How can teachers use feedback to adapt teaching and improve learning? @corinnesettle.bsky.social, @theeef.bsky.social teaching and learning specialist, with a new blog on adaptive teaching. educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/news/effecti... .

Cranbrook Estate in Bethnal Green. The estate consists of 6 towers + smaller scale elements including sheltered housing for older people with the powerful The Blind Beggar and his Dog sculpture. Built in 1963. Architects: Francis Skinner, Douglas Bailey and Russian émigré Berthold Lubetkin.

Moon over St John on Bethnal Green - one of Sir John Soane’s London churches.

Issue 18 of my monthly newsletter is live - for everyone passionate about early childhood education. Topics include: babies and toddlers using tech, early years highlights from Ofsted's annual report and proposals to tackle early years challenges in Wales. #edusky www.linkedin.com/pulse/early-...

Thank you so much to everyone who has contributed to my Macmillian Cancer 35 minutes a day exercise challenge. MacMillan has helped my family and I hugely over the past year- they are always there for us. Now, it’s time to give back. socialsync.app/fundraiser/c...

Walthamstow Marshes in London today … beautiful winter sun

Thank you SO much to everyone who has supported me. I am gearing up for this challenge which starts tomorrow. 🤞😊 bsky.app/profile/dams...

I have not been well for the past year or so. Macmillian Cancer Support have been an amazing source of support for me and my family. So, now I am trying to help them. socialsync.app/fundraiser/c...

Free Webinar: 🧠 "Working Smarter - Bringing Research into Early Years" with @juliangrenier.bsky.social. Previously head of a prestigious nursery, now working with @theeef.bsky.social Find out more: https://loom.ly/ph8KmjQ

Final film in the Tower Hamlets Resisting the Far Right series - The Great Dictator. I’ve never seen Chaplin’s masterpiece before - what a film! And incredible to watch it at the Genesis cinema, once the site of a musical venue Chaplin performed in.

New EEF blog about using Concept Cat in early years - fun, simple sessions that made a real difference: Key findings: 📈 +2 months’ additional progress in conceptual vocabulary 📈 +3 months for EYPP-eligible pupils 📈 +2 months in early numeracy educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/news/concept...

Fourth film in the powerful Resisting the Far Right festival at Genesis cinema in Tower Hamlets. This evening it’s The Confirmist.

London looks so beautiful on December evenings

GOOGLE MAPS: We removed your post because it contains explicit content ME: 👀

A big thank-you to all the students on creative bookmaking - you made some beautiful art! #bookmaking #artanddesign also thanks to Artway for quick supply of materials www.instagram.com/artwayltd?ig...

My new @tesmagazine.bsky.social feature on ‘Why we need to rethink secondary reading assessment’. “Reliance on reading ages and little else can leave teachers confused and lacking the full picture of a student’s reading capabilities.” www.tes.com/magazine/tea...

How can we create a collaborative 'third space' where research and practice inform each other? My new blog with Prof Lynn Ang @ucl.ac.uk explains the back-and-forward moves which led to developing the ShREC approach to support children's early education. juliangrenier.blogspot.com/2025/12/brid...

Excited to share the THEP Senior Leaders’ Conference! Join us 4 Feb for a day of learning, strategy and connection with fellow leaders. Secure your place today! @davidbartram.bsky.social @evelynforde1.bsky.social #Inclusion #Leadership #SeniorLeaders #ProfessionalDevelopment #THEPConference

Getting Christmassy 🌲

The new DfE ‘Technology in Schools Survey: 2024-25’ report has some interesting nuggets. - More use of assistive technology (nearly doubling in primary) - Fall in use of tablets for learning in primary (despite there being more devices), etc. assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/692834...

@bphillipsonmp.bsky.social talking about the difference teachers made to her life - including Mr Hurst, who told her he expected her to go to uni, and inspired her to go. Teachers are amazing 👏 @TeachingAwards

Loved Blue Moon. Ethan Hawke is great … and Margaret Qualley simply extraordinary. Moving, slow-burning and brilliantly done.

My LinkedIn newsletter is out: 5 big early years research stories 📌 Babies’ screen time 📌 Boys: starting behind, staying behind? 📌 Progress toward the government’s early years target 📌 Do interactive e-books help comprehension? 📌 Bonuses didn’t fix staff shortages www.linkedin.com/newsletters/...

If you’re questioned about the costs of the 2-child limit & benefit cap, ask how much might it save the state (in public service demand, tax receipts, welfare etc) if we reduced child poverty by 1.2 million children… A potential £164 billion pounds. media.actionforchildren.org.uk/documents/AC...

Love librarians! Fabulous Christmas Tree of books at Bethnal Green Library.

Although EYFS was not in the scope of the curriculum review, there will still be implications, says @juliangrenier.bsky.social, as he outlines four key areas worth interrogating

Tax and benefit measures announced this Parliament so far benefit children the most. This is due to the abolition of the two-child limit, the expansion of Free School Meals to children in families receiving UC in England, and the above-inflation increases to the UC standard allowance.

Great to see recognition of the powerful work across London’s school-led partnerships. Proud to stand with @haringeyeduc.bsky.social and Camden Learning in the #AEPA report, showing how collaboration benefits our communities. #BelongingandExcellence

'Are EHCPs really driving the SEND crisis?' Excellent, thoughtful piece from Margaret Mulholland in TES @tesmagazine.bsky.social www.tes.com/magazine/ana...

THEP is one of the partnerships quoted in the AEPA report: Belonging and Excellence. THEP’s Headteacher Support Programme builds agile, resilient leaders. AEPA highlights our impact strengthening leadership across Tower Hamlets. thep.uk #AEPA #TowerHamlets #leadershipdevelopment

2/6 – The new report draws on evidence from 355 studies, strengthening the rigour and practical relevance of the EEF’s recommendations. 🧩 Core messages remain 🗣️ Stronger focus on metacognitive talk 💬 New examples, tools, and classroom strategies

Isaac Harvey MBE shared how his education journey was shaped by people who truly saw him, especially LSAs, who see the individual, understand the lesson, and bridge the two with skill, care and creativity. A reminder that personalised support makes inclusion real. #InclusionInAction #TowerHamlets

“Leadership is about creating the conditions where everyone can flourish.” Huge thanks to Razia Ali and Jay Davenport for opening the day with thought-provoking insights on inclusion, belonging, and school improvement. #InclusiveLeadership #LBTHConference #TowerHamlets #Headteachers

Loving this Japanese Christmas vibe even though it’s still November. A Santa Claus kokeshi doll with a very miniature Christmas tree

🚨 NEW POST 🚨 ‘Feedback: A message in a bottle’ “Feedback is not a clear, simple exchange. It is a difficult, contingent, emotional, belief-laden effort. Teachers pose messages that can be easily lost, or can hit home very directly.” alexquigley.co.uk/feedback-a-m...

Autumn colours still so beautiful… looking onto the back of Young V&A in Bethnal Green East London

Proud of the wide support the Curriculum and Assessment Review has attracted from across the educational spectrum. Labour wants to set up our children for tomorrow. The work of @beckyfrancis.bsky.social and colleagues is an essential step forward in securing standards and opportunity.

Great to have Tim Oates' wisdom in the Telegraph www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/11...

Miel is the best bakery and cafe. Heavenly little spot on Warren St in London’s west end.

Gratifying to see the Leader column in @schoolsweek.bsky.social this morning. The feedback 'sensible' and 'evidence-led' are exactly where the Curriculum & Assessment Review expert panel and I would have hoped to land

Love the new V&A museum building in Stratford- can’t wait for it to open!

Out now: Early Years High 5 1️⃣  Screentime & socioemotional difficulties in childhood 2️⃣ Motor skills in infancy predict child behavioural health 3️⃣ Baby rooms in nurseries 4️⃣ 290,000 disadvantaged young children miss free meals 5️⃣ Benefits of e-storybook reading www.linkedin.com/pulse/early-...

📣𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝟱: 𝗯𝗶𝗴 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗮𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝟱 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘀 𝗘𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝟭𝟲 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘀𝗼𝗼𝗻 Please sign up to receive the next edition of my monthly newsletter on LinkedIn - and please share with anyone else who might be interested. lnkd.in/efvjQsVu

Sturdy-looking fox crossing the path and trotting away in Kew Gardens

Autumn colours still beautiful in Kew Gardens

This is such a powerful, thoughtful and personal piece. But also manages to be practical about how we might respond to the rhetoric of high expectations. Please read it. It’s excellent alexquigley.co.uk/what-do-we-m...

Aargh. Woke up to realise I messed up the #EduSky hashtag in the first post. Anyway, it gives me an excuse to add this bonus @theeef.bsky.social blog by Vickee Twort and Molly Devlin (h/t @juliangrenier.bsky.social) bsky.app/profile/juli...

Today’s essential read - @beckyfrancis.bsky.social reflects on the curriculum and assessment review ⤵️ www.tes.com/magazine/ana...

Early years attendance sets the stage for lifelong learning and friendships. But the latest EPI data is worrying: absence is rising, espec for children from disadvantaged backgrounds. Find out how to make a difference in this new EEF blog: educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/news/attenda...