This summer term, we’re hosting some insightful webinars on various topics, including exam-specific challenges, decolonising the curriculum, transitions, and more…
Upcoming events
Understanding GCSE challenges in AQA Science
Monday, 20th Apr 2026 – 4pm-4:45pm
Join Educake for a focused and insightful session with Damian Gent, AQA’s Subject Lead for Science, who delivers outstanding subject support across AQA science. Drawing on his extensive experience supporting teachers, shaping science qualifications, and analysing national assessment trends, Damian will explore the key challenges learners face across AQA GCSE science.
This session will spotlight major challenge areas emerging from recent exam series, unpacking why these difficulties arise and what they reveal about student understanding. Damian will also share practical, classroom‑ready support to help you address common misconceptions, strengthen students’ confidence, and support more secure progress across the sciences.
Understanding A‑Level challenges in OCR sciences
Tuesday, 21st Apr 2026 – 4pm-4:45pmÂ
Join Educake for a focused and insightful session with Mike Jackson, Physics Subject Advisor at Cambridge OCR, as he explores the key challenges learners face across Cambridge OCR A‑Level Biology, Chemistry and Physics. Drawing on his experience in education, curriculum, and assessment, Mike will discuss how different aspects of the qualifications can impact a wide range of learners.
This webinar will highlight some top challenge areas from the 2025 series and examine why these difficulties arise. Mike will also share insights to help you better support students and deepen their confidence and understanding.
Practical strategies for international classrooms
Thursday, 4th Jun 2026 – 4pm-4:45pm
Join Educake for an insightful session with Rachael Parkinson (Secondary) and Jonathan Lucas (Primary) as they unpack the real challenges and opportunities of teaching in an international setting. Together, they will explore how to build a consistent framework from primary through secondary, establish effective homework routines, make purposeful use of data analysis, and encourage truly independent revision across all stages.
Whether you are new to international teaching or looking to refine your approach, this webinar offers practical ideas you can put into action right away to support both your students and your colleagues.
From awareness to action: How schools can lead on decolonising education
Tuesday, 9th Jun 2026Â – 4:15pm-5pm
Educake is delighted to host an insightful and thought‑provoking webinar led by Dr Omolabake Fakunle, a TEDx speaker, Senior Lecturer at the Moray House School of Education and Sport, University of Edinburgh (UoE), and Strategic Lead, Decolonisation on UoE’s Curriculum Transformation Programme. She is a School Trustee, and also Executive member of the Scottish Education Research Association and the Society for Research into Higher Education. Dr Fakunle’s research explores inclusivity in internationalisation through a decolonial lens, and she is widely recognised for her expertise in helping educators translate theory into meaningful and practical action.
In this session, Dr Fakunle will offer clear, step by step guidance on how every school, department, and classroom can begin, or deepen, their journey toward decolonising the curriculum. She will unpack what decolonisation truly means in an educational context, why it matters for all learners, and how teachers can embed more inclusive, representative, and critically engaged practices into everyday teaching. Whether you are just beginning to explore this work or looking to strengthen existing initiatives, this webinar will equip you with the knowledge, confidence, and inspiration to make meaningful change.
Data analysis in Educake: getting meaningful insights from homework
Monday, 15th June 2026 – 4pm-4:45pm
Learn how Educake’s latest data analysis tools can help inform your teaching and planning. In this webinar Educake’s Product Director, Anna Wallis, will walk you through the Analyse Results page and how to spot trends, identify learning gaps, and put results into context. Perfect for teachers and leaders looking to make more informed, evidence‑driven decisions.
Supporting a successful transition in secondary science
Wednesday, 24th June 2026 – 4pm-4:45pm
Join Ashleigh Morris, National Education Lead for Secondary Science, for a clear and practical look at what effective transition really requires. Drawing on over 12 years of experience across biology, chemistry and physics, Ashleigh will unpack the latest curriculum and assessment expectations and translate them into strategies teachers can use straight away.
She’ll explore how to build coherent progression from KS2 to KS3, how to close knowledge gaps with thoughtful sequencing and assessment, and how cognitive science principles can support equitable outcomes for all learners. With her background in curriculum design, national policy interpretation and teacher development, Ashleigh brings a research‑informed, highly accessible perspective that supports both specialists and non‑specialists.
This session will leave you with a stronger understanding of what matters most for transition in science and practical ideas to strengthen your approach.
