@dolessbetter.bsky.social
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Excited to see where the class take this morning starter 🙌 #playinupperprimary
June 17, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Excited to see where the class take this morning starter 🙌 #playinupperprimary
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A dazzling ocean of tulips stretching endlessly in Hokkaido, Japan...
June 15, 2025 at 6:08 AM
A dazzling ocean of tulips stretching endlessly in Hokkaido, Japan...
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It’s been some journey but the kids vision of a Global Goals non fiction library is starting to take shape 🙌
June 15, 2025 at 7:30 AM
It’s been some journey but the kids vision of a Global Goals non fiction library is starting to take shape 🙌
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Session 3 comes with the excellent title ‘Why are students do bad at learning?’ - Amarbeer Singh Hill asks why it is so difficult to know exactly what students have learned.
June 7, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Session 3 comes with the excellent title ‘Why are students do bad at learning?’ - Amarbeer Singh Hill asks why it is so difficult to know exactly what students have learned.
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No two classrooms are the same, and neither should be the humans teaching in them.
Teaching is very much, a humane endeavour.
Teaching is very much, a humane endeavour.
Teaching is Blind WITHOUT Cognitive Science
Understanding cognitive science makes teaching smarter, not scripted. A practical look at how learning actually happens in classrooms.
bit.ly
June 8, 2025 at 7:43 AM
No two classrooms are the same, and neither should be the humans teaching in them.
Teaching is very much, a humane endeavour.
Teaching is very much, a humane endeavour.
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Pattern Bouncing Outside
So easy to setup, so many options to adapt, so much purposeful play to be had 🙌 #playfullearning
So easy to setup, so many options to adapt, so much purposeful play to be had 🙌 #playfullearning
May 25, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Pattern Bouncing Outside
So easy to setup, so many options to adapt, so much purposeful play to be had 🙌 #playfullearning
So easy to setup, so many options to adapt, so much purposeful play to be had 🙌 #playfullearning
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I think about this poem a lot at the minute
May 24, 2025 at 11:31 AM
I think about this poem a lot at the minute
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Our #ReadingRights report with @frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social is out now, because early shared reading is vital.
Frank & our CEO @dianajgerald.bsky.social joined @profsamwass.bsky.social at a Baby Lab to discover the difference it makes - watch the full vid 👇
www.booktrust.org.uk/about-us/rea...
Frank & our CEO @dianajgerald.bsky.social joined @profsamwass.bsky.social at a Baby Lab to discover the difference it makes - watch the full vid 👇
www.booktrust.org.uk/about-us/rea...
May 22, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Our #ReadingRights report with @frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social is out now, because early shared reading is vital.
Frank & our CEO @dianajgerald.bsky.social joined @profsamwass.bsky.social at a Baby Lab to discover the difference it makes - watch the full vid 👇
www.booktrust.org.uk/about-us/rea...
Frank & our CEO @dianajgerald.bsky.social joined @profsamwass.bsky.social at a Baby Lab to discover the difference it makes - watch the full vid 👇
www.booktrust.org.uk/about-us/rea...
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Inspiring celebration of David Attenborough from Kate Winslet and many others - and a much-needed reminder to stand with science www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
Happy birthday, David Attenborough! 99 ways he has inspired us, by Barack Obama, Billie Eilish, Morgan Freeman – and many more
This week the presenter turns 99. To celebrate, we asked 99 nature lovers – including Margaret Atwood, Jane Fonda, Bono, Kate Winslet and Michael Palin – how he has helped us see the world with fresh ...
www.theguardian.com
May 4, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Inspiring celebration of David Attenborough from Kate Winslet and many others - and a much-needed reminder to stand with science www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
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The power of beautiful resources
I think it’s important to think about beauty when we are evaluating resources we use for teaching.
This isn’t about taste, it’s about value.
Our pupils deserve the best.
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I think it’s important to think about beauty when we are evaluating resources we use for teaching.
This isn’t about taste, it’s about value.
Our pupils deserve the best.
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May 3, 2025 at 9:21 AM
The power of beautiful resources
I think it’s important to think about beauty when we are evaluating resources we use for teaching.
This isn’t about taste, it’s about value.
Our pupils deserve the best.
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I think it’s important to think about beauty when we are evaluating resources we use for teaching.
This isn’t about taste, it’s about value.
Our pupils deserve the best.
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Michael Flynn @ctfc.bsky.social ; there no I in team but there’s 5 in individual brilliance 👌🤩😆 www.ctfc.com/news/2025/ap...
Hear from Flynn post-Notts County win
Hear from Flynn post-Notts County win
www.ctfc.com
April 23, 2025 at 5:38 AM
Michael Flynn @ctfc.bsky.social ; there no I in team but there’s 5 in individual brilliance 👌🤩😆 www.ctfc.com/news/2025/ap...
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This is a photograph I took in Vietnam in 2010. It will forever remain in my episodic memory. 🧠 ❤️
While I may remember this lady’s face and teeth, I cannot recall anything about the Vietnamese tradition of teeth blackening (semantic memory). 🐘
While I may remember this lady’s face and teeth, I cannot recall anything about the Vietnamese tradition of teeth blackening (semantic memory). 🐘
April 21, 2025 at 1:58 PM
This is a photograph I took in Vietnam in 2010. It will forever remain in my episodic memory. 🧠 ❤️
While I may remember this lady’s face and teeth, I cannot recall anything about the Vietnamese tradition of teeth blackening (semantic memory). 🐘
While I may remember this lady’s face and teeth, I cannot recall anything about the Vietnamese tradition of teeth blackening (semantic memory). 🐘
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Does subject knowledge matter more than teaching techniques? That is a terrible question. teacherhead.com/2025/04/20/d...
Does subject knowledge matter more than teaching techniques? That is a terrible question.
Earlier this week I got sucked into a stupid ‘debate’ about subject knowledge after making some comments on X and replying to some other posts. It seemed to me that various people ̵…
teacherhead.com
April 20, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Does subject knowledge matter more than teaching techniques? That is a terrible question. teacherhead.com/2025/04/20/d...
Loved reading play matters which was foreworded by @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social such an important book and read for anyone working with children.
April 19, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Loved reading play matters which was foreworded by @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social such an important book and read for anyone working with children.
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Why we shouldn't be making things too easy..
When pupils going into Year 6 were asked what they thought about ability tables, their responses related to the level of interesting work they were given:
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When pupils going into Year 6 were asked what they thought about ability tables, their responses related to the level of interesting work they were given:
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April 17, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Why we shouldn't be making things too easy..
When pupils going into Year 6 were asked what they thought about ability tables, their responses related to the level of interesting work they were given:
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When pupils going into Year 6 were asked what they thought about ability tables, their responses related to the level of interesting work they were given:
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❓ Do the resources we offer pupils privilege thinking over task completion?
Sometimes work is completed but pupils haven't really learnt it.
❓ Are they likely to lead to mastery?
Are pupils likely to be able to do something in a new context as a result of what they are learning today?
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Sometimes work is completed but pupils haven't really learnt it.
❓ Are they likely to lead to mastery?
Are pupils likely to be able to do something in a new context as a result of what they are learning today?
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April 9, 2025 at 10:36 AM
❓ Do the resources we offer pupils privilege thinking over task completion?
Sometimes work is completed but pupils haven't really learnt it.
❓ Are they likely to lead to mastery?
Are pupils likely to be able to do something in a new context as a result of what they are learning today?
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Sometimes work is completed but pupils haven't really learnt it.
❓ Are they likely to lead to mastery?
Are pupils likely to be able to do something in a new context as a result of what they are learning today?
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Looking for fun activities to inspire young curious minds? 🧑🔬
Explore what's coming up at the Ri for families: rigb.org/whats-on?type=24,26,25
Explore what's coming up at the Ri for families: rigb.org/whats-on?type=24,26,25
April 7, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Looking for fun activities to inspire young curious minds? 🧑🔬
Explore what's coming up at the Ri for families: rigb.org/whats-on?type=24,26,25
Explore what's coming up at the Ri for families: rigb.org/whats-on?type=24,26,25
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One of the barriers to reading aloud in class:
It's enjoyable
So we think it can't be work
But it IS work
Not everything has to be difficult
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It's enjoyable
So we think it can't be work
But it IS work
Not everything has to be difficult
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April 6, 2025 at 6:29 AM
One of the barriers to reading aloud in class:
It's enjoyable
So we think it can't be work
But it IS work
Not everything has to be difficult
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It's enjoyable
So we think it can't be work
But it IS work
Not everything has to be difficult
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‘I once imposed tariffs on an island only populated by penguins’
April 3, 2025 at 1:51 PM
‘I once imposed tariffs on an island only populated by penguins’
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Loved this wee multiplication game two pupils created that I had to show it off #playinupperprimary
April 2, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Loved this wee multiplication game two pupils created that I had to show it off #playinupperprimary
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🔄 Do you want to reduce teacher talk and increasing student engagement at the same time?
Effective questioning is the key! 💥
Join me for a live webinar on structuring & sequencing questions to empower learners. 🏆
CPD for all teachers! bit.ly/4imqyHJ
Effective questioning is the key! 💥
Join me for a live webinar on structuring & sequencing questions to empower learners. 🏆
CPD for all teachers! bit.ly/4imqyHJ
April 1, 2025 at 7:09 PM
🔄 Do you want to reduce teacher talk and increasing student engagement at the same time?
Effective questioning is the key! 💥
Join me for a live webinar on structuring & sequencing questions to empower learners. 🏆
CPD for all teachers! bit.ly/4imqyHJ
Effective questioning is the key! 💥
Join me for a live webinar on structuring & sequencing questions to empower learners. 🏆
CPD for all teachers! bit.ly/4imqyHJ
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Cognitive science and learning the curriculum:
Given the amount of research that has become available to us in the last few years, there are some great gains to be made if we take account of these when we are considering how to help our pupils learn the curriculum.
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Given the amount of research that has become available to us in the last few years, there are some great gains to be made if we take account of these when we are considering how to help our pupils learn the curriculum.
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April 1, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Cognitive science and learning the curriculum:
Given the amount of research that has become available to us in the last few years, there are some great gains to be made if we take account of these when we are considering how to help our pupils learn the curriculum.
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Given the amount of research that has become available to us in the last few years, there are some great gains to be made if we take account of these when we are considering how to help our pupils learn the curriculum.
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It doesn't matter what type of feedback you provide.
1. Students need to TRUST your feedback
2. Students must KNOW HOW to act on your feedback.
🔗 bit.ly/3DU2CMX
1. Students need to TRUST your feedback
2. Students must KNOW HOW to act on your feedback.
🔗 bit.ly/3DU2CMX
April 1, 2025 at 8:41 PM
It doesn't matter what type of feedback you provide.
1. Students need to TRUST your feedback
2. Students must KNOW HOW to act on your feedback.
🔗 bit.ly/3DU2CMX
1. Students need to TRUST your feedback
2. Students must KNOW HOW to act on your feedback.
🔗 bit.ly/3DU2CMX