Excellent research seminar, courtesy of the International Literacy Centre, with cake and subtle Nordic humour. 😉🇸🇪 #DLL @ioe.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk #WeAreIOE #LoveUCL @sineadh.bsky.social

Although some practitioner voices are represented (primarily through the involvement of subject leads from multi-academy trusts), there is relatively little input from subject associations or researchers with expertise in areas such as emergent writing, spelling development, and the role of talk.

Exclusive: DfE’s new Writing Framework will “bore the pants off children,” says literacy expert whom it namechecked. educationuncovered.co.uk/news/dfes-ne... Prof Debra Myhill, cited as someone contacted in writing of the document, says it is “appalling”.

Re-reading DfE's seemingly ever-more-controversial Writing Framework. Includes this unfootnoted statement: "Because children learn to read more quickly than they learn to spell, it is important that their reading must not be held back by whether they can spell accurately" What?

I contributed to @ioe.bsky.social #thankateacherday today. I thanked my PhD supervisor for teaching me to take a leap without knowing the answer.... giving up everything to travel to the US to do a PhD... and teaching me how to be a researcher

𝗪𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝗹𝘆 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗥𝗘𝗖 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵!! shorturl.at/0qwS4 @elresearchsch.bsky.social @flissj.bsky.social @melissapren.bsky.social @juliangrenier.bsky.social @sineadh.bsky.social @theeef.bsky.social @ncb.org.uk

📖 Educators had clear insights into supporting students post-pandemic, but their expertise was often overlooked, argue @alicebradbury.bsky.social, Gemma Moss, and @sineadh.bsky.social. Read more: theconversation.com/teachers-kne...

Please consider attending this interesting webinar via @elresearchsch.bsky.social #edchat #education #earlyyears #EarlyChildhoodEducation www.linkedin.com/posts/east-l...

Join us!

Really looking forward to exploring early writing at the @elresearchsch.bsky.social conference at the end of May!

The amazing @sineadh.bsky.social will teach on the @ioe.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk #DLL BA Early Childhood Education! Come join us at the IOE! #edchat #education #earlyyears #EarlyChildhoodEducation #WeAreIOE #LoveUCL

Looking forward to teaching on the BA ECE next year!

1/ "I started my career as an early years teacher in inner city Dublin working with young children in their first year of school. Learning how to teach these children to read and write was challenging but the challenge pushed me to learn more, and ultimately, follow a path into research..."

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😌Introducing our new column, 'A moment to ponder...' by Caroline Vollans ❤️‍🩹The first topic on this article focuses on the importance of feelings and supporting children to recognise their emotions. 🤓Read more: sheringham-nur.org.uk/wp-content/u... #earlyyears #education #educators #EYFS

Really happy to see this article about our wonderful Write from the Beginning project @flissj.bsky.social @doctorchungie.bsky.social @ioe.bsky.social @elresearchsch.bsky.social www.nurseryworld.co.uk/content/feat...

Tickets for the 2025 UKLA International Conference are now live! With Keynote Speakers including Frank Cottrell-Boyce, Dominic Wyse, and Anežka Kuzmičová, this year's Conference is not one to miss. Tickets available via Oxford Abstracts: https://register.oxfordabstracts.com/event/35751?preview=false

Happy International Women's Day from the International Literacy Centre @ioe.bsky.social @doctorchungie.bsky.social #weareIOE

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This is a wonderful edition of Literacy @writingrocks.bsky.social ✏️✏️✏️✏️✏️

A project led by @sineadh.bsky.social, collaborating with families and their nursery school, shared and compiled strategies to develop children’s writing abilities. By engaging with East London communities, the team aim to bridge gaps between research and practice. www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/news/2025/...

Really excited to have received a UCL East Community Engagement development grant to continue this work in East London with @flissj.bsky.social @doctorchungie.bsky.social @elresearchsch.bsky.social

Really pleased to see the review on learning disruption and learning loss I wrote with Gemma Moss feature as one of the 10 pieces of research from the last ten years chosen for inclusion in the British Educational Research Association (BERA) 50@50 @ioe.bsky.social www.bera.ac.uk/wp-content/u...

The London Assembly Housing Committee is investigating the charges associated with being a leaseholder in London, including for those who own their home and those in shared ownership. survey.alchemer.eu/s3/90779503/... @shacaction.bsky.social

The Parliamentary Petition on Service Charges is live! petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70... Please help end the misery for hundreds of thousands of tenants & residents who are financially abused by landlords, & managing agents. We urge everyone to sign and share. ⏬⏬⏬

Word of the day is ‘forswunk’ (13th century): exhausted by work. I like to add ‘foreswunk’, exhausted before you even begin.

With my lovely colleague, @sineadh.bsky.social at UCL East. We had a wonderful project with @elresearchsch.bsky.social, @flissj.bsky.social, and Isidora. Happy to represent #DLL and @ioe.bsky.social at UCL East! #education #earlyyears #EarlyChildhoodEducation #WeAreIOE #LoveUCL #UCLEast

New authors! Things you absolutely do not have to pay for: -Being published -Being interviewed on a podcast -Book reviews Things you should be paid for: -Being published -Your time and expertise It doesn't matter how new you are. You never need to pay to play 🖤

Spent most of my morning upside down working on handstands. Appreciating the chance to play in beautiful surroundings 🤸🤸🤸

Really enjoyed our #BrightStartConference presentation, Write from the Beginning with Isidora, @flissj.bsky.social @sineadh.bsky.social! Thanks to UCL East for hosting the conference and funding the project. @ioe.bsky.social @elresearchsch.bsky.social #DLL #WeAreIOE #LoveUCL #UCLEast

So proud to see our project Write from the Beginning project nominated for UCL East Engagement award this evening @doctorchungie.bsky.social @flissj.bsky.social @elresearchsch.bsky.social @ioe.bsky.social

Schools! We have a fantastic guide to running a comics club for you, with top tips from @eggyhelen.bsky.social and super illustrations by Emily Kimbell. PLUS get a free comic from The Phoenix and the chance to win a year's subscription for your school! 💥👇 www.booktrust.org.uk/news-and-fea...

Louise Gooding’s Wonderfully Wired Brains is a a superb introduction to neurodiversity for children and adults alike. It really is a must-have for every school. The layout design is also extremely readable and great to dip in and out of. #NonFictionNovember

On my way to the Bright Start conference in UCL East to present with @doctorchungie.bsky.social and @flissj.bsky.social about our @ioe.bsky.social Write from the Beginning project

I open my Bluesky feed and it is full of really cool people saying really smart things and being really passionate about really interesting stuff. I like this version of social media, and the world. Thanks, folks.

Looking forward to the Bright Start conference at UCL East this weekend within @doctorchungie.bsky.social and @flissj.bsky.social @ioe.bsky.social

If you're interested in early writing have a look at my latest project with @doctorchungie.bsky.social and @flissj.bsky.social discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10...

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