How do you use the first 20 minutes of the day? In our school, Early Work is purposeful: catch-up, retrieval, review, pre-teaching & checking in with children. Have a read of our latest blog below open.substack.com/pub/theeduca... All shares and retweets gratefully received.

🚨 Giveaway! 🎉 5 copies of my new book Questioning for Teaching & Learning. 💡 To enter repost this post! 🗓 Winners announced Monday 5th January 2026 at 6 pm UK time. Happy new year all. Here's to a healthy & happy 2026!

Small Numbers, Big Ideas is turning 1! 🎂1⃣🎉🥳🍾 To celebrate, we've got another free copy to give away! Give this a like and repost, then we'll pick a winner at random on Sunday 30th November. www.amazon.co.uk/Small-Number... #primarymaths #EYFS #earlyyears #keystage1 #maths

New. Has additional become the point? bennewmark.wordpress.com/2025/10/10/h...

They've arrived. Thank you @jonhutchinson.bsky.social for running the giveaway. I'm looking forward to reading them both.

The School Checklist Series is ready to download now! 14 practical posters + 3 bonus checklists for teachers & leaders. Quick prompts, clear focus, free to use! trythisteaching.com/toolkit/scho... Please share and Repost!

New from me. The Dangers of Diagnosis. bennewmark.wordpress.com/2025/09/02/t...

📣📚Back to school book giveaway!📚📣 To win a copy of these two fantastic new books for primary subject leads, simply repost & like. Winner announced Friday 5th at 5pm. Uk only. How to Lead it: English by @missis-scs.bsky.social and @triciamoss.bsky.social & Science by @kirstysimkin.bsky.social

On a cardboard curriculum New post open.substack.com/pub/marymyat...

🎉 Steplab Summer Reads #5 Win "The Classroom Management Handbook" by Ollie Lovell + the Steplab bundle (mug, notepad, pen)! Ollie, Steplab Australia Director, shares 10 principles & 18 routines for calm, focused classrooms. 1️⃣ Follow 2️⃣ Like 3️⃣ Share 🏆 Winner Tues!

Look what arrived in the post @teacherhead.bsky.social @walkthrus.bsky.social @hlearningpd.bsky.social I can't wait to read it. Thank you for running the competition.

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🎉 Steplab Summer Reads #3 – Bonus Round! We’ve got more authors on our team, than weeks of summer—so here’s a midweek treat! 📕 Win The Scaffolding Effect by Rachel Ball—released today! Plus a Steplab bundle: mug, notepad & pen ☕ 📒 🖋️ ✅ Follow ❤️ Like 🔁 Share 🏆 Winner announced Wed!

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Really grateful for RPs etc @mralmonded.bsky.social, @misssdoherty.bsky.social, @emmaturner75.bsky.social, @emmacate.bsky.social, @kieran-m-ed.bsky.social, @suchmo83.bsky.social

Investigation: SENCos will be central to plans to make mainstream schools more inclusive. But is the role even sustainable now? Schools Week speaks to several current and former staff to find out buff.ly/8mwyBl4

NEW - Why phonics is still our best bet open.substack.com/pub/daviddid...

On #TDAPE this week with @kieran-m-ed.bsky.social talking about some of the leadership lessons I've learnt so far. Hopefully, this interesting to anyone in leadership or aspiring to lead. tinyurl.com/8fvmpuv8 Please share @headteacherchat.bsky.social @edfinch.bsky.social @marymyatt.bsky.social

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We haven’t had any applications for this post as yet. We have extended the deadline by a week. Please share with any Geography teacher who you know might be looking for a change.

💸 'The current system's promise is an illusion, and the gargantuan efforts that go into sustaining this illusion are causing havoc' @matthewhood.bsky.social schoolsweek.co.uk/ditching-ehc...

'Changing the narrative on testing' by Katy Burgess. "Testing yourself on information is more effective than trying to cram it... That is, you need to focus on trying to get information out of your head rather than focusing on getting information in." www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...

We're celebrating 5 years of @walkthrus.bsky.social with a giveaway. 50 books! 50 people selected randomly from people who fill in this form: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... Closes May 2nd. Got to be in it to win it... Reposts appreciated. With thanks to Alex at @johncattedu.bsky.social

The Easter holidays are here, so I have a copy of Primary Reading Simplified to give away. Just **repost** this post to have a chance to win. The winner will be selected 19th April.

Two exciting #teaching vacancies @Benton_Park_PS from Sept 2025! 1️⃣ Class Teacher (1yr temp, ECTs welcome) 2️⃣ Class Teacher + Science Lead (perm + TLR) Visits: 10 & 11 April Deadline: 28 April More info: www.bentonparkprimary.co.uk/Vacancies/

There's is so much guff written about exclusion. A lot of people are desperate to prove schools at fault when they nearly all use permanent exclusion as a very last resort.

This was brought to my attention on ‘the other place’ by @susangodsland.bsky.social Have a peek at her following links over there. Here are my thoughts . . . www.bdadyslexia.org.uk/news/curricu...

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I’ve been digging into the quality of EHCPs, plans that parents are dragged through court sometimes to obtain, and that are bankrupting councils What’s actually in them? Are they good quality? Personalised? Include interventions backed by evidence? Are they fully funded? The answer often is no

🚨Incredibly excited to announce this job 🚨 Are you interested in driving the future of professional development? Helping teachers everywhere get better faster? We changed the game on retrieval practice, we're going to do it on CPD. APPLY HERE Please share if you can 🙏🙏

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).

The exceptional Jane Herron is stepping down from her role as Bedford Free School Principal at the end of this academic year. She will be a very hard act to follow. We are looking for someone to do so. mynewterm.com/jobs/138228/... Conversations & visits very welcome. Please repost.

If you want to learn about the lesson structures at the heart of my new book, Primary Reading Simplified, there is a free one-hour webinar tomorrow afternoon (repeated Wednesday morning). Sign up here if you are interested. ⬇️

This is probably the most important book that any primary teacher or leader will read. I know that’s a big statement & I don’t make it lightly. There is nothing more important than getting every child reading fluently. This book provides a clear framework to make that happen.

My new book, Primary Reading Simplified, is released this Monday. Briefly, I'd like to explain why it exists, who I think will find it useful and where you can find it. >>

I'm doing a free giveaway to celebrate the publication of my latest book! Like and repost to enter (UK only). Winner announced on Sunday. See the link below to find out more about the book. #freebie #giveaway

NEW BLOG: We need to talk about inclusion. @headteacherchat.bsky.social @moderncassie.bsky.social @teachertapp.bsky.social @jillberry102.bsky.social @tomrees.bsky.social @alisonpeacock.bsky.social @realgeoffbarton.bsky.social @debrakidd.bsky.social southgloshead.wordpress.com/2025/01/04/w... Pls shr

Hello - I wrote a new blog about the teaching of whole class reading, which I haven't in a while. It's over 9000 words so quite a read, but I hope the comprehensive nature of it comes across as helpful, rather than patronising. Anyway - hope it's useful! mrboothy6.wordpress.com/2025/01/03/w...

I'd argue that the most inclusive school would have no sen register, if it was acting utterly inline with the CoP. Obs, that would take a lot of funding.

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One of the things that keeps me going back to Twitter is that I get fairly regular DMs on there asking me for advice about reading. Just to be clear: I am more than happy for people to DM on here for the same reason. Please repost this if you think this info might be useful to someone.

To celebrate the release of 'Small Numbers, Big Ideas' we've got a couple of free copies to give away! Give this a like and repost then we'll pick two winners on December 1st! www.amazon.co.uk/Small-Number... #EduSky #EduSkyPrimary #PrimaryMaths #Maths #EYFS #EarlyYears #EarlyYearsSky

Looking for a primary #SENDCO 20 mins south of Oxford. Gorgeous school in a village - one form entry Please RT and DM if you’d like a chat #hiring #recruitment #SEND #PrimaryED

Teaching pupils with #ACEs can raise a lot of questions and reflection on how best to ensure retention of knowledge when cognitive behaviour can otherwise make this difficult. In my time, predominantly influenced by @katejonesteach.bsky.social I've discovered a few things seem to work well. 👇

Are you a headteacher, serving or retired, a deputy or and assistant Head? Of so, could you comment on this thread and I will put together a head teacher starter pack. Please Repost for maximum reach.

PRIZE DRAW: to celebrate the #researchED guide to Primary Literacy, we have a few copies to give away. Simply RT this to enter! Draw ends in 24 hours. Come along to the accompanying primary conference in November. Details here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/researched...