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Schools Week
2 days ago
Exclusive: The names of 29 more schools that will become lead schools for the government's attendance and behaviour hubs programme have been revealed
schoolsweek.co.uk/attendance-a...
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Attendance and behaviour hubs: 29 more lead schools revealed
Schools Week obtains list of additional lead schools, with several more due to be announced this week
https://schoolsweek.co.uk/attendance-and-behaviour-hubs-29-more-lead-schools-revealed/
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Mark Enser
11 days ago
*** NEW POST *** Is the curriculum turn turning back again? Is curriculum still a priority in education?
@greeborunner.bsky.social
takes a look.
teachreal.wordpress.com/2026/01/19/s...
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Should we still care about curriculum?
Should we still care about curriculum? This is a question I am hearing more and more over the last few months. And it concerns me. Prior to the Ofsted focus on curriculum very few conversations wer…
https://teachreal.wordpress.com/2026/01/19/should-we-still-care-about-curriculum/
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Education Technology News
6 days ago
Why Teachers Need Recovery, Not More Resilience
#EdTech
Teacher burnout has reached crisis levels, and proposed solutions often miss the mark. Another professional development session on self-care. Another webinar on stress management. Another reminder …
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Why Teachers Need Recovery, Not More Resilience - EdSurge News
Teacher burnout has reached crisis levels, and proposed solutions often miss the mark. Another professional development session on self-care. Another ...
https://www.edsurge.com/news/2026-01-21-why-teachers-need-recovery-not-more-resilience
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Big Green Books
20 days ago
"THE BIG GREEN BOOKS 500 CLUB" I started this last July. Thanks to you, we've been able to send £500 of books to two schools. We're now close to the next £500 (thanks!). If you're a school and you could do with £500 of books, check this out.
www.biggreenbookshop.com/big-green-bo...
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Bradford Research School
25 days ago
Deployment and Dialogue: Engaging Teaching Assistants to Improve Practice How leaders can provide meaningful opportunities for TAs to discuss their perspectives, ideas, and concerns.
researchschool.org.uk/bradford/new...
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Deployment and Dialogue: Engaging Teaching Assistants to Improve…
Engaging teaching assistants in the deployment of teaching assistants
https://researchschool.org.uk/bradford/news/deployment-and-dialogue
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St Thomas Cantilupe Church of England Primary
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Love the vibrancy in these images. Great work! 👏
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Word Aware
about 2 months ago
Theses strategies from the Bell Foundation are brilliant for supporting English language learners as well as those with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD)
#DevLangDis
www.bell-foundation.org.uk/resources/gr...
Thanks to
@katestarrslcn.bsky.social
for reminding me of these today also
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EAL Strategies and Great Ideas - The Bell Foundation
EAL Strategies and Great Ideas The Great Ideas pages are a collection of different strategies that any teacher could use in their classrooms to support learners who use EAL. Many of the teaching resou...
https://www.bell-foundation.org.uk/resources/great-ideas/
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School Reading List
about 2 months ago
Classics for children including titles by E.B. White, John Masefield, Somadeva, Roald Dahl, Michael Rosen, Jenny Nimmo, Benjamin Zephaniah, Vijaydan Detha, Rosemary Sutcliff, Jacqueline Woodson and Sane Guruji.
schoolreadinglist.co.uk/genres/class...
#teachersofX
#kidlit
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Classics for children
Classics for children with titles by E.B. White, John Masefield, Somadeva, Michael Rosen, Jenny Nimmo, Vijaydan Detha & Sane Guruji.
https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/genres/classics-for-children/
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Mark Goodrich
about 2 months ago
Completely missed this excellent blog by
@claresealy.bsky.social
when it came out. Amazing to me that many primary schools still do formal lesson observations when they are better alternatives.
thirdspacelearning.com/blog/why-my-...
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Confessions of a Primary Head: End Formal Observations - Third Space Learning
Headteacher Clare Sealy explains why she ditched formal lesson observations in her primary school
https://thirdspacelearning.com/blog/why-my-school-ditched-formal-lesson-observations-confessions-of-a-primary-headteacher/
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Mary Myatt
about 2 months ago
New post Reading aloud as intellectual inclusion
open.substack.com/pub/marymyat...
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Reading aloud as intellectual inclusion
Well hello there, and welcome to update #167!
https://open.substack.com/pub/marymyatt/p/reading-aloud-as-intellectual-inclusion?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
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Charlotte Lydia Riley
about 2 months ago
Royal Mail have written a GDPR policy for their letter to Santa scheme that is a) pitched at children explaining how their data is used and b) fully committed to the existence of Father Christmas and it’s just… really cute
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Greenshaw Research School
3 months ago
In our latest blog Phil Stock discusses the challenges of identifying the non-academic needs of our pupils and how our new service can help support leaders. Read on & sign-up for next month's webinar to learn more:
researchschool.org.uk/greenshaw/ne...
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Pupil Insights: understand your pupils, strengthen your culture
Phil Stock discusses the challenges of identifying pupils' non-academic needs & our new service to help support leaders.
https://researchschool.org.uk/greenshaw/news/pupil-insights-understand-your-pupils-strengthen-your-culture
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Excellent texture too.
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3 months ago
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Paul K Ainsworth
3 months ago
Apparently the best Spooks reference in an educational blog! Have a read and see what you think? ⬇️
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The Sutton Trust
3 months ago
🚨 Wide gaps in waiting times for a SEND diagnosis by socio-economic background 🚨 Our new research shows that middle-class parents have shorter waiting times for formal SEND diagnoses than working-class parents. More from our work on the SEND system 👇
www.suttontrust.com/our-research...
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Jon Biddle
3 months ago
Important piece from
@booktrust.org.uk
and
@openuni-rfp.bsky.social
about the value of book choice for pupils and how to help promote it in the classroom. Do have a read!
files.booktrust.org.uk/docs/documen...
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@richardruddick.bsky.social
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Mary Myatt
3 months ago
Curriculum Conversations: A Reference Pack for Senior Leaders Coming soon
marymyatt.substack.com/p/coming-soo...
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Coming soon...
Well hello there, and welcome to update #161!
https://marymyatt.substack.com/p/coming-soon?r=qr5mh
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Great understanding shown. Really like your ideas here for task design. Thanks for sharing.
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3 months ago
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Fabulous artwork and ideas created after studying inspirational people celebrated as part of
#blackhistorymonth
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3 months ago
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Little Green Space
3 months ago
Many insects hibernate over winter, but bumblebees and butterflies may emerge during mild spells and will look for food. So growing nectar-rich, pollinator-friendly plants is especially important in winter and early spring. Ideas:
littlegreenspace.org.uk/features/bre...
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Mary Myatt
4 months ago
Primary colleagues Yesterday we had a great discussion on The Teachers' Collection about the elements of the new framework that focus on inclusion, curriculum and teaching We want to sure all our pupils have a great curriculum, regardless of their starting points. /1
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Nathan Walker
4 months ago
THREAD 🧵 What if the most important curriculum in teacher education isn’t written down? Not the one in policy or paperwork, but the one built quietly in trust, reflection, and becoming.
#Mentoring
#ProfessionalIdentity
@hugheshaili.bsky.social
@rachellofthouse.bsky.social
@andysprake.bsky.social
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Fabulous and inspiring individuals to study. Great work!
@marymyatt.bsky.social
@dalmain-art.bsky.social
@artukdotorg.bsky.social
@iqmaward.bsky.social
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Lorna MacGillivray
4 months ago
theconversation.com/wild-honeybe...
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Jane Goodall Institute of Canada
4 months ago
The Jane Goodall Institute of Canada has learned this morning, Wednesday, October 1st, 2025, that Dr. Jane Goodall DBE, UN Messenger of Peace and Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute, has passed away due to natural causes. She was in California as part of her speaking tour in the United States.
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Field Studies Council
4 months ago
NEW Small Group Courses for 2026 Great news for teachers with smaller cohorts! We have released new residential A-level fieldwork courses at FSC Rhyd-y-creuau in both geography skills and environmental science. Book here:
buff.ly/BmHBpoi
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Alex Quigley
4 months ago
Thorough & practical exploration of the role pictures can play in reading by Prof Tim Shanahan. “Pictures may initially compete with the words in comprehension, but they’re essential for helping kids to gain coherent representations of what they read.”
www.shanahanonliteracy.com/blog/what-ro...
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LoveReading4Schools
4 months ago
WE HAVE NEWS! We have relaunched our LoveReading4Schools portal which lets
#schools
fundraise, share wishlists & accept donations so communities can get the right books into children’s hands fast. Make sure your school is signed up today to be in with a chance to win £1000 of books 📚📚
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The Rivers Trust
5 months ago
🩵✊ Help track the health of your
#river
! On the 19th of Sept, two free citizen science activities begin:
@earthwatcheurope.bsky.social
's Great UK Water Blitz &
@theriverstrust.bsky.social
's
#BigRiverWatch
. Fight for a better future for our vital waters together.
theriverstrust.org/take-action/...
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Mary Myatt
5 months ago
Curriculum support for new subject leaders in primary If you have colleagues picking up a new responsibility for a curriculum area next term, these lovely conversations with great colleagues are a great starting point. A joy, not a chore! Link to the collection below
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School Reading List
5 months ago
Gardening topic books for children in EYFS, KS1 and KS2 nonfiction and fiction titles by Melanie Brown, Kate Petty, Lizzy Stewart, Linda Sarah, Rizanino Reyes, A.M. Howell, i-SPY & more.
schoolreadinglist.co.uk/genres/garde...
#teachertwitter
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Gardening topic books
Gardening topic books with includes titles by Melanie Brown, Lizzy Stewart, Abigail Wheatley, A.M. Howell, Gilles Clement & Émilie Vast.
https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/genres/gardening-topic-books/
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School Reading List
5 months ago
A list of annual children's & YA book festivals and events for schools, teachers and parents to look out for.
schoolreadinglist.co.uk/competitions...
#kidlit
#ukedchat
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Children's Book Festivals and Events
Children's book festivals - our calendar of events running annually in the UK which schools and individuals can take part in.
https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/competitions-for-children/childrens-book-festivals-events-and-competitions/
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Jon Biddle
5 months ago
With the new academic year approaching, this picturebook assembly overview might be useful to people. The suggested books cover themes around empathy, inclusion and diversity, and are all texts I've used in the classroom. Any shares appreciated. Link here:
padlet.com/Jon_Biddle/r...
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Sarah Watkins
6 months ago
Exciting book post! First look at a hard copy of the book I wrote with Zoe Sills.
#eyfs
#riskyplay
#edusky
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The Sutton Trust
6 months ago
Social mobility in Britain is low 👎 The majority of the public feel that this country is unfair and unequal. And our research shows that chances of success are heavily shaped by socio-economic background. But lots can be done to change this ⬇️
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Fair opportunity for all - The Sutton Trust
Our roadmap to reducing educational inequality and improving social mobility.
https://www.suttontrust.com/our-research/fair-opportunity-for-all/
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Education Policy Institute
6 months ago
New EPI analysis on the DfE's latest pupil absence figures uses school census data to explore the impact across different ages and cohorts -
epi.org.uk/publications...
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Joseph Rowntree Foundation
6 months ago
Half of low-income families with no recourse to public funds are falling into destitution 📢 We need urgent policy change so that anyone experiencing hardship in the UK has a place to turn for support. Read our latest briefing:
www.jrf.org.uk/deep-poverty...
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Families with no recourse to public funds are trapped in hardship
Half of low-income families with no recourse to public funds (NRPF) are falling into destitution — going hungry, with no safety net to catch them.
https://www.jrf.org.uk/deep-poverty-and-destitution/families-with-no-recourse-to-public-funds-are-trapped-in-hardship
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MRMICT
6 months ago
New
#Edublog
💭 inspired by a
@marymyatt.bsky.social
post. “Do quality curriculum tasks matter?” They do, but only if they’re designed to make children think. Let’s start designing from curriculum purpose. Read 👉
bit.ly/3J5I5ah
#TaskDesign
#CurriculumFirst
#PrimaryEd
#EduSky
#PrimarySky
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Do Quality Curriculum Tasks Matter?
Mary Myatt recently posed a simple yet intriguing question: “Do quality curriculum resources matter?” Her answer – “Of course they do!” – is one I wholeheartedly agree with. I’ve seen Mary speak on…
https://bit.ly/3J5I5ah
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Mary Myatt
6 months ago
I'll be running a free CPD session to talk about the importance of gorgeous resources and to introduce the Primary Curriculum Accelerator. Monday 8 Sep 3.30 – 4.30 Link to register here
marymyatt.typeform.com/TTC019
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TTC019 - Intro to The Primary Curriculum Accelerator - with Mary Myatt
https://marymyatt.typeform.com/TTC019
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Mary Myatt
6 months ago
Am on a mission to get the joy back into the primary curriculum! I'll be running a Primary Curriculum Accelerator next term Available for schools subscribed to The Teachers' Collection More info on link below
newsletter.theteacherscollection.com
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New! Primary Curriculum Accelerator
https://newsletter.theteacherscollection.com/
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Can you spare a minute to help this campaign?
Make access to nature a statutory right for every school child
https://chng.it/xnmBvHBMSR
6 months ago
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Excellent initiative. Well done!
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6 months ago
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Outstanding,
#Lionesses
led by the phenomenal Sarina. Congratulations 🎊
6 months ago
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How amazing are the staff, pupils and families at STC?
@piecorbett.bsky.social
@dalmain-art.bsky.social
@beckyfrancis.bsky.social
@jessphillipsmp.bsky.social
@missmc.bsky.social
@alexjquigley.bsky.social
@edfinch.bsky.social
@jonhutchinson.bsky.social
@karlduke8.bsky.social
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Kit de Waal
6 months ago
As Bookbanks new Ambassador I’d like to spread the word about this brilliant charity giving books with food at food banks. Please share and support if you’re able :)
www.bookbanks.co.uk
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@minilebowski.bsky.social
@yourherefordshire.co.uk
@dalmain-art.bsky.social
@edfinch.bsky.social
@missmc.bsky.social
@elliechowns.bsky.social
@savechildrenuk.bsky.social
@darrellwakelam.bsky.social
@beckyfrancis.bsky.social
@jessphillipsmp.bsky.social
@jonhutchinson.bsky.social
@alicekeeler.com
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St Thomas Cantilupe Church of England Primary
7 months ago
Huge gratitude to our incredible African heritage parents for helping Miss Hackett to create and deliver such a vibrant, joyful, and unforgettable Africa Day celebration. Your love, effort, and cultural pride made it a day to remember. Shine bright your light!
#lovestc
#unitystc
#ealstc
#geography
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Children passionate about the environment and creating calming green spaces in school are a joy to be around.
@lgspace.bsky.social
@greenparty.org.uk
@gardenguides.bsky.social
@thechattygardener.bsky.social
@mrsb-g.bsky.social
@herefordshirewt.bsky.social
@nhm-london.bsky.social
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