, or browse techniques linked to a specific dimension or element of great teaching.

You'll also find relevant techniques recommended throughout our courses, giving you opportunities to move from developing your knowledge to trying out evidence-informed approaches in your own practice.