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Andrew Old
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Teacher and blogger. My blog can be found at https://andrewold.substack.com/

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“You cannot colour it in too loudly.”

One last time for this: Sunday's blog post.

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PREMIUM: My Teaching: How I organise the classroom for tests Part 1 open.substack.com/pub/andrewol...
PREMIUM: My Teaching: How I organise the classroom for tests Part 1
An interlude in the My Teaching series
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November 11, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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“In all my years of teaching, I have never marked a set of tests where nobody made an easy-to-spot mistake.”

Another reminder for this: Yesterday's blog post.

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PREMIUM: My Teaching: How I organise the classroom for tests Part 1 open.substack.com/pub/andrewol...
PREMIUM: My Teaching: How I organise the classroom for tests Part 1
An interlude in the My Teaching series
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November 10, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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“All pupils must understand test conditions and how that changes the usual expectations.”

In case you missed it: Yesterday's blog post.

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PREMIUM: My Teaching: How I organise the classroom for tests Part 1 open.substack.com/pub/andrewol...
PREMIUM: My Teaching: How I organise the classroom for tests Part 1
An interlude in the My Teaching series
open.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:30 AM
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New blog post.

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PREMIUM: My Teaching: How I organise the classroom for tests Part 1 open.substack.com/pub/andrewol...
PREMIUM: My Teaching: How I organise the classroom for tests Part 1
An interlude in the My Teaching series
open.substack.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:45 PM
oldandrewuk.bsky.social
“So if the main problem is neither the sample nor the inclusion of short removals, why are the figures so obviously wrong?”

One last time for this: Thursday's blog post.

Education researchers publish obviously false claims about internal exclusion. Part 2
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Education researchers publish obviously false claims about internal exclusion. Part 2
How did education researchers acquire absurd data?
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November 9, 2025 at 6:26 PM
oldandrewuk.bsky.social
“The figures in the research are too high to be correct for any plausible sample.”

Another reminder for this: Thursday's blog post.

Education researchers publish obviously false claims about internal exclusion. Part 2
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Education researchers publish obviously false claims about internal exclusion. Part 2
How did education researchers acquire absurd data?
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November 9, 2025 at 6:30 AM
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“Even a pupil being removed near the start of one lesson a day, every day of the week, wouldn’t be near this average.”

In case you missed it: Thursday's blog post.

Education researchers publish obviously false claims about internal exclusion. Part 2
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Education researchers publish obviously false claims about internal exclusion. Part 2
How did education researchers acquire absurd data?
open.substack.com
November 8, 2025 at 6:30 PM
oldandrewuk.bsky.social
Now available to everyone: Thursday's blog post.

Education researchers publish obviously false claims about internal exclusion. Part 2 open.substack.com/pub/andrewol...
Education researchers publish obviously false claims about internal exclusion. Part 2
How did education researchers acquire absurd data?
open.substack.com
November 8, 2025 at 9:42 AM
oldandrewuk.bsky.social
New blog post.

Available to paid subscribers now.
Available to everyone from Saturday.

Education researchers publish obviously false claims about internal exclusion. Part 2 open.substack.com/pub/andrewol...
Education researchers publish obviously false claims about internal exclusion. Part 2
How did education researchers acquire absurd data?
open.substack.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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“Leadership in failing schools needs attention to discipline, teaching and curriculum, not sanctimonious word salad.”

One last time for this:

Friday's blog post.

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PREMIUM: Two Stars and a Wish #54 featuring SEND, Nick Gibb, and word salad
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PREMIUM: Two Stars and a Wish #54 featuring SEND, Nick Gibb and word salad
Two great links and one I wish was better.
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November 2, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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“Good intentions are not enough when it comes to SEND.”

Another reminder for this: Yesterday's blog post.

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PREMIUM: Two Stars and a Wish #54 featuring SEND, Nick Gibb, and word salad
andrewold.substack.com/p/premium-tw...
PREMIUM: Two Stars and a Wish #54 featuring SEND, Nick Gibb and word salad
Two great links and one I wish was better.
andrewold.substack.com
November 1, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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In case you missed it: Yesterday's blog post.

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PREMIUM: Two Stars and a Wish #54 featuring SEND, Nick Gibb, and word salad andrewold.substack.com/p/premium-tw...
PREMIUM: Two Stars and a Wish #54 featuring SEND, Nick Gibb and word salad
Two great links and one I wish was better.
andrewold.substack.com
November 1, 2025 at 6:30 AM
oldandrewuk.bsky.social
New blog post.

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PREMIUM: Two Stars and a Wish #54 featuring SEND, Nick Gibb, and word salad andrewold.substack.com/p/premium-tw...
PREMIUM: Two Stars and a Wish #54 featuring SEND, Nick Gibb and word salad
Two great links and one I wish was better.
andrewold.substack.com
October 31, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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One last time for this: Wednesday's blog post.

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PREMIUM: My blog's 19th birthday Part 1 andrewold.substack.com/p/premium-my...
PREMIUM: My blog's 19th birthday Part 1
When my blog began, Tony Blair was Prime Minister; George W. Bush was US President, and the top social media site was MySpace.
andrewold.substack.com
October 31, 2025 at 6:30 AM
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Another reminder for this: Yesterday's blog post.

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PREMIUM: My blog's 19th birthday Part 1 andrewold.substack.com/p/premium-my...
PREMIUM: My blog's 19th birthday Part 1
When my blog began, Tony Blair was Prime Minister; George W. Bush was US President, and the top social media site was MySpace.
andrewold.substack.com
October 30, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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In case you missed it: Yesterday's blog post.

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PREMIUM: My blog's 19th birthday Part 1 andrewold.substack.com/p/premium-my...
PREMIUM: My blog's 19th birthday Part 1
When my blog began, Tony Blair was Prime Minister; George W. Bush was US President, and the top social media site was MySpace.
andrewold.substack.com
October 30, 2025 at 6:30 AM
oldandrewuk.bsky.social
New blog post.

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PREMIUM: My blog's 19th birthday Part 1 andrewold.substack.com/p/premium-my...
PREMIUM: My blog's 19th birthday Part 1
When my blog began, Tony Blair was Prime Minister; George W. Bush was US President, and the top social media site was MySpace.
andrewold.substack.com
October 29, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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I thought the article @oldandrewuk.bsky.social is talking about here was bizarre - but I hadn't clocked just how off-the-scale bad the original research was
October 24, 2025 at 10:17 PM
oldandrewuk.bsky.social
One last time for this: Wednesday's blog post.

The problem with interventions for mental health and behaviour andrewold.substack.com/p/the-proble...
The problem with interventions for mental health and behaviour
Debates about what we should do can distract from debates about what we can do.
andrewold.substack.com
October 26, 2025 at 6:30 PM
oldandrewuk.bsky.social
One last time for this: Friday's blog post.

Education researchers publish obviously false claims about internal exclusion. Part 1 andrewold.substack.com/p/education-...
Education researchers publish obviously false claims about internal exclusion. Part 1
How does anyone believe this nonsense?
andrewold.substack.com
October 26, 2025 at 7:00 AM
oldandrewuk.bsky.social
Another reminder for this: Wednesday's blog post.

The problem with interventions for mental health and behaviour andrewold.substack.com/p/the-proble...
The problem with interventions for mental health and behaviour
Debates about what we should do can distract from debates about what we can do.
andrewold.substack.com
October 26, 2025 at 6:30 AM
oldandrewuk.bsky.social
In case you missed it: Wednesday's blog post.

The problem with interventions for mental health and behaviour andrewold.substack.com/p/the-proble...
The problem with interventions for mental health and behaviour
Debates about what we should do can distract from debates about what we can do.
andrewold.substack.com
October 25, 2025 at 6:01 PM
oldandrewuk.bsky.social
Another reminder for this: Yesterday's blog post.

Education researchers publish obviously false claims about internal exclusion. Part 1 andrewold.substack.com/p/education-...
Education researchers publish obviously false claims about internal exclusion. Part 1
How does anyone believe this nonsense?
andrewold.substack.com
October 25, 2025 at 5:30 PM
oldandrewuk.bsky.social
Now available to everyone: Thursday's blog post.

The problem with interventions for mental health and behaviour andrewold.substack.com/p/the-proble...
The problem with interventions for mental health and behaviour
Debates about what we should do can distract from debates about what we can do.
andrewold.substack.com
October 25, 2025 at 6:00 AM
oldandrewuk.bsky.social
In case you missed it: Yesterday's blog post.

Education researchers publish obviously false claims about internal exclusion. Part 1 andrewold.substack.com/p/education-...
Education researchers publish obviously false claims about internal exclusion. Part 1
How does anyone believe this nonsense?
andrewold.substack.com
October 25, 2025 at 5:30 AM