Publication month JUNE ! Available to preorder at a 40%discount 👏🏼👏🏼 #earlymaths #maths #earlyyears

Why is nothing being made of this ? It doesn’t excuse the lack of oversight by the BBC, but still 🤷🏼‍♀️

Some symmetry and radial patterns grew at this centre during tabletop play this morning. ML: It’s a beetle. Here’s the head (pointing) and here’s the tail (other end). HC: I made a flower (first pic). Look, I added more to my pattern.

Imo 'school readiness' is a ridiculous concept especially now that so many of the early learning goals (the measure they use) are not developmentally appropriate. Honestly you should see the self-regulation goals because quite a lot of *adults* wouldn't meet them.

“Magic moments only happen when you’re extremely well-prepared” - Freddie Mercury. That, folks, is my mantra for early mathematics teaching: preparation rather than planning 👏🏼 #earlymaths #earlyyears #mathematics #teaching

@debrakidd.bsky.social - did you see this thread? Here’s an answer to where is the vision in our curriculum review.

Excellent thread on the curriculum review process. @suecowley.bsky.social - have you seen this?

Does anyone know if there is any restriction on how late in the evening folk are allowed to let off fireworks? It’s gone 11 on a school night and my poor dog is still hysterically barking at the continual bangs. 😬😫🤦🏼‍♀️

Excellent thread on the curriculum review process. @suecowley.bsky.social - have you seen this?

But here is a wonderful example of how assessment can enrich learning and teaching..

Bit depressing really that the end result of a wholescale curriculum review is "we'll have a bit more oracy and loads more tests." Where is the vision and ambition?

Tomorrow is #OutdoorClassroomDay! 🥳 No plans? There's still time to organise a great day! Discover some last minute ideas from @ltlnews.bsky.social and make sure to sign up to show your commitment to getting outdoors this Thursday! Sign up: outdoorclassroomday.com Ideas: ltl.org.uk/news/outdoor...

@beckyfrancis.bsky.social @cassiebuchanan.bsky.social @jonhutchinson.bsky.social @jo-annebaird.bsky.social

I think this @schoolsweek.bsky.social interview demonstrates how the focus of the curriculum review was subject related and secondary focused. I don't think it actually deals with key issues around young people's engagement and wellbeing within the English system. schoolsweek.co.uk/interview-be...

What a lovely thread 🧵

Once again… testing is not teaching. Testing children does not teach them to read and it doesn’t encourage schools to teach children to read. It encourages schools to teach to the test. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Amazing light, big seas and big skies this afternoon. #home

If you're a member of the National Trust remember to vote for council members by midnight tonight. Use the Quick Vote option. Entryist pressure group Reform Trust is trying to seize control. Stop them Voting is quick and easy if your membership card is at hand secure.cesvotes.com/V3-3-0/nt25/...

I’ve just been given the heads up by the fab @accomplishedu.bsky.social to a lovely #maths book PERFECT for next week 👏🏼👏🏼 🎃 #backtoschool: youtu.be/tdViPybeP3c?...

This is the Royal equivalent of the amputation of a gangrenous limb to stop the rest of The Firm getting infected. An act of self-preservation. If it was integrity, then they'd have booted Andrew out years ago. They didn't. www.ft.com/content/a7d6...

"Responsibility, not rhetoric": really interesting post on Tom Bennett, inclusion law and the implications of a DfE advisory position: senddaddiaries.substack.com/p/sdd-guest-...

Rachel Reeves. What the actual …? 😬🙄

I don't know who to credit this image to, but anyway, they got the price wrong. That 2/9d should read £122 million

Fill in the blank! I couldn't teach without: ____.

One for my #earlyyears friends. @ruthswailes.bsky.social @signoramac.bsky.social @helenjwc.bsky.social @drpam.bsky.social Start with the child in the best possible environment. ☺️

Thomas Hall School in Exeter now gives every pupil—from Reception to Year 11—a weekly forest school session, proving that the best learning often happens under the trees

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I have a third cartoon in the current Private Eye. I'm fully expecting to appear in Pedants Corner with this one.

Break in Brittany ❤️

This, people, will be GOOD! #play open.spotify.com/episode/4fBS...

New boss. Same as the old boss 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬

Play. There. I said it. Play play play. Play- crucial to learning and essential its called as it is: Play.

New boss. Just like the old boss. Dear me. Hasn’t anyone told @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social that the phonics test doesn’t equate to reading? schoolsweek.co.uk/national-amb...

Absurd & extremely stressful. Why is nothing changing? educationuncovered.co.uk/news/absurd-...

We worth a read “I can wholeheartedly recommend this book (…) for those working in education who have been exasperated by Gibb and his buddies for the past 15 years, it will be tragically vindicating to read how little of substance exists behind the man and his reforms.” 👏🏼 @joehanley.bsky.social

@warwickmansell.bsky.social I wondered if you’d like to take a look at this? And maybe @oaknational.bsky.social might explain this ?

How do we feel about this? @oaknational.bsky.social receive £43m of public money and yet, wait for it, they are charging via MEI £135 per teacher for a course on how to use their materials: mei.org.uk/event/b935a0...

But if evidence emerges that someone on the breadline has filled in a form wrong, they have to pay it back and they will be arrested if it looks like it may be intentional. This is outrageous. So arrest him, and interview him under caution.

What aren’t the 1k Palestinian hostages being called “hostages”?

Spot on

What a lovely thread 🧵

Oh FFS 🤦🏼‍♀️😡

Quite honestly The Hack on @itvx.com is what TV is for. Superb acting, sublime production and the top cast.

Mild wet and grey. Yuk

Yes, this is concerning.

RIP Jane Goodall. Fellow difficult women everywhere salute you.

The lovely peeps from #Ealing #earlyyears joined me this evening for my webinar: ‘what is playful maths and why is it important?’ They had lots to say. If you’d like something similar - Do get in touch.

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Thread 🧵 Good