Lauren Stephenson Helen Prince talks to Lauren Stephenson about metacognition and bridging the gap between research and the classroom. Lauren also talks about her role in the Research Schools Network, how research shows that working on self-regulation and metacognition with your students can add months to their progress, and shares her top recommendations for wider reading. Lauren Stephenson is a Physics teacher and Assistant Director of Blackpool Research School. Further reading and support: Lauren tweets at @LST_Physics and blogs at http://www.teachingandlearningdiaries.com/ Lauren explores metacognitive strategies in the science classroom on the Oxford Education Blog. Metacognition is one of the pillars of the Oxford Smart Curriculum. Find out more and read the curriculum direction paper.