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Mark Roberts
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Director of Research; Writer; English teacher.
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Minute Cryptic - 13 November, 2025
"Horseshoe slipped in awkward canter for horseman?" (7)
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November 13, 2025 at 7:53 AM
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Minute Cryptic - 11 November, 2025
"See outspoken farmers pouring heart out. They live off the land?" (9)
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November 11, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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Minute Cryptic - 10 November, 2025
"Black sheep beginning to moo if it's confused" (6)
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November 10, 2025 at 7:54 AM
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Minute Cryptic - 9 November, 2025
"NOO! SNOW AT 180º? Time to get drenched" (7)
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November 9, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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Are we approaching a Turing Test for Teaching? A deep dive into the evidence on AI tutoring. carlhendrick.substack.com/p/the-algori...
November 8, 2025 at 8:44 AM
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Minute Cryptic - 7 November, 2025
"Water-deprived pharaoh dies after mixing up directions to Eden" (8)
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November 7, 2025 at 7:43 AM
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Going to do some threads on psychological barriers to learning. First up... perfectionism.

Let me know if you have any questions about perfectionism. And please share for a wider reach!
November 6, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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Going to do some threads on psychological barriers to learning. First up... perfectionism.

Let me know if you have any questions about perfectionism. And please share for a wider reach!
November 6, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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To help students overcome failure, we need to develop their 'academic buoyancy'. We might think that the ability to bounce back from setbacks is simply down to their own resilience but teachers play a big part in develop students' academic buoyancy. >
November 5, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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We learn more from failure than success, right?

Well, when it comes to education, it's dangerous to assume that students automatically learn from their mistakes. We may romanticise it but the evidence tells us that failure is unpleasant, and can leave lasting feelings of shame.>
November 4, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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Minute Cryptic - 1 November, 2025
"Seductive, romantic guy dumped after ‘mid’ sex" (6)
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November 1, 2025 at 10:49 AM
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Minute Cryptic - 31 October, 2025
"Stalked in bed, werewolf returned after we drifted off?" (6)
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October 31, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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Minute Cryptic - 23 October, 2025
"wAnTed!?" (2,5)
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October 23, 2025 at 6:54 AM
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Minute Cryptic - 22 October, 2025
"Private investigator losing 50 from roulette spin" (9)
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October 22, 2025 at 6:46 AM
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Minute Cryptic - 20 October, 2025
"Uproar from little brother texting you "LOL"" (8)
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October 20, 2025 at 6:48 AM
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Minute Cryptic - 9 October, 2025
"Me? Doing bad, kind of blue" (6)
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October 9, 2025 at 6:49 AM
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Minute Cryptic - 8 October, 2025
"Spain's and France's and Italy's earliest hairy humanoid" (4)
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October 8, 2025 at 6:55 AM
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Minute Cryptic - 6 October, 2025
"Rejected dwarf Bashful left plushy toy unfinished" (5)
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October 6, 2025 at 6:51 AM
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🚨 My new book 'Fail Better' is now available for pre-order! 🚨 @Inner_Drive @routledgebooks
It addresses what teachers can do to help students overcome failure, perfectionism, procrastination, impostor syndrome and test anxiety:

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October 5, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Reposted by Mark Roberts
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It turns out teachers are more likely to experience imposter syndrome and it hits retention, wellbeing and promotion choices hard.

So how do we counter it ,as individuals and schools?

See below from @mrenglishteach.bsky.social

www.tes.com/magazine/tea...
Why schools have an impostor syndrome problem
Evidence shows teachers are vulnerable to persistent feelings of inadequacy, and this can have wide-ranging negative effects for schools, finds Mark Roberts
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October 1, 2025 at 5:59 AM
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Research shows teachers are particularly prone to impostor syndrome – and this could be affecting retention, staff wellbeing and senior leader recruitment. @mrenglishteach.bsky.social offers tips to combat it at a school and individual level ⬇️
Why schools have an impostor syndrome problem
Evidence shows teachers are vulnerable to persistent feelings of inadequacy, and this can have wide-ranging negative effects for schools, finds Mark Roberts
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October 5, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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Minute Cryptic - 5 October, 2025
"Right, Left! Marches keeping time for strikers?" (7)
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October 5, 2025 at 8:09 AM
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If you've found yourself suffering from imposter syndrome as a teacher or school leader, you aren't alone - research shows it's a problem across the sector. But how can we tackle it? @mrenglishteach.bsky.social takes a look. www.tes.com/magazine/tea...
Why schools have an impostor syndrome problem
Evidence shows teachers are vulnerable to persistent feelings of inadequacy, and this can have wide-ranging negative effects for schools, finds Mark Roberts
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October 1, 2025 at 9:17 AM
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My latest for Tes on what schools can do to help teachers experiencing impostor syndrome:
October 1, 2025 at 6:18 AM
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Minute Cryptic - 24 September, 2025
"12 - 55 + n = 9 - 12" (5)
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September 24, 2025 at 6:51 AM