The Pros and Cons of Homework (in 6 Charts) www.edutopia.org/visual-essay...

Lovely idea A Video Project That Asks Students to Celebrate Their Classmates www.edutopia.org/article/pers...

6 Scaffolding Strategies to Use With Your Students www.edutopia.org/blog/scaffol...

'Concept Cat: teaching concepts on the Early Years' has landed. Concept Cat has gone down a storm already, and this new book make sit easier to implement. It provides a 'how to' guide for teaching 150 common concepts such as 'few, next to and cube.' Details: www.routledge.com/Concept-Cat-...

Every leader, every teacher should have this opportunity. What an Award-Winning School Leader Has Learned From Shadowing His Students www.edutopia.org/article/what...

Every leader, every teacher should have this opportunity. What an Award-Winning School Leader Has Learned From Shadowing His Students www.edutopia.org/article/what...

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Really interesting OECD research report on what constitutes high quality teaching. Social and emotional learning one of the top five. www.oecd.org/en/publicati...

I do hope social and emotional skills will figure in the final curriculum review report. Curricular SEL programmes shown to raise attainment as well as wellbeing indicators. @beckyfrancis.bsky.social

I just found out that one of my books has first been pirated and then used by Meta to train its AI. No acknowledgement and no money came my way. This has to stop. The Society of Authors have organised this petition to the UK government. Please show your support. chng.it/FqvrjYKVvW

Vocabulary, spoken language and oracy are issues in many schools. Over many years @lang4think.bsky.social & I have refined our approach into 'Word Aware', a whole school approach for developing vocabulary. Next online training session is next week. thinkingtalking.co.uk/finding-a-wo...

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... Reassuring messages like 'I'll be here to help you whatever you need' worked best in inspiring pupils before exams and improving their grades Silence was especially unhelpful.

www.parents.com/conversation... I'm watching Adolescence on netflix. We all need to have more conversations with children. Try these conversation starters for all ages. Please share.

turnerteaching.wordpress.com/2015/09/15/c... Oracy people.. Nice ideas here for a table tub of resources for group work.

Do loook at the bit about feedback conveying belief in the student , and all he is saying about curriculum relevance. The Science of Student Motivation www.edutopia.org/article/the-...

I was very surprised to see oracy not mentioned, in view of what the government have said about it and Peter Hyman's influence.

Important research, albeit in China, showing the importance for oral language development of developing background knowledge before sharing books with 5 yr olds doi.org/10.1002/rrq....

Research with adults found switching off internet on smartphone for a few weeks was as effective as antidepressants www.kqed.org/mindshift/65...

Jon's brilliant words 'With a packed curriculum and punitive accountability, some schools look to shift “complexity” somewhere else' sum up current inclusion problems exactly . So good I wrote them down!

Why the work on mainstream inclusion cannot get stuck looking at mainstream in isolation The @tesmagazine.bsky.social leader this morning, available via the free Daily newsletter. If you haven't signed up, do so now in your free Tes profile. You can read it below. email.tes.com/t/cr/AQiOjhA...

How to create autism-friendly classrooms that benefit everyone: @jeangrosscbe.bsky.social in @tesmagazine.bsky.social: www.tes.com/magazine/tea...

The data suggests that nearly half of secondary students with #speech #language #communication needs are going unidentified. What can schools do to spot these young people & give them the support they need? https://buff.ly/4bd9NvY #SendTips #Teachers #Sponsored #edusky

We receive regular rave feedback about 'Language for Behaviour and Emotions', but you can learn to use it even better on one of our courses. The next 2 day course starts on March 5th, also in May. @melaniespeechie.bsky.social @lang4think.bsky.social Details: thinkingtalking.co.uk/finding-a-wo...

To deduce meaning of a new word from text you need to be able to read 95 per cent of the other words. So weaker readers need audiobooks and being read to in order to grow their vocabulary.

A sense of belonging might just be key to reducing absence & inspiring pupils to want to be in school. Jean Gross offers some practical ideas for how primary schools can set about building belonging and what she calls the ‘we’ – buff.ly/3QC5TmE #schools #inclusion #edusky

National Literacy Trust report today www.tes.com/magazine/new... on potential of listening to podcasts to increase children's reading enjoyment. Could I add that weaker readers need lots of podcasts or being read to to increase their vocabulary.

Brilliant. Long but stick with it!

I'll be speaking in Cardiff about the importance of belonging for attendance and attainment- suggesting practical strategies for increasing school connectedness for all pupils, but particularly those who are disadvantaged or vulnerable. @Nationaleducationshow #NESCARDIFF2025

Can we come up with a few alternative indicators that might lead to reliable judgements from Ofsted in just two days? Here's two for starters. Has everyone in the staff room a labelled mug they won't share? Do the childrens toilets smell?

TWO DAYS to make all those judgements in the Ofsted proposals. No way can they be 'secure'. It is an impossible task.

Word Aware is our tried and tested approach to developing vocabulary. Our aim is to get it right in the classroom so more children learn words. Next course is Feb 10th. thinkingtalking.co.uk/finding-a-wo... We can also come to you for INSET, online or in person. @lang4think.bsky.social

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Did you see the news today that 42 per cent of students in independent schools have extra time in exams? 27 per cent in state schools. Can anyone think of a solution that doesn't involve more paperwork, more diagnosis/labelling?

Great fun delivering Word Aware vocabulary training in Newham on Friday. Lots of brilliant discussion. We offer online versions of this course each half term: thinkingtalking.co.uk/finding-a-wo... You can also commission us to come to you thinkingtalking.co.uk/commissionin...

*** NEW POST *** Was I right to suggest that lessons don't need to be fun? Well, yes. But... teachreal.wordpress.com/2025/01/17/t...

A mentor of mine had a wonderful saying: Children are washable. She used it as a reminder to parents about the value of wet and messy play and all the wonderful sensory experiences associated. (Thread 🧵)

🧵A while ago, I posted about how I teach vocabulary. I collect all tier 2 vocab from the unit I'll be teaching + within my discrete grammar lesson each wk we do 20 ish mins of vocab work. In this thread, I'll go through what that looks like + then at the end link to the resource

Do follow and repost. Whitefield are an inspirational school.

Did you see the news today that 42 per cent of students in independent schools have extra time in exams? 27 per cent in state schools. Can anyone think of a solution that doesn't involve more paperwork, more diagnosis/labelling?

This is a good article. What strikes me though is the need to make much of the scaffolding it describes universal... Built into everyday teaching. We can no longer draw lines between those with SEND and those who are 'normal'. Classes are diverse...children are diverse.

I've created a #Bluesky feed for people in the UK in #Education. It will collate any posts that use these hashtags: #EduSkyUK and #EduUK I'm hoping it will help people create the education community we used to have on Twitter. You can pin it here: bsky.app/profile/did:...

Join us for a half day course on 'Running a Language for Behaviour and Emotions session' and deepen your skills for supporting students with #SEMH and #SLCN. January 30th Course: thinkingtalking.co.uk/finding-a-wo... Book: www.routledge.com/Language-for...

Teachers differ hugely in how much they model mathematical vocabulary, this study found. Higher use of mathematical language was associated with improved student test scores – but wasn’t enough on its own doi.org/10.26300/1zc...

60 second strategy: Flash Philosophy. Great idea from Edutopia for lesson warm up activity that promotes critical thinking and communication www.edutopia.org/video/60-sec...

Really good practical ideas for improving feedback on students’ work www.edutopia.org/article/feed...