About Bruce

Bruce Robertson is the CEO of Next Level Educational, specialising in high-quality professional development for teachers and school leaders. He is also author of The Teaching Delusion trilogy and Power Up series, published by Hachette Learning.

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Bruce’s best-selling and acclaimed books include The Teaching Delusion trilogy, Power Up Your Pedagogy: The Illustrated Handbook of Teaching, and Power Up Your Questioning: A Practical Handbook for Teachers. Of Power Up Your Pedagogy, Professor Rob Coe of Evidence Based Education says: ‘To all teachers I would say: study this book, learn from it and act on it’. You can read more about his books here.

Bruce has been working in education for over 20 years, having trained as a teacher at The University of Edinburgh in 2002. As headteacher, Bruce’s leadership of Berwickshire High School from 2020-24 was instrumental in turning around a school rated ‘weak’ and ‘unsatisfactory’ in an HMIE inspection, to one widely recognised as sector-leading in its approaches to teaching & learning improvement, ethos, and professional development.

As a consultant and trainer, Bruce is widely praised for his passion, clarity and the practicality of his messages.

Bruce offers in-person and online professional development to teachers and school leaders across the UK and internationally. His areas of expertise include:

  • Pedagogy

  • Curriculum

  • Assessment

  • Middle and senior leadership

  • Leadership of professional learning

If you are interested in working with Bruce, you can contact him HERE →