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📣NEW BLOG📣 Cueing attention in time… AKA the three benefits of a good check for understanding. hobbolog.wordpress.com/2025/06/24/c...

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Using AI in education settings: support materials: In case you missed it, newly published support materials from the Department for Education to help schools and colleges use AI safely and effectively: www.gov.uk/government/c...

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High hopes for Estonia #eurovision

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The 2.8% isn’t fully funded and based on this assumption many schools and Trusts are facing the prospect of having to lower staffing numbers. 4% without additional funds will be an unmitigated disaster

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If you Haven't Checked out my Podcast yet, I've had some Cracking Guests!! Spotify - shorturl.at/EGQq1 Apple - shorturl.at/bqX7L My Website - shorturl.at/Qcb5i

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In education governance, more data doesn't always mean better decisions. Governors need clarity, not complexity. In a new article, @jpembroke.bsky.social suggests that we need to shift the focus: from data deluge to meaningful dialogue. Read 'What Data do Governors Need?' here: buff.ly/TW6OqJa

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A practical, focused checklist from @mrarobbins.bsky.social on designing CPD that sticks. The emphasis on clarity, reflection, and follow-up is useful. What would you add or leave out?

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Getting every kid reading in primary school is one of the most important things that teachers and leaders can do. So @emmaturner75.bsky.social and I spoke to @suchmo83.bsky.social for @mindthegappodcast.bsky.social to get the lowdown on fluency, myths and a whole lot more. youtu.be/DyrGjl-U2Xc?...

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Worked examples help beginners. Problem-solving helps experts. But mixing correct and incorrect steps? The evidence is less clear. Incorrect examples may not always help—especially if students lack the prior knowledge to recognise and correct the mistake. www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/15...

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Visualising The Science Of Writing: The Writing Map Explained writing4pleasure.com/2025/02/27/v... 🧵1/ Want to deepen your understanding of how children develop as writers? We’ve created a comprehensive Writing Map that visualises the science behind writing development….

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🚨NEW: There has been a big spike in schools using funding for disadvantaged pupils to plug budget holes. Our new research reveals that more cash-strapped schools are cutting back on staff, trips and equipment than in 2024⤵️ 🧵

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Our Senior Learning and Innovation Lead Kathleen McBride continues her incredible work exploring how to support vocabulary development at the primary to secondary transition👇 voice21.org/oracy-vocabu...

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Picking up on a thread from elsewhere - School improvement often relies on a small group of high-capacity people doing a lot of heavy lifting. What makes that sustainable—or not? Interested in how others are tackling this in Trust or school-level work.

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Alex Quigley’s recent piece on ‘detecting voltage drops’ in school improvement really resonated. The idea that scaling initiatives can lead to diminishing returns is a key challenge. It’s a reminder that sustainable change needs to be carefully managed—not just expanded.

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Your Easter break #EduWeeklyRoundUp is here. A new one from us, #BOTW from Matthew Evans plus loads more great stuff: classteaching.wordpress.com/2025/04/04/w...

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Important investigation from @rosafurneaux.bsky.social Cash-strapped councils have in the past year paid £18.1 million to private special schools that have repeatedly failed standards inspections schoolsweek.co.uk/councils-spl...

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Disappointed to hear @cstvoice.bsky.social are platforming someone like Jonathan Haidt. His overly reductionist views on social media are not helpful to the conversation of children's mental health.

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Shanahan’s blog on comprehension has stayed with me. Even with time dedicated to it, I often see more checking for understanding than direct strategy teaching. What’s helping schools shift from evaluation to explicit instruction?

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Out today-so exciting ! Download your free copy. Written by practitioners and early years specialists, with links to @sirenfilms.bsky.social in each chapter and a foreward by @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social A must read for everyone working with young children. www.early-years-reviews.com/play-matters

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Two core ideas underpin effective inclusive teaching: 1. Cognitive similarity 2. Instructional sensitivity Let’s dig into both… ↓

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I've been using AI to generate scenarios for CPD, helping teachers apply learning in context. It’s been useful for reinforcing key concepts, but I’m refining how to make them as effective as possible. Anyone else using AI for professional development? What’s worked (or not) for you?

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Today I will be playing the role of Cassandra. I've posted my responses to the Ofsted consultation on my blog in case they're helpful to others. Feel free to make use of them or ignore as you see fit, but make sure you respond. occamshairdryer.wordpress.com/2025/03/08/m...

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Wait. The 90's was only 10 years ago, right? Right??

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🚀 Matthew Evans @head-teach.bsky.social and I have launched 100% Assessment, a Substack dedicated to exploring assessment in schools. We'll be posting weekly insights for everyone, from teachers through to Heads and Assessment Leads. Find us here - 100assessment.substack.com/about

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The Becoming Educated Podcast is back. Listen to my conversation with @suchmo83.bsky.social now. We discuss the key themes from Primary Reading Simplified podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/b...

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This is really exciting! This free document will be available to download soon . Foreward by @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social

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Spoken language development in EYFS is key to success across the curriculum. A short, impactful article sharing practical strategies for strengthening oracy and vocabulary development early on

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It's half term, which means I have a copy of Primary Reading Simplified to give away. Simply repost this post for your chance to win. I will choose a winner at random this Saturday (22nd February).

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16 must-know edu-research papers from the last 16 weeks: (all open source 🔓) ↓

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NEW BLOG POST School Improvement | Certainty and Intention saysmiss.wordpress.com/2025/02/07/s...

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Designing an assessment data strategy for your primary school doesn't need to be complicated. @jpembroke.bsky.social gives you some of the tools you'll need to create a sustainable and positive data culture in your school. Read it here: https://buff.ly/413AoYL

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We're gonna need a Bigger Listen.

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Forgive the quote-post, but this idea comes up often enough that it makes sense for me to write a stand-alone thread on here that addresses this (probably) inaccurate extrapolation of cognitive load theory. So here's a thread on why asking pupils to follow as a teacher reads probably is fine. >>

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