Dr James Shea
@englishspecial.bsky.social
Principal Lecturer Teacher Education | ITE UG & PG Portfolio Leader | Trustee The Pyramid Schools Trust | Author | Editor http://peerreviewededucationblog.com
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Older teachers are at the bottom of the list when waiting to find out their pension details. Please sign this petition to help raise awareness!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...
Older teachers are at the bottom of the list when waiting to find out their pension details. Please sign this petition to help raise awareness!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...
Petition: Issue new guidance on teachers’ early retirement rights
The state pension age will change to 67 in 2028 and therefore minimum early retirement age will change to 57. Teachers with final salary pensions who started teaching before the pension changed to car...
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June 26, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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Older teachers are at the bottom of the list when waiting to find out their pension details. Please sign this petition to help raise awareness!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...
Older teachers are at the bottom of the list when waiting to find out their pension details. Please sign this petition to help raise awareness!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...
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How great to see it said that there is no ‘right’ answer for all schools, teachers and pupils but - to quote- “As always, the right answer is not in tribalism, in all of one idea and none of another, but a sophisticated blend of both worlds.”
June 16, 2025 at 6:35 AM
How great to see it said that there is no ‘right’ answer for all schools, teachers and pupils but - to quote- “As always, the right answer is not in tribalism, in all of one idea and none of another, but a sophisticated blend of both worlds.”
Interesting to read Ofsted inspectors clearly favouring purchased schemes of work over those developed by a school.
June 11, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Interesting to read Ofsted inspectors clearly favouring purchased schemes of work over those developed by a school.
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Predictions yes. But also pupils viewing ‘how to do questions’ videos where they’d be better revising content, revising using generic sites like Seneca which don’t cover our exact syllabus but sound plausible, study skills YouTubers… surprised this year how much kids want to rely on online not me
TikTokTipsters profiteering on the high stakes gambling nature of GCSE exams is where we are now in 2025.
Read my comments in The Observer.
Read my comments in The Observer.
May 29, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Predictions yes. But also pupils viewing ‘how to do questions’ videos where they’d be better revising content, revising using generic sites like Seneca which don’t cover our exact syllabus but sound plausible, study skills YouTubers… surprised this year how much kids want to rely on online not me
TikTokTipsters profiteering on the high stakes gambling nature of GCSE exams is where we are now in 2025.
Read my comments in The Observer.
Read my comments in The Observer.
May 28, 2025 at 7:16 AM
TikTokTipsters profiteering on the high stakes gambling nature of GCSE exams is where we are now in 2025.
Read my comments in The Observer.
Read my comments in The Observer.
An extra push for our fascinating survey into how Year 11s have revised for their exams. Early results are truly astounding. If you could share, we would most appreciate it. 🙏
👀We have an ethically approved survey for Year 11s who are revising for GCSEs doing the rounds.👀
If you have a Year 11 or would like to share with your revision class please pass the link on. The early results are already quite staggering.
Retweets 🙏
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If you have a Year 11 or would like to share with your revision class please pass the link on. The early results are already quite staggering.
Retweets 🙏
forms.office.com/pages/respon...
Microsoft Forms
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May 10, 2025 at 6:54 AM
An extra push for our fascinating survey into how Year 11s have revised for their exams. Early results are truly astounding. If you could share, we would most appreciate it. 🙏
Reposted by Dr James Shea
👀We have an ethically approved survey for Year 11s who are revising for GCSEs doing the rounds.👀
If you have a Year 11 or would like to share with your revision class please pass the link on. The early results are already quite staggering.
Retweets 🙏
forms.office.com/pages/respon...
If you have a Year 11 or would like to share with your revision class please pass the link on. The early results are already quite staggering.
Retweets 🙏
forms.office.com/pages/respon...
Microsoft Forms
forms.office.com
April 14, 2025 at 6:59 AM
👀We have an ethically approved survey for Year 11s who are revising for GCSEs doing the rounds.👀
If you have a Year 11 or would like to share with your revision class please pass the link on. The early results are already quite staggering.
Retweets 🙏
forms.office.com/pages/respon...
If you have a Year 11 or would like to share with your revision class please pass the link on. The early results are already quite staggering.
Retweets 🙏
forms.office.com/pages/respon...
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▸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
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▸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...
An (edu) fad's purpose is what it does
Not long ago a drive emerged against "fun" lessons. The push was to rid the focus on fun and return it to subject knowledge itself. Soon followed the argument that students had to accept boring lesson...
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April 18, 2025 at 6:35 AM
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...
▸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...
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For my secondary school crew…
👀We have an ethically approved survey for Year 11s who are revising for GCSEs doing the rounds.👀
If you have a Year 11 or would like to share with your revision class please pass the link on. The early results are already quite staggering.
Retweets 🙏
forms.office.com/pages/respon...
If you have a Year 11 or would like to share with your revision class please pass the link on. The early results are already quite staggering.
Retweets 🙏
forms.office.com/pages/respon...
Microsoft Forms
forms.office.com
April 14, 2025 at 7:47 AM
For my secondary school crew…
👀We have an ethically approved survey for Year 11s who are revising for GCSEs doing the rounds.👀
If you have a Year 11 or would like to share with your revision class please pass the link on. The early results are already quite staggering.
Retweets 🙏
forms.office.com/pages/respon...
If you have a Year 11 or would like to share with your revision class please pass the link on. The early results are already quite staggering.
Retweets 🙏
forms.office.com/pages/respon...
Microsoft Forms
forms.office.com
April 14, 2025 at 6:59 AM
👀We have an ethically approved survey for Year 11s who are revising for GCSEs doing the rounds.👀
If you have a Year 11 or would like to share with your revision class please pass the link on. The early results are already quite staggering.
Retweets 🙏
forms.office.com/pages/respon...
If you have a Year 11 or would like to share with your revision class please pass the link on. The early results are already quite staggering.
Retweets 🙏
forms.office.com/pages/respon...
🔥80% of teachers reteach content if pupils don't know the answers during a cycle of retrieval practice.🔥
Why bother using retrieval practice to elicit the testing effect if you then waste the gained time reteaching the answers?
Read more here
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onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Why bother using retrieval practice to elicit the testing effect if you then waste the gained time reteaching the answers?
Read more here
👇
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
April 4, 2025 at 7:14 AM
🔥80% of teachers reteach content if pupils don't know the answers during a cycle of retrieval practice.🔥
Why bother using retrieval practice to elicit the testing effect if you then waste the gained time reteaching the answers?
Read more here
👇
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Why bother using retrieval practice to elicit the testing effect if you then waste the gained time reteaching the answers?
Read more here
👇
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Bridget Phillipson speech to set out need for more male teachers in school.
Will she announce sweeping reform of the bursary system & allow primary, & subjects like drama, to access funds that enable more deprived/career changers to become teachers?
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
Will she announce sweeping reform of the bursary system & allow primary, & subjects like drama, to access funds that enable more deprived/career changers to become teachers?
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
April 3, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Bridget Phillipson speech to set out need for more male teachers in school.
Will she announce sweeping reform of the bursary system & allow primary, & subjects like drama, to access funds that enable more deprived/career changers to become teachers?
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
Will she announce sweeping reform of the bursary system & allow primary, & subjects like drama, to access funds that enable more deprived/career changers to become teachers?
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
Primary tests in the future will be replaced by AI, NHS-style, 'screening' which checks for dyslexia, discalcula & other difficulties as part of evaluation of their reading & maths.
Will we still over prep for these screening checks?
Check lexplore.com/en-gb/ for starters.
Will we still over prep for these screening checks?
Check lexplore.com/en-gb/ for starters.
March 29, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Primary tests in the future will be replaced by AI, NHS-style, 'screening' which checks for dyslexia, discalcula & other difficulties as part of evaluation of their reading & maths.
Will we still over prep for these screening checks?
Check lexplore.com/en-gb/ for starters.
Will we still over prep for these screening checks?
Check lexplore.com/en-gb/ for starters.
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I’ve taken my children through 16 different GCSE specs so far and every one of them needs a slightly different interpretation and focus. And my experience suggests that how well you understand each one can be a bigger factor in grading than subject understanding.
Having to learning ten GCSE exam cultures is inefficient use of curriculum time. Homogenize the individual exam systems and drive more learning of new content.
March 4, 2025 at 2:34 PM
I’ve taken my children through 16 different GCSE specs so far and every one of them needs a slightly different interpretation and focus. And my experience suggests that how well you understand each one can be a bigger factor in grading than subject understanding.
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I have a colleague who teaches 4 subjects across GCSE and A-Level, and told me recently how the word 'evaluate' means something slightly different in each of those contexts...
Having to learning ten GCSE exam cultures is inefficient use of curriculum time. Homogenize the individual exam systems and drive more learning of new content.
March 4, 2025 at 3:01 PM
I have a colleague who teaches 4 subjects across GCSE and A-Level, and told me recently how the word 'evaluate' means something slightly different in each of those contexts...
Having to learning ten GCSE exam cultures is inefficient use of curriculum time. Homogenize the individual exam systems and drive more learning of new content.
March 4, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Having to learning ten GCSE exam cultures is inefficient use of curriculum time. Homogenize the individual exam systems and drive more learning of new content.
Whether you are for or against institutions spending money on preparing senior leaders for the risk of Ofsted, there's no escaping it's big business.
March 1, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Whether you are for or against institutions spending money on preparing senior leaders for the risk of Ofsted, there's no escaping it's big business.
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🔥🔥 Hot take: are we wrong about revision? This time of year we see the focus shift for Y11 towards revision and there is lots out there talking about effective strategies based on cognitive psychology. However, things may not be as they seem..... 🧵 #UKEd
March 1, 2025 at 8:02 AM
🔥🔥 Hot take: are we wrong about revision? This time of year we see the focus shift for Y11 towards revision and there is lots out there talking about effective strategies based on cognitive psychology. However, things may not be as they seem..... 🧵 #UKEd
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Join us for an AWP offsite reading with @blackoceanbooks.bsky.social and Saturnalia Books on Thursday 3/27 @barhenryla in Echo Park! 📖🎤🗣️
➡️ News | Burnside Review
#awp #awp2025 #losangeles #awpoffsitereading
➡️ News | Burnside Review
#awp #awp2025 #losangeles #awpoffsitereading
February 26, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Join us for an AWP offsite reading with @blackoceanbooks.bsky.social and Saturnalia Books on Thursday 3/27 @barhenryla in Echo Park! 📖🎤🗣️
➡️ News | Burnside Review
#awp #awp2025 #losangeles #awpoffsitereading
➡️ News | Burnside Review
#awp #awp2025 #losangeles #awpoffsitereading
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I really enjoyed doing this podcast talking about my research on retrieval practice in schools. I outline some top tips but also my concerns. When it comes to retrieval practice, we need to remember it is ultimately an outcome of a highly controlled experiment, which has implications 🧵 #UKEd
If you're interested in *retrieval* and *retrieval practice*, this podcast with the brilliant Gareth Bates by the @edupulseco.bsky.social crew is a must listen.
Gareth studies and researches this stuff and has practical guidance too.
creators.spotify.com/pod/show/edu...
Gareth studies and researches this stuff and has practical guidance too.
creators.spotify.com/pod/show/edu...
S2: E5 - The Reality of Retrieval Practice: In Conversation with Gareth Bates by EduPulse
Welcome back to the EduPulse podcast and our second season.In this episode we are joined by Dr Gareth Bates an experienced lecturer and teacher who worked in several secondary schools before moving in...
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February 23, 2025 at 7:20 AM
I really enjoyed doing this podcast talking about my research on retrieval practice in schools. I outline some top tips but also my concerns. When it comes to retrieval practice, we need to remember it is ultimately an outcome of a highly controlled experiment, which has implications 🧵 #UKEd
🔥Warning: repeated quizzing can dull students' ability to transfer taught knowledge to unseen exam questions.🔥
journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
February 22, 2025 at 10:09 AM
🔥Warning: repeated quizzing can dull students' ability to transfer taught knowledge to unseen exam questions.🔥
journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
More details of new Ofsted inspection process revealed*
😱Re-inspection within months if any area deemed in need of improvement 😱 🏃♂🏃♂
😨Someone in your provision will be given the 'Ofsted wants' power 😨 🙊🙉🙈
What could possibly go wrong?
www.tes.com/magazine/ana...
😱Re-inspection within months if any area deemed in need of improvement 😱 🏃♂🏃♂
😨Someone in your provision will be given the 'Ofsted wants' power 😨 🙊🙉🙈
What could possibly go wrong?
www.tes.com/magazine/ana...
February 19, 2025 at 6:27 AM
More details of new Ofsted inspection process revealed*
😱Re-inspection within months if any area deemed in need of improvement 😱 🏃♂🏃♂
😨Someone in your provision will be given the 'Ofsted wants' power 😨 🙊🙉🙈
What could possibly go wrong?
www.tes.com/magazine/ana...
😱Re-inspection within months if any area deemed in need of improvement 😱 🏃♂🏃♂
😨Someone in your provision will be given the 'Ofsted wants' power 😨 🙊🙉🙈
What could possibly go wrong?
www.tes.com/magazine/ana...
February 18, 2025 at 6:53 AM