Here are my slides from ResearchEd National Conference 2025 tomneedhamteach.wordpress.com/2025/09/14/m...

Bernard's talk was really interesting. I loved it.

'The oversimplification trap' "When it comes to students in the classroom, we can simplify an explanation of a concept into PPT where complex phrases become glossy icons. Books can become short booklets. Subjects become revision guides." alexquigley.co.uk/the-oversimp...

An excellent overview of the thinking needed when leading assessment. Well worth a read!

Fast food tills have pictures not words. Text messages can be played as audio. The modern world makes it easier to cope without literacy. What should schools do in response? substack.nomoremarking.com/p/are-we-liv...

Right. I've entered a half marathon (for the first time in my life!) on 12th October and am raising money for Cancer UK. If you'd like to donate great, if not, please share the link :) fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/davids-...

New today. open.substack.com/pub/matthewe...

Engagement isn’t about making lessons fun. It’s about leaders creating the conditions for teachers to teach well. Blame the curriculum all you like, it’s the system that’s failing, not the content. open.substack.com/pub/daviddid...

My son (5) just called 'exercise' 'ache-zersize' which is a new eggcorn to me. What's your favourite/most jarring eggcorn or mondegreen?

A brilliant book from @mrarobbins.bsky.social. A hugely useful guide to anyone involved in helping teachers to develop. Love the clear, practical, examples.

NEW Inside Project Follow Through: why methods matter, why implementation fails, and why Direct Instruction still divides the profession open.substack.com/pub/daviddid...

Some big news from us. We're launching our first ever national history assessment - Year 7, autumn term, Battle of Hastings. It's AI-assisted so it'll be super quick. And it's free! (But not for long!) Read more & sign up here. www.nomoremarking.com/products/cjh...

🚨 Exciting announcement alert!🚨 My new book 'Fail Better: How teachers can help students overcome failure, perfectionism, procrastination, impostor syndrome and test anxiety' is heading off to Routledge soon! Part of the @innerdrive.bsky.social CPD Academy series, it will...

NEW BLOG: Managing attention in classrooms is a social justice issue hobbolog.wordpress.com/2025/06/02/m... #UKEd #Edusky #EduBlogUK

It's release date!🥳🎉🍾 @mikehobbiss.bsky.social and I are incredibly proud to share "How to Teach Psychology - an evidence informed approach". Of course we think it's great, but here's what fellow psychology teacher, author and podcast host Ben White @benwhitewaldenkent.bsky.social had to say:

This is great.

New post⤵️ ▸The fad's purpose is what it does◂ ...and not what its authors thought it would do Educational fads seen through systems theory (AKA cybernetics). Please share (tough for bloggers recently) #UKEd #EduSky #EruditePedagogy #Cybernetics cmooreanderson.wixsite.com/teachingbiol...

*New post* This time on systems and school leadership. Beguiling events and how systems can fool school leaders birminghamteacher.wordpress.com/2025/04/17/b...

Are you in (or aspiring to) a position of Teaching and Learning leadership? Looking to boost your knowledge and skills? LOOK NO FURTHER - webinar in just one week!! www.eventbrite.com/e/improving-...

Here are all the Direct Instruction podcast episodes in one place: www.nifdi.org/resources/ne...

🚀 Matthew Evans @head-teach.bsky.social and I have launched 100% Assessment, a Substack dedicated to exploring assessment in schools. We'll be posting weekly insights for everyone, from teachers through to Heads and Assessment Leads. Find us here - 100assessment.substack.com/about

How did Shakespeare know so much about the mind? Started 2025 trying to read a sonnet/scene every day and I'm consistently amazed at how he anticipated so many findings from cognitive science on memory, learning and behaviour. Made some notes🧵⬇️

Reading problems in secondary school create a complex web of consequences for mental health, confidence and self-esteem – as well as limiting academic progress. Read more in our book. Link to our book: (Amazon): ow.ly/lyeX50R2ol9 #EduSky #UKEd

Can anyone recommend some good books for yr6 kids. My daughter has recently enjoyed Malamanda, Percy Jackson, Skullduggery and Mort

Some thoughts on Attention, "Cognitive Endurance" & Reading, among other things. Study: “We randomly increase the amount of time students spend in sustained cognitive activity during the school day.” Doing so, they find... well, see for yourself... teachlikeachampion.org/blog/on-atte...

How the search for beauty drives scientific enquiry | Aeon Essays search.app/ZTLgg6KF48J5...

Fascinating article arguing the case for Thomas Hardy as the founder of Folk Horror www.patheos.com/blogs/anxiou... #FolkHorror

New blog post: The distinction between content and metacontent is key to develop curricula and teaching for long-term learning. cmooreanderson.wixsite.com/teachingbiol... #UKEd #EduBlogUK #SciTeachUK #EruditePedagogy #EduSky

Inspired by your list of 2024 albums, here are mine, Tom: bsky.app/profile/rich... I’m nicking your Jazz/downtempo recommendations - lots of good stuff on your list 😎

What are your albums of the year 2024? Here's mine.... 1. Active Agents and House Boys by British Murder Boys

New blog post: ⭐Knowledge doesn't equal understanding⭐ cmooreanderson.wixsite.com/teachingbiol... #UKEd #EduBlogUK #EruditePedagogy #Cogscisci #SciTeachUK

If you have students who are struggling with reading, Thinking Reading is amazing. At my last school, it helped many, many students rapidly catch up to their chronological reading age. There is nothing better for struggling readers!

I really enjoyed reading this.

tes.com/jobs/vacancy/h… Come and work at my school: it's great! ✅Excellent behaviour and polite students ✅ Supportive, visible SLT ✅ Explicit Instruction ✅ No ridiculous marking ✅ Instructional Coaching and excellent CPD

tes.com/jobs/vacancy/h… Come and work at my school: it's great! ✅Excellent behaviour and polite students ✅ Supportive, visible SLT ✅ Explicit Instruction ✅ No ridiculous marking ✅ Instructional Coaching and excellent CPD

A fabulous event. See you all there 🙂

www.tes.com/jobs/vacancy... Come and work at my school, it's great! ✅ Excellent behaviour: lessons are disruption free, corridors are calm and orderly and students are polite ✅ No ridiculous marking: we use whole class feedback ✅ Supportive and visible SLT ✅ Centrally planned, fully resourced curric

NEW POST. My slides from ResearchEd National Conference 2024 tomneedhamteach.wordpress.com/2024/09/08/m...

New article on how to plan subject specific CPD published on RSC website #edusky #cogscisci #edubloguk edu.rsc.org/feature/make...

NEW POST. My slides from ResearchEd National Conference 2024 tomneedhamteach.wordpress.com/2024/09/08/m...

@didau.bsky.social www.nifdi.org/research/jou... here's the article about strand planning

Gigs.. 1st: Starsailor Last: Thee Oh sees Worst: Yellow man (poor fella's voice is shot Loudest: Sunn0))) or Iration Steppas Best: Chat Pile or Buju Banton Seen Most: Incendiary or Full of Hell Surprising: Carcass Happy I got to See: Love or Parliament-Funkadelic Wish: Pat Thomas Next: Kali Malone

Hey #EduSky want to improve your knowledge of Middle Leadership? Then the MLM online course is for you! This year I only have time to run one cohort which starts on 13th Nov. Group discounts available Code: MRbluesky for 35% off for a limited time! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/middle-lea... PLEASE SHARE

‘Adaptive Teaching: Scaffolds, Scale, Structure and Style’ “It is helpful to have examples of adaptive teaching, but also to present ‘non-examples’ of what it isn’t too.” alexquigley.co.uk/adaptive-tea...

I took the liberty of making a starter pack for all the speakers at #rED24 so people can follow as many of them and there are two feeds as well. please share go.bsky.app/6C8kW2C

NEW BLOG: Booklets for GCSE English Language and Literature. More to follow. learningfrommymistakesenglish.blogspot.com/2024/09/book...

tomneedhamteach.wordpress.com/2022/01/05/w... #Uked #Edubloguk #edusky

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