Thinking Aloud

My Introduction to Sensory Integration

In October 2025, I turned up to work expecting a useful training session on sensory integration. What I didn’t expect was for it to quietly reframe how I see engagement in myself, my children, and my students. As a physiotherapist, sensory integration isn’t something I’ve been deeply embedded in. My Occupational Therapy colleagues were far… Continue reading My Introduction to Sensory Integration

Thinking Aloud

Learners Create the Learning Environment

I've recently been inspired by undertaking my MA Dissertation and it's led to a real revelation in my approach to leading a classroom - I'm not in as much control as I think I am... I'm sure this isn't a revelation to other lecturers/tutors/teachers but its a pretty critical one for me. When I came… Continue reading Learners Create the Learning Environment

Simulation Based Education

Resilience-Focused Debriefing

In clinical practice, things rarely go as planned. So why do we train students like they always will? I recently read a fascinating article by Amorøe et al. (2025) identifying tangible debriefing techniques to enhance learner appreciation of overcoming challenges within simulation activities, and it's inspired me... Amorøe et al., utilise Hollnagel's (2014) theory of… Continue reading Resilience-Focused Debriefing