The Educator Magazine U.K. Sept-Dec 2026 issue - Magazine - Page 76
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Support each one
of your learners in
your classroom with
Oxplore Teach.
Free ready-to-use enrichment
sessions from the University
of Oxford focus on the skills
that matter most:
• Con昀椀dence
• Oracy
• Critical thinking
Designed with busy teachers in
mind, the Oxplore Teach platform
offers 昀氀exible 10–45-minute
sessions that can be used within
lessons, tutor time or enrichment
opportunities, alongside accredited
e-learning modules to support staff
development.
listening skills. Bring learning to
life with Challenges such as;
“Do footballers earn more than
nurses?”, “Can you build a
shelter on the Moon?” and “Are
humans more important than
other animals?” These engaging
enrichment sessions are available
completely free on our new digital
learning platform for teachers,
Oxplore Teach.
Built on the research1 of Professor
Emeritus Pamela Sammons of
Jesus College, Oxford, the modules
draw on more than 30 years of
expertise in school effectiveness and
improvement, school leadership,
teaching effectiveness, professional
development, and equity and
inclusion in education.
Classroom-ready sessions
meticulously designed for you to
pick up and run in the classroom
You can use 10-minute challenges
in tutor time for focused activities
such as learning to build an
argument or practicing speaking and
Why not try one of these
Challenges with your class today:
• Do aliens exist?
• Does fake news matter?
• Can money buy happiness?
“
Students who
were often hesitant
or reluctant to put
hands up in the
classroom setting...
felt really able to do
so in the Oxplore
Challenge session...
“
Head Teacher, Goytre Fawr Primary School, Wales
1 Sammons has led major studies in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland,
including the longitudinal Effective Provision of Pre-School, Primary and Secondary
Education (EPPSE 3–16) research from 1996 to 2014 and the impact analyses for the
Evaluation of Children’s Centres in England from 2009 to 2015.
Turn your classroom into
a critical thinking hub
Developed over a 5-year
collaboration with teachers and
researchers across academy trust
schools, Oxplore Teach focuses on
stemming the attainment gap by
providing teachers with supercurricular
material or ‘challenges’.
“
Oxplore (Teach)
was an excellent resource
to get students thinking
critically and preparing
them for higher
education studies.
“
Teacher, Dixons City Academy, Bradford
