Minute Cryptic - 15 November, 2025 "Warm fluid, cold air" (7) 🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣 🏆 0 hints – 2 under the community par (31,510 solvers so far). www.minutecryptic.com?utm_source=s...

Got this but not for the reason I thought... Minute Cryptic - 14 November, 2025 "One is, in every way, a pig" (5) 🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣 🏆 0 hints – 2 under the community par (68,308 solvers so far). www.minutecryptic.com?utm_source=s...

Minute Cryptic - 13 November, 2025 "Horseshoe slipped in awkward canter for horseman?" (7) 🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣 🏆 0 hints – 2 under the community par (33,510 solvers so far). www.minutecryptic.com?utm_source=s...

Minute Cryptic - 11 November, 2025 "See outspoken farmers pouring heart out. They live off the land?" (9) ⚪️🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣 🏆 1 hints – 2 under the community par (76,263 solvers so far). www.minutecryptic.com?utm_source=s...

Minute Cryptic - 10 November, 2025 "Black sheep beginning to moo if it's confused" (6) 🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣 🏆 0 hints – 2 under the community par (34,783 solvers so far). www.minutecryptic.com?utm_source=s...

Minute Cryptic - 9 November, 2025 "NOO! SNOW AT 180º? Time to get drenched" (7) 🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣 🏆 0 hints – 1 under the community par (40,370 solvers so far). www.minutecryptic.com?utm_source=s...

Are we approaching a Turing Test for Teaching? A deep dive into the evidence on AI tutoring. carlhendrick.substack.com/p/the-algori...

Minute Cryptic - 7 November, 2025 "Water-deprived pharaoh dies after mixing up directions to Eden" (8) 🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣 🏆 0 hints – 1 under the community par (33,338 solvers so far). www.minutecryptic.com?utm_source=s...

Going to do some threads on psychological barriers to learning. First up... perfectionism. Let me know if you have any questions about perfectionism. And please share for a wider reach!

Going to do some threads on psychological barriers to learning. First up... perfectionism. Let me know if you have any questions about perfectionism. And please share for a wider reach!

To help students overcome failure, we need to develop their 'academic buoyancy'. We might think that the ability to bounce back from setbacks is simply down to their own resilience but teachers play a big part in develop students' academic buoyancy. >

We learn more from failure than success, right? Well, when it comes to education, it's dangerous to assume that students automatically learn from their mistakes. We may romanticise it but the evidence tells us that failure is unpleasant, and can leave lasting feelings of shame.>

Minute Cryptic - 1 November, 2025 "Seductive, romantic guy dumped after ‘mid’ sex" (6) 🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣 🏆 0 hints – 2 under the community par (46,585 solvers so far). www.minutecryptic.com?utm_source=s...

Minute Cryptic - 31 October, 2025 "Stalked in bed, werewolf returned after we drifted off?" (6) 🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣 🏆 0 hints – 1 under the community par (74,578 solvers so far). www.minutecryptic.com?utm_source=s...

Minute Cryptic - 23 October, 2025 "wAnTed!?" (2,5) 🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣 🏆 0 hints – 2 under the community par (32,693 solvers so far). www.minutecryptic.com?utm_source=s...

Minute Cryptic - 22 October, 2025 "Private investigator losing 50 from roulette spin" (9) 🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣 🏆 0 hints – 2 under the community par (30,748 solvers so far). www.minutecryptic.com?utm_source=s...

Minute Cryptic - 20 October, 2025 "Uproar from little brother texting you "LOL"" (8) ⚪️🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣 🏆 1 hints – 2 under the community par (27,860 solvers so far). www.minutecryptic.com?utm_source=s...

Minute Cryptic - 9 October, 2025 "Me? Doing bad, kind of blue" (6) 🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣 🏆 0 hints – 1 under the community par (31,643 solvers so far). www.minutecryptic.com?utm_source=s...

Didn't see that coming Minute Cryptic - 8 October, 2025 "Spain's and France's and Italy's earliest hairy humanoid" (4) ⚪️⚪️🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣 🤝 2 hints – matched the community par (28,615 solvers so far). www.minutecryptic.com?utm_source=s...

Minute Cryptic - 6 October, 2025 "Rejected dwarf Bashful left plushy toy unfinished" (5) 🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣 🏆 0 hints – 2 under the community par (27,105 solvers so far). www.minutecryptic.com?utm_source=s...

🚨 My new book 'Fail Better' is now available for pre-order! 🚨 @Inner_Drive @routledgebooks It addresses what teachers can do to help students overcome failure, perfectionism, procrastination, impostor syndrome and test anxiety: amzn.eu/d/5UWnvoZ

It turns out teachers are more likely to experience imposter syndrome and it hits retention, wellbeing and promotion choices hard. So how do we counter it ,as individuals and schools? See below from @mrenglishteach.bsky.social www.tes.com/magazine/tea...

Research shows teachers are particularly prone to impostor syndrome – and this could be affecting retention, staff wellbeing and senior leader recruitment. @mrenglishteach.bsky.social offers tips to combat it at a school and individual level ⬇️

Minute Cryptic - 5 October, 2025 "Right, Left! Marches keeping time for strikers?" (7) 🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣 🏆 0 hints – 2 under the community par (30,663 solvers so far). www.minutecryptic.com?utm_source=s...

If you've found yourself suffering from imposter syndrome as a teacher or school leader, you aren't alone - research shows it's a problem across the sector. But how can we tackle it? @mrenglishteach.bsky.social takes a look. www.tes.com/magazine/tea...

My latest for Tes on what schools can do to help teachers experiencing impostor syndrome:

Minute Cryptic - 24 September, 2025 "12 - 55 + n = 9 - 12" (5) 🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣 🏆 0 hints – 4 under the community par (29,030 solvers so far). www.minutecryptic.com?utm_source=s...

Minute Cryptic - 6 September, 2025 "Small salad of lime and, say, cheese" (5) 🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣 I scored: 2 under par www.minutecryptic.com?utm_source=s...

Having flown over from Belfast, hoping a few people turn up for my ResearchED NC talk on how teachers can help students overcome procrastination and impostor syndrome tomorrow (Session 4 - yes, I know there's lots of brilliant competition).

We need a collaboration between Teddy Swims and Barry Can't Swim.

My brother-in-law is doing an insane walk from Cork to Portrush (400 miles in 15 days) in aid of Air Ambulance NI. 4 days in, his feet are destroyed but he's not stopping. If you could throw a few quid his way, it would be much appreciated: justgiving.com/page/cork-2-port

Minute Cryptic - 19 August, 2025 "Two couples start to fight? Oh you are noisy!" (4) 🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣 I scored: 2 under par www.minutecryptic.com?utm_source=s...

Minute Cryptic - 15 August, 2025 "Supply at party is unusually billed?" (8) 🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣 I scored: 3 under par www.minutecryptic.com?utm_source=s...

"Here are seven lesser-known research papers that can help teachers looking to boost their students’ progress." @mrenglishteach.bsky.social, director of research & an English teacher at Carrickfergus Grammar School, writes in @tesmagazine.bsky.social : www.tes.com/magazine/tea...

Minute Cryptic - 8 August, 2025 "Song at night club leaves Lucy transfixed by mirrorball?" (7) 🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣 I scored: 4 under par www.minutecryptic.com?utm_source=s...

Teachers often only see the ‘blockbuster’ education research, says @mrenglishteach.bsky.social, who shares 7 lesser-known studies that can help to improve your pupils' learning

Minute Cryptic - 24 July, 2025 "Flat, crustless half-size loaf" (4) 🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣 I scored: 2 under par www.minutecryptic.com?utm_source=s...

Minute Cryptic - 23 July, 2025 "Nineties freestyle icon known for his energetic MC work?" (8) ⚪️🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣 I scored: 3 under par www.minutecryptic.com?utm_source=s...

An obscure, expletive-ridden thrashy song that namechecks educational research? Right up your street @tomneedham.bsky.social ?! Please tell me you've heard 'Dunning Kruger's Loser Cruiser' by Tropical F Storm.

Minute Cryptic - 22 July, 2025 "Get hanky out, choking on words of appreciation" (5,3) 🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣 I scored: 3 under par www.minutecryptic.com?utm_source=s...

Minute Cryptic - 21 July, 2025 "Edison half screwed a lightbulb?" (4) 🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣 I scored: 2 under par www.minutecryptic.com?utm_source=s...

Got this but it's a crazily convoluted clue! Minute Cryptic - 20 July, 2025 "Drinker’s release from prison initiated after back massage" (4) ⚪️🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣 I scored: 2 under par www.minutecryptic.com?utm_source=s...

Minute Cryptic - 19 July, 2025 "Cold guys heartlessly shun quirky women" (7) 🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣 I scored: 3 under par www.minutecryptic.com?utm_source=s...

Minute Cryptic - 15 July, 2025 "Idol tied back ponytail" (5) 🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣 I scored: 2 under par www.minutecryptic.com?utm_source=s...

Minute Cryptic - 14 July, 2025 "Goats go off behind baker's trailer for crumbs!" (4) 🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣 I scored: 2 under par www.minutecryptic.com?utm_source=s...

Classroom Voices. From September I plan to use my blog as a platform to share a weekly post written by a teacher - who may not want to write lots or set up a blog of their own. If you want to be involved, use this form to upload your submission. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Minute Cryptic - 9 July, 2025 "Solitary Dancing Queen fan" (8) 🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣 I scored: 3 under par www.minutecryptic.com?utm_source=s...

Minute Cryptic - 8 July, 2025 "I, for one, say, "kind of figures!"" (5,8) 🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣 I scored: 5 under par www.minutecryptic.com?utm_source=s...

This is an absolute must for maths teachers in NI (or the Republic!):

🚨 The Teaching & Learning Summit 2026, with our partners Eton College 🚨 We have John Hattie, @mrenglishteach.bsky.social @mrspearce.bsky.social @rachelpixl.bsky.social, Jonnie Noakes, @alexjquigley.bsky.social, Iro Konstantinou, @drcastelino.bsky.social 🎟️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-teachi...