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head-teach.bsky.social

Headteacher, author of Leaders With Substance, co-author of The Next Big Thing in School Improvement, blogger, everything mountains. https://educontrarianblog.com/ https://open.substack.com/pub/100assessment

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NEW. Difficult conversations about Special Educational Needs. bennewmark.wordpress.com/2025/06/24/d...

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New on Substack: How reliable does an assessment need to be? @head-teach.bsky.social 100assessment.substack.com/p/how-reliab...

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A psychiatric take on the ‘overdiagnosis’ debate that I think is a nice addition to this @tesmagazine.bsky.social article @awaisaftab.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/awaisaft...

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In this morning's Tes Daily newsletter, @jonsevers.bsky.social asked whether a diagnosis debate is really what we need when it comes to SEND support… 🗞️ Catch up on Jon's article here: email.tes.com/cr/AQiOjhAQ-... ☑️ Sign up to the Tes Daily here: www.tes.com/magazine/myp...

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It is time to get this one out there again… educontrarianblog.com/2023/05/28/t...

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This is an interesting interpretation of the difference between autonomy and agency. It’s an important decision in my mind.

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New this weekend. 🍷

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New blog post ↴ ▸Decoupling lower & upper secondary curricula #UKEd #EduSky #EduBlogUK #SciTeachUK cmooreanderson.wixsite.com/teachingbiol...

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Excellent post from Mike. I don’t teach Psychology, but I’m going to have to read the book for these kind of insights. 👌

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NEW BLOG: Managing attention in classrooms is a social justice issue hobbolog.wordpress.com/2025/06/02/m... #UKEd #Edusky #EduBlogUK

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New from me. Would getting rid of EHCPs make things better? Maybe. But the risks are huge. bennewmark.wordpress.com/2025/06/02/e...

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It isn't possible to design a school system where everyone leaves with the skills needed for the workplace because they're all going to do different jobs. Workplace training needs to be done by employers.

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New from 100% Assessment open.substack.com/pub/100asses... @profbeckyallen.bsky.social

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Very interesting, and not necessarily what you would expect… Changes in psychological distress in the UK over a 30 year period

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New on 100% Assessment with @head-teach.bsky.social : Why Schools Rely on Relative Attainment 100assessment.substack.com/p/why-school...

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This is a fascinating and well argued paper. Well worth a read.

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🚨🚨NEW PAPER ON INCLUSIVE TEACHING ...that I've been working (pretty intensely) on for the last few months. Details below: ↓

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100% Assessment keeps on giving. A short post about self belief. @profbeckyallen.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/100asses...

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New post on 100% Assessment with @head-teach.bsky.social : Can We (and Should We) Write Difficult Multiple-Choice Questions? 100assessment.substack.com/p/can-we-and...

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New today. This is a (edu)contrarian post.

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If you use this formula for your teaching (or if your school ask you to), this is worth your time.

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New today from 100% Assessment. @profbeckyallen.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/100asses...

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New on 100% Assessment: Lowering the cognitive demands of open-ended tasks @head-teach.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/100asses...

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Coming to the end of our Cairo adventure. It’s been epic. Egypt has definitely exceeded my expectations.

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