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Andrew Jones FCCT
@jonesedu.bsky.social
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Father, husband and teacher. EdD student.

AHT responsible for T&L, ITT, ECTs, CPD, EDI, HPAs, pastoral lead, co-manager of a teacher training partnership and classroom teacher (RE & sociology).

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Andrew Jones FCCT @jonesedu.bsky.social · 23d
Are some “edumyths” being dismissed too quickly? A short reflection on nuance, evidence and what it really means to say something is debunked. Originally written for @seced.bsky.social.
#edusky #education #edusky #uked

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Edumyths: Are we too quick to debunk the disputed?
Originally written for SecEd Magazine and published on 19 November 2025. Last year, I was somewhat bemused to read a directive from a leading initial teacher training (ITT) provider warning one of …
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Teacher sarcasm: bonding or bruising? What the research says & practical guidance. Written for @seced.bsky.social. 👇

#education #uked #edusky #teaching

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Can sarcasm in the classroom ever be justified? - SecEd
The pros and cons of sarcasm in classrooms – its risks, impact on students, and what teachers should consider
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January 18, 2026 at 8:56 AM
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A week next Tuesday!👇
jonesedu.bsky.social Andrew Jones FCCT @jonesedu.bsky.social · 22d
WPfTT TeachMeet – Tuesday 27 January (4pm - 5.30pm)
📍 The Reach Free School
Join us for an evening of sharing and learning, with over 30 stalls/displays from schools across the area. You are very welcome to attend simply to browse, talk and pick up ideas. See the QR code to sign up. #uked #edusky
January 18, 2026 at 8:33 AM
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1996: Prof David Hargreaves said education research was “private” and “esoteric”. Teachers needed evidence of “what works, with whom, under what conditions”. 30 years later we have progress, but is it also narrowing? #uked #edusky #education #research

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Pedagogical prophet? Revisiting David Hargreaves’ 1996 vision for a research-based profession
‘Teaching is not at present a research-based profession. I have no doubt that if it were, teaching would be more effective and more satisfying. … It is this gap between researchers and practi…
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January 17, 2026 at 7:28 AM
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#Teachers using sarcasm? Harmless humour or a risk to classroom culture? Andrew Jones – @jonesedu.bsky.social – explores the impact of sarcastic remarks on students, #teacher-pupil relationships & professionalism, offering guidance on when (if ever) it has a place in #schools: buff.ly/jXp8MUh
Can sarcasm in the classroom ever be justified? - SecEd
The pros and cons of sarcasm in classrooms – its risks, impact on students, and what teachers should consider
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January 14, 2026 at 11:39 AM
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jonesedu.bsky.social
WPfTT TeachMeet – Tuesday 27 January (4pm - 5.30pm)
📍 The Reach Free School
Join us for an evening of sharing and learning, with over 30 stalls/displays from schools across the area. You are very welcome to attend simply to browse, talk and pick up ideas. See the QR code to sign up. #uked #edusky
January 4, 2026 at 1:19 PM
jonesedu.bsky.social
WPfTT TeachMeet – Tuesday 27 January (4pm - 5.30pm)
📍 The Reach Free School
Join us for an evening of sharing and learning, with over 30 stalls/displays from schools across the area. You are very welcome to attend simply to browse, talk and pick up ideas. See the QR code to sign up. #uked #edusky
January 4, 2026 at 1:19 PM
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"Pedagogía, poder y claridad: el desafío de Bernstein a la instrucción explícita"

Nueva entrada en la Sección de @chussiabaleston.bsky.social 

 
Pedagogía, poder y claridad: el desafío de Bernstein a la instrucción explícita. - Colectivo DIME
Bernstein analizó cómo la pedagogía visible, el lenguaje y el poder condicionan el acceso al conocimiento. Una reflexión crítica sobre la instrucción explícita y la justicia educativa.
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January 2, 2026 at 2:04 PM
jonesedu.bsky.social
Are some “edumyths” being dismissed too quickly? A short reflection on nuance, evidence and what it really means to say something is debunked. Originally written for @seced.bsky.social.
#edusky #education #edusky #uked

mrjoneswhiteboard.blog/2026/01/02/e...
Edumyths: Are we too quick to debunk the disputed?
Originally written for SecEd Magazine and published on 19 November 2025. Last year, I was somewhat bemused to read a directive from a leading initial teacher training (ITT) provider warning one of …
mrjoneswhiteboard.blog
January 3, 2026 at 9:22 AM
jonesedu.bsky.social
@colectivodime.org Cool! A recent blog translated into Spanish👇.

Linked here: share.google/M3yUbrjc24to...

#education #pedagogy #learning #teaching
January 2, 2026 at 9:52 PM
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Happy new year from Amaravati Buddhist Temple.
#Buddhism #TeamRE
December 31, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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My article “Pedagogical Prophet? David Hargreaves’ 1996 Vision for a Research-Based Profession: A 2024 Reality Check” is published in PRISM Vol. 7 No. 1 (2025). A review of progress toward a research-based teaching profession. #education #edusky #uked

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View of Pedagogical Prophet? David Hargreaves' 1996 Vision for a Research-Based Profession: A 2024 Reality Check
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December 20, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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Hi #EduSky - it's my last #Saturday3 before Christmas and first up is this fascinating blog on Basil Bernstein by @jonesedu.bsky.social. I have to confess that I had not heard of him but this explains how he anticipated a lot of cogsci and yet was quite different. bsky.app/profile/jone...
December 20, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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Since ancient times, #homework has been seen as an effective way - if done properly - to improve #student outcomes.

Evidence from @britishlibrary.bsky.social 👇. Backed up by some modern research 👇.

#education #edusky #uked #teaching
December 16, 2025 at 9:52 AM
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Explicit instruction isn’t just a method - it’s a social practice.

What does Basil Bernstein tell us about power, language, and who benefits from 'what works' in education?
A rethink of pedagogy beyond cog sci 👇 #edusju #uked #education #sociology #speech

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Pedagogy, power & clarity: Bernstein’s challenge to explicit instruction
Over the past decade ‘explicit instruction’ has emerged as one of the dominant models of evidence-based teaching and learning. From Barak Rosenshine’s (2012) Principles of Instruction to Greg Ashma…
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December 13, 2025 at 9:10 AM
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Much to think about in this piece by @jonesedu.bsky.social - funnily enough, Gardner's work just come up in something by Oliver Sacks I'm reading.
Rise of the edu-influencer debunking *everything* has certainly been problematic.
seced.bsky.social SecEd @seced.bsky.social · Dec 8
Edumyths abound in #schools & #teaching, but how do we know what is debunked & what is simply disputed? Andrew Jones – @jonesedu.bsky.social – warns that while #teachers must challenge bad ideas, we must also embrace legitimate disagreement over classroom approaches: buff.ly/Yv1VOG1 #education
Edumyths: Are we too quick to debunk the disputed? - SecEd
Edumyths abound in schools, but how do teachers must embrace discussion about what is debunked and what is disputed
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December 8, 2025 at 7:13 AM
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Olivia Murphy - The Pond. She deserves far more than 76 monthly listeners on Spotify.
#jazz #music #singers
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The Pond - Olivia Murphy Jazz Orchestra
YouTube video by Olivia Murphy
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November 23, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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New article for SecEd Magazine. On edumyths - when they might not actually be edumyths.👇
#education #edusky #uked #edumyths
seced.bsky.social SecEd @seced.bsky.social · Nov 19
Edumyths abound in #schools & #teaching, but how do we know what is debunked & what is simply disputed? Andrew Jones – @jonesedu.bsky.social – warns that while #teachers must challenge bad ideas, we must also embrace legitimate disagreement over classroom approaches: buff.ly/Yv1VOG1 #education
Edumyths: Are we too quick to debunk the disputed? - SecEd
Edumyths abound in schools, but how do teachers must embrace discussion about what is debunked and what is disputed
buff.ly
November 19, 2025 at 2:37 PM
jonesedu.bsky.social
'One must have chaos in oneself to give birth to a dancing star.’ - Classroom vitally demands more than measurable outcomes and evidence-based tick boxes.

#Nietzsche #pedagogy #teaching #education #uked #edusky #learning

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The Übermensch-teacher: A Nietzschean argument against evidence-based orthodoxy
Years ago, in a staff Secret Santa, I was given a framed quote from Nietzsche’s Thus Spoke Zarathustra: ‘One must have chaos in oneself to give birth to a dancing star.’ (1885/2003, p.4…
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November 15, 2025 at 8:38 AM
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Truth, power and professionalism: A Foucauldian reading of the Early Career Framework 👇

#education #edusky #uked #Foucault #philosophy #sociology #earlycareerframework
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Truth, power and professionalism: A Foucauldian reading of the Early Career Framework
When Michel Foucault spoke of ‘regimes of truth’ (1980, p. 133), he was not dismissing the existence of truth itself, but drawing attention to the ways societies determine what counts a…
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November 1, 2025 at 8:55 AM
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Retrieval practice, spaced-distribution, interleaving, dual-coding, worked examples blah, blah, blah...

Sometimes I wish I was an early years practitioner!
#education #edusky #uked #creativity
October 30, 2025 at 10:53 PM
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The word engagement divides opinion in education. Often seen as a 'poor proxy for learning ', I suggest it still has a place in the classroom.👇

#education #edusky #uked #teachinh #engagement #learning
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Beyond proxies: In defence of ‘engagement’ in education
Few words are as pervasive in educational discourse as ‘engagement’. Teachers are asked to ‘engage’ learners, policymakers call for more ‘engaging’ lessons and pupils themselves often describe whet…
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October 19, 2025 at 9:30 AM
jonesedu.bsky.social
Canoe Polo - the best sport you've probably never played. Today my son and I played together with his team (D, W, D, W, W).

#sport #watersports #canoepolo #canoeing #kayaking
October 12, 2025 at 8:16 PM
jonesedu.bsky.social
Your first year teaching is as much about parent relations as pedagogy.
In the article below, I unpack 7 common parent “types” — and how to work with each effectively.👇

#edusky #education #uked #teachers #parents

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Meet the (7 types of) parents: A survival guide for ECTs
Originally written for SecEd Magazine and published on 01.07.2025. Photo credit: Vecteezy. Your first year in teaching can be tough. By the time you have wrestled with a class of 30 sugar-rushed ye…
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October 11, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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Do GCSE and A-level examiners penalise pupils for nuance? Textbook simplifications get rewarded; deeper, accurate perspectives may not. Do exams credit authenticity or punish it? #teaching #exams #sociology #edu #uked #education #edusky

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The dangers of over-teaching content for exams: Some thoughts
The following reflections are intended as exploratory questions rather than definitive assertions. I am not implying any impropriety on the part of awarding bodies (‘exam boards’) or in…
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September 28, 2025 at 4:28 PM
jonesedu.bsky.social
Not sure. Green, pink or both? This question is somewhat vexing me.
#Lego #bonsaitrees
September 28, 2025 at 4:21 PM