Welcome

Next Level Educational specialises in high-quality professional development for teachers and school leaders, focusing on teaching and learning. It is led by Bruce Robertson, author of the acclaimed Power Up series and The Teaching Delusion trilogy.

Bruce offers professional development in the following areas:

  • Pedagogy

  • Leadership of teaching and learning

  • School leadership

  • Curriculum

  • Assessment

  • Behaviour

Further details can be found in the professional development section of this website.

Teachers and school leaders who have worked with Bruce are consistent in their praise for his passion, clarity and the practicality of his messages.

If you are interested in working with Bruce, please get in touch here.

Professional development offers

Teachers

Build a shared understanding of what makes great teaching across your school or team, including practical strategies that can support every teacher.

Specific areas of focus could include:

  • Questioning

  • Feedback

  • Presenting content

  • Practice

  • Differentiation (adaptive teaching)

  • Formative assessment

  • Retrieval practice

  • Behaviour management

  • …and more

Leaders

Explore generic principles and practical initiatives that can help transform leadership across your school or team, at both middle and senior levels.

Specific areas of focus might include:

  • Leading the continuous improvement of pedagogy

  • Developing a strong professional learning culture

  • Developing a content-rich curriculum

  • Developing assessment and tracking

  • Strengthening ethos, including student behaviour

  • Fundamental leadership principles

  • Getting everyone on board

  • Monitoring and evaluating impact

  • …and more

Teaching PowerUps subscription

Coming soon.

Testimonials

  • "One of the best days of professional learning I have attended. I was really inspired by your presentation, and the conversations they led to in the group, to prioritise improving teaching and learning in my classroom."

    Principal Teacher of Pupil Support and Pedagogy Conference delegate, March 2025

  • "Bruce's sessions with our Curriculum Principal Teachers and Senior Leadership Team have made a huge impact upon our thinking and planning for next session as well as reinvigorating the whole team with respect to discussing pedagogy. I am genuinely excited about where our learning and teaching journey goes from the point of Bruce's engagement with our team."

    Headteacher, North Lanarkshire, January 2025

  • “During Inset, I normally fluctuate between feeling patronised, feeling inadequate and feeling inspired. I left Bruce’s sessions feeling energised, inspired and motivated to improve my teaching and that of the department”.

    Teacher at Glenalmond College, Scotland, September 2024

  • “A fantastic presentation from beginning to end! One of the best, if not the best I have seen. Excellent delivery with so much packed into each part. Great use of thinking sessions through the white boards. Looking forward to using this during the year ahead.”

    Teacher at Rathfriland High School, Northern Ireland, September 2024

  • "I thought that the presentation by Bruce Robertson was the most engaging and useful session I have attended for a long time. This will have a bigger impact on my classroom practice than any other session I can recall. More from Bruce please."

    Teacher at Kirkintilloch High School, Scotland, August 2024

  • "Bruce's keynote address was inspirational."

    Chief Executive, Advance Learning Partnership (ALP), July 2024

Contact

If you are interested in working with Bruce, please get in touch via this form, or email: bruce@nextleveleducational.com