Mark Goodrich
@markgoodrich.bsky.social
Was a lawyer, now a primary teacher. Interested in politics, chess, citizenship and education especially reading and maths. Has lived in 🇯🇵🇰🇷and now in 🇱🇦. https://open.substack.com/pub/markgoodrich
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Hi #EduSky - it's time for my #Saturday3 and since I am generally bashing levelled readers this week, tale a look at this this useful short guide from @booktrust.org.uk and @openuni-rfp.bsky.social on the importance of encouraging book choice in the classroom.
files.booktrust.org.uk/docs/documen...
files.booktrust.org.uk/docs/documen...
Just lost a set of padel against opponents with a combined age of 115.
November 10, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Just lost a set of padel against opponents with a combined age of 115.
This indicates that it has 2 comments but I can’t see either! I wonder if there is something going on with what Bluesky is letting me see or it is just a glitch.
A disconcerting thing about being a Brit in Asia is that you can go to bed thinking not much is happening and wake up to find that the head of the BBC has resigned.
November 10, 2025 at 10:06 AM
This indicates that it has 2 comments but I can’t see either! I wonder if there is something going on with what Bluesky is letting me see or it is just a glitch.
A disconcerting thing about being a Brit in Asia is that you can go to bed thinking not much is happening and wake up to find that the head of the BBC has resigned.
November 9, 2025 at 11:12 PM
A disconcerting thing about being a Brit in Asia is that you can go to bed thinking not much is happening and wake up to find that the head of the BBC has resigned.
Well worth reading this so you can become more knowledgeable on the Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus. 🐙
It’s really hard to give students generic advice about spotting misinformation.
Almost any piece of general advice you can give requires context and background knowledge to be useful.
substack.nomoremarking.com/p/can-we-tea...
Almost any piece of general advice you can give requires context and background knowledge to be useful.
substack.nomoremarking.com/p/can-we-tea...
November 9, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Well worth reading this so you can become more knowledgeable on the Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus. 🐙
Moving Remembrance Sunday ceremony at the British Embassy this morning.
November 9, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Moving Remembrance Sunday ceremony at the British Embassy this morning.
Hi #Edusky, it's time for my #Saturday3 and the big story this week is the @beckyfrancis.bsky.social led curriculum review. Already lots of ink spilt on social media but really you should read the report itself. FWIW, I think it's a good effort.
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/690b96...
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/690b96...
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
November 8, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Hi #Edusky, it's time for my #Saturday3 and the big story this week is the @beckyfrancis.bsky.social led curriculum review. Already lots of ink spilt on social media but really you should read the report itself. FWIW, I think it's a good effort.
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/690b96...
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/690b96...
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November 5, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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Oh dear @robfordmancs.bsky.social, your latest namesake gets ever more, ahem, colourful.
www.kentonline.co.uk/kent/news/re...
www.kentonline.co.uk/kent/news/re...
Reform facing legal challenges over treatment of members
Embattled Reform UK council leader Linden Kemkaran and her party face legal challenges by two former members.
www.kentonline.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Oh dear @robfordmancs.bsky.social, your latest namesake gets ever more, ahem, colourful.
www.kentonline.co.uk/kent/news/re...
www.kentonline.co.uk/kent/news/re...
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Here's Amber's @instituteforgovernment.org.uk report
Which finds that the equivalent of 23,000 primary school classrooms are empty across England, the highest number since records began
(and there's loads of more fascinating data in there)
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/publication/...
Which finds that the equivalent of 23,000 primary school classrooms are empty across England, the highest number since records began
(and there's loads of more fascinating data in there)
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/publication/...
Performance Tracker 2025: Schools | Institute for Government
It will be extremely difficult for the government to meet its education priorities within the budget it has set for the coming parliament.
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk
November 6, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Here's Amber's @instituteforgovernment.org.uk report
Which finds that the equivalent of 23,000 primary school classrooms are empty across England, the highest number since records began
(and there's loads of more fascinating data in there)
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/publication/...
Which finds that the equivalent of 23,000 primary school classrooms are empty across England, the highest number since records began
(and there's loads of more fascinating data in there)
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/publication/...
Everyone’s right and this is a superb piece of journalism. The bias is entirely unexpected to anyone who has been following but even I was shocked by this:
Over 50% of content shown to the new users was extreme (both right and left).
Over 50% of content shown to the new users was extreme (both right and left).
A magnificent piece of work. Comprehesive, revelatory & shocking. Journalism this good is always rare & precious but never moreso than at times like this. Latter day Lord Haw Haws being plumped, preened & delivered to your doorstep in plain sight by a Nazi-saluting goon
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
news.sky.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Everyone’s right and this is a superb piece of journalism. The bias is entirely unexpected to anyone who has been following but even I was shocked by this:
Over 50% of content shown to the new users was extreme (both right and left).
Over 50% of content shown to the new users was extreme (both right and left).
Just been listening in to the SCOTUS case on tariffs….and it seems to me that it is not going well for the Trump administration.
(Once a lawyer, always a lawyer!)
(Once a lawyer, always a lawyer!)
November 5, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Just been listening in to the SCOTUS case on tariffs….and it seems to me that it is not going well for the Trump administration.
(Once a lawyer, always a lawyer!)
(Once a lawyer, always a lawyer!)
While we are talking about oracy, the Mamdani victory speech shows an incredible confidence, style and swagger. Democrats won everywhere last night and his opponent was deeply flawed so can't read too much into the victory but will be interesting to see what he makes of it.
youtu.be/kOQT_4A1eb8
youtu.be/kOQT_4A1eb8
FULL SPEECH: Zohran Mamdani's victory speech following historic NYC mayoral win
YouTube video by ABC News
youtu.be
November 5, 2025 at 8:51 AM
While we are talking about oracy, the Mamdani victory speech shows an incredible confidence, style and swagger. Democrats won everywhere last night and his opponent was deeply flawed so can't read too much into the victory but will be interesting to see what he makes of it.
youtu.be/kOQT_4A1eb8
youtu.be/kOQT_4A1eb8
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➡️Becky Francis: How we reached our curriculum recommendations
Superb long-read interview with @beckyfrancis.bsky.social by @Helen_Amass delving into the evidence behind the review
“I can characterise the whole review as being about balances and trade-offs"
www.tes.com/magazine/tea...
Superb long-read interview with @beckyfrancis.bsky.social by @Helen_Amass delving into the evidence behind the review
“I can characterise the whole review as being about balances and trade-offs"
www.tes.com/magazine/tea...
Becky Francis: How we reached our curriculum recommendations
In an exclusive interview, curriculum and assessment review lead Becky Francis speaks to Tes about its recommendations and the evidence underpinning them
www.tes.com
November 5, 2025 at 6:47 AM
➡️Becky Francis: How we reached our curriculum recommendations
Superb long-read interview with @beckyfrancis.bsky.social by @Helen_Amass delving into the evidence behind the review
“I can characterise the whole review as being about balances and trade-offs"
www.tes.com/magazine/tea...
Superb long-read interview with @beckyfrancis.bsky.social by @Helen_Amass delving into the evidence behind the review
“I can characterise the whole review as being about balances and trade-offs"
www.tes.com/magazine/tea...
I am weirdly conflicted on the oracy recommendations. In principle, I am very much in favour of improving oracy. On the other hand, I really worry about effective implementation.
We welcome the government’s plan to introduce a national oracy framework – a major step towards giving spoken language its rightful place in education.
We look forward to working with the @departmentforedu.bsky.social to support its careful implementation and bring about lasting change.
We look forward to working with the @departmentforedu.bsky.social to support its careful implementation and bring about lasting change.
November 5, 2025 at 8:12 AM
I am weirdly conflicted on the oracy recommendations. In principle, I am very much in favour of improving oracy. On the other hand, I really worry about effective implementation.
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The final report of the independent curriculum and assessment review is OUT.
Deep gratitude to the thousands who participated. One thing that’s clear is that there’s abundant expertise and passion across our system.
You can read the full thing here:
www.gov.uk/government/p...
Deep gratitude to the thousands who participated. One thing that’s clear is that there’s abundant expertise and passion across our system.
You can read the full thing here:
www.gov.uk/government/p...
Curriculum and Assessment Review Final Report
The conclusions and recommendations of the independent review of the curriculum, assessment and qualifications system in England.
www.gov.uk
November 5, 2025 at 8:06 AM
The final report of the independent curriculum and assessment review is OUT.
Deep gratitude to the thousands who participated. One thing that’s clear is that there’s abundant expertise and passion across our system.
You can read the full thing here:
www.gov.uk/government/p...
Deep gratitude to the thousands who participated. One thing that’s clear is that there’s abundant expertise and passion across our system.
You can read the full thing here:
www.gov.uk/government/p...
This by @hollykorbey.bsky.social is going to a useful resource for the US. I am glad that UK education reporting tends to get more into the issues.
open.substack.com/pub/hollykor...
open.substack.com/pub/hollykor...
open.substack.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:48 AM
This by @hollykorbey.bsky.social is going to a useful resource for the US. I am glad that UK education reporting tends to get more into the issues.
open.substack.com/pub/hollykor...
open.substack.com/pub/hollykor...
Half-committed #Edusky person who want to find more good accounts to follow?
This tool is very useful! Although I would also check to see if they are posting regularly.
bsky-follow-finder.theo.io
This tool is very useful! Although I would also check to see if they are posting regularly.
bsky-follow-finder.theo.io
Bluesky Network Analyzer
Find accounts that you don't follow (yet) but are followed by lots of accounts that you do follow.
bsky-follow-finder.theo.io
November 5, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Half-committed #Edusky person who want to find more good accounts to follow?
This tool is very useful! Although I would also check to see if they are posting regularly.
bsky-follow-finder.theo.io
This tool is very useful! Although I would also check to see if they are posting regularly.
bsky-follow-finder.theo.io
Great thread for #EduSky on memory by *checks notes*….
…Plato!
(Completely unaware of this metaphor so thanks to @didau.bsky.social for raising it and @cmooreanderson.bsky.social for provoking it!).
…Plato!
(Completely unaware of this metaphor so thanks to @didau.bsky.social for raising it and @cmooreanderson.bsky.social for provoking it!).
It really doesn’t. Plato had a great answer to this problem more than two millennia ago. In the Theaetetus, he describes memory not as a storehouse or filing cabinet, but as a birdcage. Imagine, he says, that each of us has a cage in our minds filled with birds. 1/
November 5, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Great thread for #EduSky on memory by *checks notes*….
…Plato!
(Completely unaware of this metaphor so thanks to @didau.bsky.social for raising it and @cmooreanderson.bsky.social for provoking it!).
…Plato!
(Completely unaware of this metaphor so thanks to @didau.bsky.social for raising it and @cmooreanderson.bsky.social for provoking it!).
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The Francis Curriculum and Assessment Review has been published and...
❎ Ebacc is out
✅ Triple science for all is in
✅ Oracy framework is in
🤷♀️ Some confusion over two versions of Y8 reading test...
The 14 key points you need to know are below ⬇️
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
❎ Ebacc is out
✅ Triple science for all is in
✅ Oracy framework is in
🤷♀️ Some confusion over two versions of Y8 reading test...
The 14 key points you need to know are below ⬇️
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
Curriculum and assessment review: 14 key points
The Francis review’s final recommendations include scrapping the EBacc, reducing exam time and making triple science available to all at GCSE
www.tes.com
November 4, 2025 at 10:32 PM
The Francis Curriculum and Assessment Review has been published and...
❎ Ebacc is out
✅ Triple science for all is in
✅ Oracy framework is in
🤷♀️ Some confusion over two versions of Y8 reading test...
The 14 key points you need to know are below ⬇️
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
❎ Ebacc is out
✅ Triple science for all is in
✅ Oracy framework is in
🤷♀️ Some confusion over two versions of Y8 reading test...
The 14 key points you need to know are below ⬇️
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
Wow!
The youngest ever Black female Assistant Professor at Cambridge University.
Trinity Hall Fellow and recent Gates Cambridge Scholar, Dr Ola Osman, became an Assistant Professor at Cambridge University in September, aged just 29.
Trinity Hall Fellow and recent Gates Cambridge Scholar, Dr Ola Osman, became an Assistant Professor at Cambridge University in September, aged just 29.
November 4, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Wow!
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www.tickettailor.com/events/prusa... This is tomorrow which is exploring the DofE and AP @dofe.org & @prusap.bsky.social #thisisAP #EduSky. Please share and come :)
Select tickets – The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award (DofE) and Alternative Provision – Zoom
The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award (DofE) and Alternative Provision – Zoom, Tue 4 Nov 2025 - PRUsAP invites you to a special event exploring how The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award (DofE) can be successfully int...
www.tickettailor.com
November 3, 2025 at 9:55 AM
www.tickettailor.com/events/prusa... This is tomorrow which is exploring the DofE and AP @dofe.org & @prusap.bsky.social #thisisAP #EduSky. Please share and come :)
Cracking blog here on one of my bugbears. The standard practice of expecting trainee teachers to plan *and* teach lessons is not a good way to train people. #Edusky
open.substack.com/pub/dremanue...
open.substack.com/pub/dremanue...
Lesson Planning Is Not the Basics: Why We’re Training Teachers Backwards
I’ve been teaching secondary school students for over a decade, and in that time, I’ve dived deep into many aspects of teaching.
open.substack.com
November 3, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Cracking blog here on one of my bugbears. The standard practice of expecting trainee teachers to plan *and* teach lessons is not a good way to train people. #Edusky
open.substack.com/pub/dremanue...
open.substack.com/pub/dremanue...
Hooray! Japan’s #MundaneHalloween is back. This was my favourite but there are loads of great ones!
"That janitor who cleans the escalator handrail by holding a cloth in place as the escalator moves"
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November 2, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Hooray! Japan’s #MundaneHalloween is back. This was my favourite but there are loads of great ones!
I maintain this position but a winner takes all baseball match has incredible drama. #WorldSeries
I realise that this makes me an incredibly parochial Brit but football and cricket are the greatest sports. So glad that they are now fully open to women and starting to really take off. The highlights from this were amazing!
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricke...
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricke...
Women's World Cup 2025: Could India's semi-final win redefine women's cricket?
Jemimah Rodrigues' epic 127 leads India to one of the greatest World Cup wins - and provides them with a chance to change the women's game as we know it.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 2, 2025 at 3:45 AM
I maintain this position but a winner takes all baseball match has incredible drama. #WorldSeries
#Edurunners
Classic 5K around the artificial lake in #Vientiane.
Actually a bit cooler than in has been but I still end up looking like a beetroot and the iced coffee is very much needed!
Classic 5K around the artificial lake in #Vientiane.
Actually a bit cooler than in has been but I still end up looking like a beetroot and the iced coffee is very much needed!
November 2, 2025 at 2:03 AM
#Edurunners
Classic 5K around the artificial lake in #Vientiane.
Actually a bit cooler than in has been but I still end up looking like a beetroot and the iced coffee is very much needed!
Classic 5K around the artificial lake in #Vientiane.
Actually a bit cooler than in has been but I still end up looking like a beetroot and the iced coffee is very much needed!