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...

📚 'Disadvantaged' isn’t a label. It’s about real needs and real actions. Leaders from East London Research School argue for a shared working definition of disadvantage and for turning classroom insight into equitable teaching for all. Explore the full blog: tinyurl.com/mmumc5fy #EduSky

This is going to be an extraordinary start to our work in 2026! Building on the incredible #TransformingAttendanceInCornwall project from 2024, with speakers including @unieducator.bsky.social, @niarichards.bsky.social and @marcrowland73.bsky.social, this hugely beneficial event is FREE to attend.

Something for your 2026 diary! Building on the incredible work carried out in 2024 on #TransformingAttendanceInCornwall, this hugely beneficial event is FREE to attend. Booking now open: forms.office.com/e/GjxD8c2Qw1

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

More high praise for @greeborunner.bsky.social & @ensermark.bsky.social’s new “indispensable companion” from @michaelsgreen.bsky.social! #HowDoTheyDoIt? is both a celebration of the incredible work happening in schools every day and a guide into what we can all learn from them. 📚: buff.ly/TEn9ZXR

Foreign billionaires don’t get to incite violence against Britain. We cannot stay silent. 1/5 www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

Sky News says police are "overwhelmed by the numbers". Met coped perfectly well with 2x as many at the pro-Gaza rally, 5x as many at the anti-Brexit march, and 15x as many at London Pride. They're not overwhelmed by the numbers. They're overwhelmed by the ratio of violent thugs in those numbers.

Happy Friday all - here's more from me on 'Do Nows' shaunallison.substack.com/p/do-nows-it...

Want to find out what's on the education horizon? Our expert policy team will be in your area next term, ready to help you plan effectively for the year ahead at our essential #ASCLAutumnConfs Our early bird offer closes 5 September - find out more at: ascl.org.uk/alc

We are delighted to announce that @melissapren.bsky.social and @flissj.bsky.social have been awarded 𝗛𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝗵𝗮𝗺 𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝘂𝘀 with the Department of Education, University of Oxford. @education.ox.ac.uk

Opportunity to join the Catalyst Programme YEF are seeking proposals from organisations in Wales who have capacity to help education settings adopt evidence-based strategies to prevent children’s involvement in violence. rb.gy/vaqw51 Deadline 7th July

'When every teacher owns the strategy, every pupil benefits.' Our latest blog by @philstock.bsky.social continues to explore Greenshaw High School's 5 stages of Graduated Response - this time focusing on Stage 0: Universal Provision 👇 researchschool.org.uk/greenshaw/ne...

SUVs increase the odds of killing in a collision. They're high at the front, your children get dragged under then crushed to death. They're also too big for parking spaces. They shld just be treated like vans, subject to lower speed limits, higher parking charges. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

An exciting opportunity for at Rose Hill Primary School. Across RLT schools we have been working to align send provision with teaching and learning - this role is a brilliant example of that work. Come join us!

@ascl-uk.bsky.social inaugural Addressing Educational Disadvantage Conference is almost fully booked! This is a conference of two halves - policy/pedagogy inc @ofstednews.bsky.social @marcrowland73.bsky.social @theeef.bsky.social & from practitioners inc @robcarpenter81.bsky.social. Details on web.

Excellent work on addressing educational disadvantage from Enfield schools, including our own @wilburyprimary.bsky.social - proud of their work and contributions to this publication. Thank you @marcrowland73.bsky.social and Enfield Council!

If you want to know some of the key ideas at the heart of my new book, Primary Reading Simplified, this blog might be of interest: primarycolour.home.blog/2024/12/22/5...

🌟 Launching tomorrow! Tomorrow, Thursday 6th March, we're launching a brand-new resource to support early years settings to make the most of their Early Years Pupil Premium funding. Stay tuned as we prepare to publish the resource.

Two free webinars on Maths (manipulatives and metacognition). Sign up below

We're recruiting! A great opportunity to work in our lovely charity, helping with our events and fundraising efforts, as well as with my diary!

This is a good post and something we have been working on as a school for the last couple of years.

In the latest edition of our Policy Snapshots #podcasts, ASCL Primary Specialist Tiffnie Harris summarises the plans and problems around introducing breakfast clubs in every primary school in England. 🎧www.ascl.org.uk/PolicySnapshots #primary #education #policy

*LAST CHANCE TO BOOK* A few places remain for our #ASCLData Leadership and Accountability Conference on Monday in Birmingham. Sessions include tracking #data and progress for students with #SEND, #exams2025, and #Ofsted reforms - full details at www.ascl.org.uk/dataleader2025

Help please - what are the best apps for Y11 to use to help them structure, plan and organise their revision time? Not content apps e.g. flashcards etc, but organisational. Thanks.

Research Schools Network | SEND in the Mainstream | Super article by my friend and colleague Jonathan Bell researchschool.org.uk/pinnacle-lea...

researchschool.org.uk/unity/news/w... | Thinking about mathematics and disadvantage in the primary phase.

Addressing the attendance challenge in rural and coastal communities: www.onecornwall.co.uk/_site/data/p...

I love seeing photos of my book in the wild. It genuinely makes my day every time. Thank you so much for sharing, Claire!

First, if you’d like to learn more about the approach to reading lessons at the heart of Primary Reading Simplified, @FFTEdu are hosting two *free* webinars this week in which I will talk about exactly this: Tue 28 Jan - 15:45 - fftedu.org/3E82Lw1 Wed 29 Jan - 09:00 - fftedu.org/4au7y76 >>

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. >>

Do you want to learn more about Disciplinary Literacy & how it can help in the classroom? Our free 2-part subject-specific webinars start next week taking a look at Disciplinary Literacy in Maths, History, English & Science. Read Johnny's blog & sign-up! researchschool.org.uk/greenshaw/ne...

NOT TO BE MISSED-SAVE THE DATE 2nd April 2025 London & South East Research Schools are hosting UnlockEd: Literacy The Key to Social Equity @ UCL East -Keynote speakers - Bennie Kara & Jeffrey Boakye -Workshops on improving literacy to break social barriers. Tickets available January 2025

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NEW BLOG: With particular thanks to Thahmina Begum and nods to @pepsmccrea.bsky.social and Jonathan Sharples, this is how our approach to teaching has evolved over the past year or so: classteaching.wordpress.com/2024/12/06/t...

On the subject of ‘fun / disadvantage / attendance’, we have written about these issues in depth in this report on attendance in rural and coastal communities (esp pages 30-35): www.onecornwall.co.uk/_site/data/p...