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New episode of the Rethinking Education podcast is out now! Hosts @rethinkingjames.bsky.social & @realdavidc.bsky.social speak with @warwickmansell.bsky.social‬ & @drnaomifisher.bsky.social‬ about the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill currently making its way through parliament:

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🎯 NEW POST ON MAKING CHANGE STICK! 🎯 The 4th and final post in a mini-series on how to choose a school improvement focus when everything feels like a priority makingchangestick.substack.com/p/how-to-cho... 💥 Includes a free poster! 💥 And a pod chat about my recent radicalisation (!)

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* EXCITING NEWS! * On Sat 11th October, a unique, low-cost educational gathering will take place in Manchester. Here's a blog explaining a little about the event: drjamesmannion.substack.com/p/we-are-the... And here's where to snaffle an early bird ticket: www.eventbrite.com/e/everybody-...

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The first half of our summer release schedule! 6/7 - Our Family Culture 6/21 - @heymrsbond.com 7/5 - @stimpunks.org 7/19 - @rethinkingjames.bsky.social Search & subscribe to 'Human Restoration Project' on any podcast app or listen on our website: humanrestorationproject.org/podcast #EduSky

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STONKING review in We ❤️ Brighton! welovebrighton.com/best-of-brig... Final two shows tomorrow - 3.30 and 7.30! www.brightonfringe.org/events/the-a...

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This was the first real video we made way back in 2022 (it premiered at @rethinkingjames.bsky.social's virtual conference!), but I believe now more than ever in its urgency. If you need a human-centered education manifesto, this is it:

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One for my #Brighton fruits We're doing 241 deal on tonight's show at Ironworks Studios Brighton Promo code 241ANGEL Bring a friend to Death's waiting room for free! Tickets here: www.brightonfringe.org/events/the-a... Amazing review: fringereview.co.uk/review/brigh... #brightonfringe

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One for my #Brighton fruits We're doing 241 deal on tonight's show at Ironworks Studios Brighton Promo code 241ANGEL Bring a friend to Death's waiting room for free! Tickets here: www.brightonfringe.org/events/the-a... Amazing review: fringereview.co.uk/review/brigh... #brightonfringe

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Some lovely comments on today's Making Change Stick substack on the role of values in school improvement. Get involved! open.substack.com/pub/makingch...

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School leaders! I'd love to hear your thoughts on my latest post on values mapping: - What are your school’s core values? - How did you arrive at them – and who was involved? makingchangestick.substack.com/p/values-map...

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I had a fascinating chat with Paul Levy of Fringe Review earlier about some of the philosophical and artistic issues surrounding our rock musical, and art in general. Stick this in your noggin! www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tnM...

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"Mainstream, not all-stream": Alternative provision and our splintering education system... 🎧 Check out the latest episode of @rethinkingjames.bsky.social & @realdavidc.bsky.social’s Rethinking Education podcast, with guests @marymyatt.bsky.social & @johntomsett.bsky.social: buff.ly/pgksXrX

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Really enjoyed this conversation with Tim Logan about applying lessons from implementation and improvement science in schools www.goodimpactlabs.com/podcast/dr-j...

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Featuring a family member 🤩

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It's truly worth evaluating the cost of displacing other disciplinary perspectives from education discourse and policymaking. How did cognitive science come to dominate "The Science of Learning" at the expense of developmental science, anthropology, systems theory, or linguistics?

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“Is this practice aligned with healthy child development?”, as @tinafarr.bsky.social asks, is a question that would improve school experiences and outcomes for kids exponentially more than most questions we ask about "what works" to teach content.

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I like this Idea for primary but UK teachers will find it tough to fit in under the current national curriculum…. #EduSkyPrimary

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* NEW POST * An easy win that would immediately make school more enjoyable and meaningful drjamesmannion.substack.com/p/an-easy-wi...

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Stoked to share that I'll be talking with @rethinkingjames.bsky.social in June for the @humrespro.bsky.social podcast! His beat may be the UK, but his insights are universal, and I'm eager to see what light we can generate: drjamesmannion.substack.com/p/confrontin... #EduSky

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My rock musical just received the most astonishingly lovely review by Fringe Review "A gorgeously stinky camembert of philosophical inquiry, infused with dark and witty comedy." Next show Thursday May 22, 7.30pm! fringereview.co.uk/review/brigh... @brightonfringe.bsky.social

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Quick wins, thankless tasks and best bets... How to choose the right improvement focus A simple tool to help your team cut through the noise and act with purpose. What other tools or techniques have helped you choose what to focus on? makingchangestick.substack.com/p/quick-wins...

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"Mainstream, not all-stream": Alternative provision, our splintering education system - and the importance of being known... A conversation with @marymyatt.bsky.social and @johntomsett.bsky.social about their fascinating book Alternative Provision Huh drjamesmannion.substack.com/p/mainstream...

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If learning is long-term memory management, the rise in adolescent depression is bad news for developing brains: "episodic memory impairments are related to stress/adversity...consistent with a developmental model of cumulative stress contributions to cognitive impairment associated w/ depression."

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👀 THE TRAILER HAS LANDED! 🎥 The Angel Of Death Will See You Now... ★★★★★ "Accomplished and stylish" 🎟️ 2-for-1 deal this Sunday (May 11, 7.30pm) Use promo code: 241ANGEL 👉 www.brightonfringe.org/events/the-a... Photos by Snezhana Peykova (Insta @lavandu.lala.art) @brightonfringe.bsky.social

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"This is an accomplished and stylish piece..." Absolutely LUSH review of the opening night of my rock musical at the #BrightonFringe We're expecting this run to sell out, so grab your tickets while you still can folks! 7 more shows to choose from... www.brightonandhovenews.org/2025/05/05/t...

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Huge respect to James for not only acknowledging the complexity of the educational polycrisis but naming the intersecting specifics!

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Of course it's not phones, screen time, and social media, folks. Let's be real: it's schooling. Schooling is the reason kids don't like school!

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* NEW POST * Confronting the educational polycrisis I would love to hear your thoughts on this one open.substack.com/pub/drjamesm...

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* NEW POST * Confronting the educational polycrisis I would love to hear your thoughts on this one open.substack.com/pub/drjamesm...

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A wonderful day full of laughter & thinking. Thanks to the artist educators & teachers who came along. It was mint. And thank you to Caroline Smith for the warm welcome. We covered a lot of ground (and sea)! AND my #book now sits in the @thenationalgallery.bsky.social @rethinkingjames.bsky.social

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Of note is a formative moment when Lewis was giving an assembly to a group of Year 9 and 10 boys, when he briefly flashed up an image of Andrew Tate - and the boys gave Tate a standing ovation...

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* NEW POST * 'Adolescence', masculinities... and the trouble with Batman A conversation with Lewis Wedlock in which we discuss ‘Adolescence’, patriarchy, problematic superheroes, masculinities (and why the plural), misogyny - and much more. drjamesmannion.substack.com/p/adolescenc...

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I am really excited to be leading a day with artists and educators this Wednesday at The National Gallery in the mighty city of London. Just topping and changing the planning for the tenth time. We'll be focussing on using art with KS3 pupils as a stimulus to, or end point of, a narrative. 1/2

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* NEW POST * Making school improvement manageable When everything feels urgent, how do you choose what matters most? makingchangestick.substack.com/p/the-gap-trap #sltchat #ukedchat #edubluesky

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I know there's been a lot going on but I don't think this has received the attention it deserves.

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If you don't subscribe to the Bluestocking, you really should. Helen is consistently amusing and illuminating open.substack.com/pub/helenlew...

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* NEW POST * Expanding the 'science of learning' The last in a series of three posts on defining learning, this post actually includes my preferred definition of learning. I'd love to hear your thoughts on this!! drjamesmannion.substack.com/p/expanding-...

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