TEACHER STANDARDS

Optimising Pupil Feedback: Maximum Impact, Minimum Workload

What if you could give feedback that truly moves learning forward – without spending hours marking? This practical, hands-on course is designed to help you do just that. You'll explore high-impact feedback strategies that are rooted in evidence and built for real classrooms, focusing on what makes the biggest difference to pupils' progress, while cutting back on unnecessary workload. Through simple routines, like live marking, feedback fix time, scaffolded responses and whole-class strategies, you’ll discover how to make feedback more efficient, more inclusive and more effective. Perfect for busy practitioners who want to work smarter, not harder.
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Yiotina Achilleos-Dania,
Carly Watkins &
Ruth Wallwork

2 hours

Online Course

By completing this course, you will:

understand the principles of effective feedback and its impact on pupil progress;
learn how to provide specific, actionable and timely feedback that pupils can use to improve;
explore different forms of feedback (oral, written and peer feedback) and their appropriate uses;
develop strategies to ensure pupils engage with and act upon feedback;
reflect on current feedback practices and create an improvement plan tailored to individual teaching contexts.

Course Lessons

Written by: Yiotina Achilleos-Dania

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Yiotina has spent over a decade immersed in the world of primary education. Most of her teaching career, she juggled the roles of Science and Maths subject leader, while working across key stage 1 and 2 (mainly based in years 2 and 6) — because, why settle for just one challenge? Armed with degrees in Marketing Communications, Business Analysis and Primary Education (plus a National Qualification of Middle Leadership), she’s been at the forefront of introducing new initiatives, reshaping curricula and championing practical, hands-on learning to ensure every pupil thrives.
From training staff to supporting long-term skill progression, Yiotina has always been passionate about helping both pupils and teachers grow. Now, as a Twinkl CPD content writer and editor, she’s swapped the classroom for the creative space of professional development, using her expertise to craft engaging, impactful resources that continue to support educators and learners—just this time, it’s done from behind the scenes!

Collaboration with: Carly Watkins

Carly is the Quality of Education Lead at Twinkl PD, overseeing the development of Teachers' Standards courses. She is an experienced primary school teacher and senior leader with a MA in Education Practice and NPQ in Leading Teacher Development. Carly also facilitates the ECF, delivering training for current mentors and ECTs; she is passionate about accessible and actionable professional development for all educators at all levels.

Presented by: Ruth Wallwork

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Ruth is a Video Content Creator on the CPD team at Twinkl. She is an experienced primary teacher, having taught across both key stage one and key stage two. Ruth has worked as part of a music partnership, delivering high quality music lessons in a range of educational settings, including SEND and secondary schools. Ruth has also held leadership roles, including Head of Primary Music. She holds a degree in Music and Musical Theatre, a PGCE in Primary Education, and is currently working towards a qualification in Primary Music Leadership.