Guides & resources

This 'At a glance' summary provides a concise, accessible introduction to explicit instruction, perfect for printing and displaying in staffrooms or common areas.

This 20-minute introductory course is designed to help teachers explore AERO’s model and how they can use it to develop their teaching practice.

This video demonstrates how teachers explain learning objectives in a range of primary and secondary classrooms.

This video demonstrates how teachers teach explicitly in a range of primary and secondary classrooms. 

This video demonstrates how teachers monitor progress in a range of primary and secondary classrooms.

This practice guide will help teachers explain, demonstrate and model learning content explicitly in ways that manage cognitive load to support students with building foundational knowledge before they practise independently.

This practice guide will help teachers check that students understand and can apply new knowledge and skills, and give additional instruction, guidance or feedback where necessary.

This practice guide will help teachers create, explain and use well-informed learning objectives and success criteria and activate students’ prior knowledge.

AERO has developed a model of learning and teaching that identifies the most effective and efficient teaching practices.

Explicit instruction is a teaching practice that evidence says makes a difference. In this video, Melissa Garstang-Leary explains how she uses explicit instruction in her English lessons.

Explicit instruction is a teaching practice that evidence says makes a difference. In this video, Sue Davis explains how she uses explicit instruction in her mathematics lessons.

Explicit instruction is a teaching practice that evidence says makes a difference. In this video, Darcie Clarke explains how she uses explicit instruction in her science lessons.