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The Pros and Cons of Homework (in 6 Charts)
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The Pros and Cons of Homework (in 6 Charts)
The case for homework isn’t black and white, so we looked far and wide for research to shed a little light on the matter.
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September 28, 2025 at 8:53 PM
The Pros and Cons of Homework (in 6 Charts)
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A Video Project That Asks Students to Celebrate Their Classmates
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A Video Project That Asks Students to Celebrate Their Classmates
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A Video Project That Asks Students to Celebrate Their Classmates
Teachers who worry that parent conferences may not convey the ‘everyday magic’ of the classroom can include these video clips in their talks.
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September 12, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Lovely idea
A Video Project That Asks Students to Celebrate Their Classmates
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A Video Project That Asks Students to Celebrate Their Classmates
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6 Scaffolding Strategies to Use With Your Students
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6 Scaffolding Strategies to Use With Your Students
Support every student by breaking learning up into chunks and providing a concrete structure for each.
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June 6, 2025 at 12:25 PM
6 Scaffolding Strategies to Use With Your Students
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'Concept Cat: teaching concepts on the Early Years' has landed. Concept Cat has gone down a storm already, and this new book make sit easier to implement. It provides a 'how to' guide for teaching 150 common concepts such as 'few, next to and cube.'
Details:
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Details:
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May 20, 2025 at 6:19 PM
'Concept Cat: teaching concepts on the Early Years' has landed. Concept Cat has gone down a storm already, and this new book make sit easier to implement. It provides a 'how to' guide for teaching 150 common concepts such as 'few, next to and cube.'
Details:
www.routledge.com/Concept-Cat-...
Details:
www.routledge.com/Concept-Cat-...
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Every leader, every teacher should have this opportunity.
What an Award-Winning School Leader Has Learned From Shadowing His Students www.edutopia.org/article/what...
What an Award-Winning School Leader Has Learned From Shadowing His Students www.edutopia.org/article/what...
What an Award-Winning School Leader Has Learned From Shadowing His Students
A simple practice has led to schoolwide improvements and a better learning environment, says Principal Matthew Sloane.
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May 16, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Every leader, every teacher should have this opportunity.
What an Award-Winning School Leader Has Learned From Shadowing His Students www.edutopia.org/article/what...
What an Award-Winning School Leader Has Learned From Shadowing His Students www.edutopia.org/article/what...
Every leader, every teacher should have this opportunity.
What an Award-Winning School Leader Has Learned From Shadowing His Students www.edutopia.org/article/what...
What an Award-Winning School Leader Has Learned From Shadowing His Students www.edutopia.org/article/what...
What an Award-Winning School Leader Has Learned From Shadowing His Students
A simple practice has led to schoolwide improvements and a better learning environment, says Principal Matthew Sloane.
www.edutopia.org
May 16, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Every leader, every teacher should have this opportunity.
What an Award-Winning School Leader Has Learned From Shadowing His Students www.edutopia.org/article/what...
What an Award-Winning School Leader Has Learned From Shadowing His Students www.edutopia.org/article/what...
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👨👩👧👦 Educators! Do you want to know how to best engage parents and families in children's learning?? 👩👦
✅ @jeangrosscbe.bsky.social is an education expert and author. See our blog for her top tips for effective parental engagement 👇
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✅ @jeangrosscbe.bsky.social is an education expert and author. See our blog for her top tips for effective parental engagement 👇
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April 15, 2025 at 1:16 PM
👨👩👧👦 Educators! Do you want to know how to best engage parents and families in children's learning?? 👩👦
✅ @jeangrosscbe.bsky.social is an education expert and author. See our blog for her top tips for effective parental engagement 👇
bit.ly/42rcC8E
✅ @jeangrosscbe.bsky.social is an education expert and author. See our blog for her top tips for effective parental engagement 👇
bit.ly/42rcC8E
Really interesting OECD research report on what constitutes high quality teaching. Social and emotional learning one of the top five. www.oecd.org/en/publicati...
Full Report
In an era of rapid change, it is important to not lose sight of the potential of high-quality teaching and the power of refining teaching practices that have demonstrated impact. This report aims to d...
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April 13, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Really interesting OECD research report on what constitutes high quality teaching. Social and emotional learning one of the top five. www.oecd.org/en/publicati...
I do hope social and emotional skills will figure in the final curriculum review report. Curricular SEL programmes shown to raise attainment as well as wellbeing indicators. @beckyfrancis.bsky.social
England’s poor performance in terms of students' socioemotional skills offers a clear focus for the curriculum review – and the long-term economic success of the nation, says @thenfer.bsky.social report author Luke Bocock
Pupils' poor socioemotional skills need curriculum attention
England needs to look to nations like Portugal and Switzerland to give young people a better chance of future economic success, says NFER report author Luke Bocock
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April 3, 2025 at 9:42 PM
I do hope social and emotional skills will figure in the final curriculum review report. Curricular SEL programmes shown to raise attainment as well as wellbeing indicators. @beckyfrancis.bsky.social
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I just found out that one of my books has first been pirated and then used by Meta to train its AI. No acknowledgement and no money came my way.
This has to stop. The Society of Authors have organised this petition to the UK government. Please show your support.
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This has to stop. The Society of Authors have organised this petition to the UK government. Please show your support.
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Sign the Petition
Protect authors’ livelihoods from the unlicensed use of their work in AI training
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April 2, 2025 at 5:38 PM
I just found out that one of my books has first been pirated and then used by Meta to train its AI. No acknowledgement and no money came my way.
This has to stop. The Society of Authors have organised this petition to the UK government. Please show your support.
chng.it/FqvrjYKVvW
This has to stop. The Society of Authors have organised this petition to the UK government. Please show your support.
chng.it/FqvrjYKVvW
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Vocabulary, spoken language and oracy are issues in many schools. Over many years @lang4think.bsky.social & I have refined our approach into 'Word Aware', a whole school approach for developing vocabulary.
Next online training session is next week. thinkingtalking.co.uk/finding-a-wo...
Next online training session is next week. thinkingtalking.co.uk/finding-a-wo...
March 25, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Vocabulary, spoken language and oracy are issues in many schools. Over many years @lang4think.bsky.social & I have refined our approach into 'Word Aware', a whole school approach for developing vocabulary.
Next online training session is next week. thinkingtalking.co.uk/finding-a-wo...
Next online training session is next week. thinkingtalking.co.uk/finding-a-wo...
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Reassuring messages like 'I'll be here to help you whatever you need' worked best in inspiring pupils before exams and improving their grades
Silence was especially unhelpful.
Reassuring messages like 'I'll be here to help you whatever you need' worked best in inspiring pupils before exams and improving their grades
Silence was especially unhelpful.
Motivational messages from teachers before exams: Links to intrinsic motivation, engagement, and academic performance
This mixed-method study explored teachers' motivational messages before exams and their impact on students' intrinsic motivation, engagement, and acad…
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March 25, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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Reassuring messages like 'I'll be here to help you whatever you need' worked best in inspiring pupils before exams and improving their grades
Silence was especially unhelpful.
Reassuring messages like 'I'll be here to help you whatever you need' worked best in inspiring pupils before exams and improving their grades
Silence was especially unhelpful.
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I'm watching Adolescence on netflix. We all need to have more conversations with children. Try these conversation starters for all ages. Please share.
I'm watching Adolescence on netflix. We all need to have more conversations with children. Try these conversation starters for all ages. Please share.
Get Your Kids Talking With These 105 Conversation Starters
Talking to children deepens your bond and develops their communication skills. Inspire some back-and-forth with these conversation starters for kids of all ages.
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March 25, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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I'm watching Adolescence on netflix. We all need to have more conversations with children. Try these conversation starters for all ages. Please share.
I'm watching Adolescence on netflix. We all need to have more conversations with children. Try these conversation starters for all ages. Please share.
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Oracy people..
Nice ideas here for a table tub of resources for group work.
Oracy people..
Nice ideas here for a table tub of resources for group work.
Cooperative Learning Groups
I love having cooperative learning groups in my classroom. I believe they are important to incorporate in the classroom when so many students test high for the interpersonal multiple intelligence. …
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March 25, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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Oracy people..
Nice ideas here for a table tub of resources for group work.
Oracy people..
Nice ideas here for a table tub of resources for group work.
Do loook at the bit about feedback conveying belief in the student , and all he is saying about curriculum relevance.
The Science of Student Motivation www.edutopia.org/article/the-...
The Science of Student Motivation www.edutopia.org/article/the-...
The Science of Student Motivation
Noted author and psychologist David Yeager on the common mistakes we make when giving feedback to students, and how to tap into purpose and belonging to make classroom work more meaningful.
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March 23, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Do loook at the bit about feedback conveying belief in the student , and all he is saying about curriculum relevance.
The Science of Student Motivation www.edutopia.org/article/the-...
The Science of Student Motivation www.edutopia.org/article/the-...
I was very surprised to see oracy not mentioned, in view of what the government have said about it and Peter Hyman's influence.
Adam here... wifi on this train not good enough to read the report in detail... but good enough to see that there is no mention of #SLCNs or #Oracy will work with our colleagues at #SpeechLanguageAndCommunicationAlliance on a detailed response. Now onto #PlayMatters
Our CEO Adam is travelling up to Greater Manchester tonight. Gives him 2 hours on the train to read the curriculum review interim report. It seems #SpeechLanguageCommunicationNeeds and #Oracy don't get a mention! That can't be right!
March 18, 2025 at 9:54 PM
I was very surprised to see oracy not mentioned, in view of what the government have said about it and Peter Hyman's influence.
Important research, albeit in China, showing the importance for oral
language development of developing background knowledge before sharing books
with 5 yr olds doi.org/10.1002/rrq....
language development of developing background knowledge before sharing books
with 5 yr olds doi.org/10.1002/rrq....
<em>Reading Research Quarterly</em> | ILA Literacy Journal | Wiley Online Library
The article explored the impact of topic background knowledge (TBK) on children's language ability development and reading-related emotional factors. TBK refers to the foundational knowledge that chi....
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March 18, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Important research, albeit in China, showing the importance for oral
language development of developing background knowledge before sharing books
with 5 yr olds doi.org/10.1002/rrq....
language development of developing background knowledge before sharing books
with 5 yr olds doi.org/10.1002/rrq....
Research with adults found switching off internet on smartphone for a few weeks was as effective as antidepressants www.kqed.org/mindshift/65...
Here's How a Small Break From Your Smartphone Can Boost Your Mood | KQED
What would happen if you blocked the internet from your cellphone for two weeks? A bunch of millennial researchers wanted to answer that question. Here's what they found.
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March 3, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Research with adults found switching off internet on smartphone for a few weeks was as effective as antidepressants www.kqed.org/mindshift/65...
Jon's brilliant words 'With a packed curriculum and punitive accountability, some schools look to shift “complexity” somewhere else' sum up current inclusion problems exactly . So good I wrote them down!
Why the work on mainstream inclusion cannot get stuck looking at mainstream in isolation
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A shift of perspective on inclusion
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March 3, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Jon's brilliant words 'With a packed curriculum and punitive accountability, some schools look to shift “complexity” somewhere else' sum up current inclusion problems exactly . So good I wrote them down!
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Why the work on mainstream inclusion cannot get stuck looking at mainstream in isolation
The @tesmagazine.bsky.social leader this morning, available via the free Daily newsletter. If you haven't signed up, do so now in your free Tes profile.
You can read it below.
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The @tesmagazine.bsky.social leader this morning, available via the free Daily newsletter. If you haven't signed up, do so now in your free Tes profile.
You can read it below.
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A shift of perspective on inclusion
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March 3, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Why the work on mainstream inclusion cannot get stuck looking at mainstream in isolation
The @tesmagazine.bsky.social leader this morning, available via the free Daily newsletter. If you haven't signed up, do so now in your free Tes profile.
You can read it below.
email.tes.com/t/cr/AQiOjhA...
The @tesmagazine.bsky.social leader this morning, available via the free Daily newsletter. If you haven't signed up, do so now in your free Tes profile.
You can read it below.
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How to create autism-friendly classrooms that benefit everyone: @jeangrosscbe.bsky.social in @tesmagazine.bsky.social: www.tes.com/magazine/tea...
How to create autism-friendly classrooms that benefit everyone
From simple changes to school decor to self-regulation training, inclusive practices can have a huge impact without breaking the bank
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March 2, 2025 at 12:05 PM
How to create autism-friendly classrooms that benefit everyone: @jeangrosscbe.bsky.social in @tesmagazine.bsky.social: www.tes.com/magazine/tea...
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The data suggests that nearly half of secondary students with #speech #language #communication needs are going unidentified. What can schools do to spot these young people & give them the support they need? https://buff.ly/4bd9NvY #SendTips #Teachers #Sponsored #edusky
It’s never too late: Spotting and supporting SLCN at secondary school - SecEd
Many secondary students have unidentified speech language communication needs. How do SENCOs and teachers support them?
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February 26, 2025 at 12:28 PM
The data suggests that nearly half of secondary students with #speech #language #communication needs are going unidentified. What can schools do to spot these young people & give them the support they need? https://buff.ly/4bd9NvY #SendTips #Teachers #Sponsored #edusky
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We receive regular rave feedback about 'Language for Behaviour and Emotions', but you can learn to use it even better on one of our courses.
The next 2 day course starts on March 5th, also in May. @melaniespeechie.bsky.social @lang4think.bsky.social
Details: thinkingtalking.co.uk/finding-a-wo...
The next 2 day course starts on March 5th, also in May. @melaniespeechie.bsky.social @lang4think.bsky.social
Details: thinkingtalking.co.uk/finding-a-wo...
February 26, 2025 at 5:06 PM
We receive regular rave feedback about 'Language for Behaviour and Emotions', but you can learn to use it even better on one of our courses.
The next 2 day course starts on March 5th, also in May. @melaniespeechie.bsky.social @lang4think.bsky.social
Details: thinkingtalking.co.uk/finding-a-wo...
The next 2 day course starts on March 5th, also in May. @melaniespeechie.bsky.social @lang4think.bsky.social
Details: thinkingtalking.co.uk/finding-a-wo...
To deduce meaning of a new word from text you need to be able to read 95 per cent of the other words. So weaker readers need audiobooks and being read to in order to grow their vocabulary.
Listening to audio books could be the key to reading & reading enjoyment for many students, @literacy-trust.bsky.social is advising. It comes as children's enjoyment of listening surpasses their enjoyment of reading for the first time: buff.ly/41wXffH #literacy #teaching #edusky
Audio books could be the key to reading for pleasure - Headteacher Update
This article looks at research findings suggesting audio books could boost the number of students reading for pleasure
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February 26, 2025 at 10:18 PM
To deduce meaning of a new word from text you need to be able to read 95 per cent of the other words. So weaker readers need audiobooks and being read to in order to grow their vocabulary.
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A sense of belonging might just be key to reducing absence & inspiring pupils to want to be in school. Jean Gross offers some practical ideas for how primary schools can set about building belonging and what she calls the ‘we’ – buff.ly/3QC5TmE #schools #inclusion #edusky
Creating the we: Ideas for building pupils’ belonging in school - Headteacher Update
This article offers practical ideas for how primary schools can build belonging and inclusion for pupils
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February 26, 2025 at 12:45 PM
A sense of belonging might just be key to reducing absence & inspiring pupils to want to be in school. Jean Gross offers some practical ideas for how primary schools can set about building belonging and what she calls the ‘we’ – buff.ly/3QC5TmE #schools #inclusion #edusky